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 What makes a successful club? Location …
Day &Time …
Officers …
Or, is it the members?
Location is vital. Is it easily accessible? Can guests find it? Is it a pleasant environment suitable for a business/professional event?
Day & time is just as important as location. Is the meeting after work? Do members & guests have time to get to the meeting? Are the meetings weekly or bi-weekly? Does it start on time and follow an agenda?
Taking a leadership role is an honor, privilege and duty. Have you or the other officers taken the role “just for the title”? Are you following the guidelines in the officer manual set forth by Toastmasters International?
Each person brings a new dimension to the club – new ideas, new excitement. Are your members getting all that they expected when they joined? Are they meeting their individual goals – educational, personal and professional?
Yes! Every single one of these is important. Can you say one is more important than the other? I can’t.
There are two things that make a tremendous impact on the success of a club – attitude and enthusiasm.
If you are a club officer it is your responsibility to maintain a POSITIVE ATTITUDE & exhibit genuine ENTHUSIASM at all meetings/events. That’s right … no matter what kind of day you’ve had. The moment you step inside the TOASTMASTER DOOR, you leave the outside world behind (i.e.: troubles).
YOU are leader. You must lead by example. What you do will be reflected in your membership.
Members … Without you, there is no club. You are integral part of the club – YOUR club. Therefore, if you don’t “participate” the club suffers.
Have you read “A Toastmaster’s Promise”? (Pssst … It’s in your manuals.)
As a member of Toastmasters International and my club, I promise …
♦ To attend club meetings regularly
♦ To prepare all of my speech and leadership projects to the best of my ability, basing
them on projects in the Competent Communication, Advanced Communication or
Competent Leadership manuals
♦ To prepare for and fulfill meeting assignments
♦ To provide fellow members with helpful, constructive evaluations
♦ To help the club maintain the positive, friendly environment necessary for all members
to learn and grow
♦ To serve my club as an officer when called upon to do so
♦ To treat my fellow club members and our guests with respect and courtesy
♦ To bring guests to club meetings so they can see the benefits Toastmasters
membership offers
♦ To adhere to the guidelines and rules for all Toastmasters educational and recognition
programs
♦ To maintain honest and highly ethical standards during the conduct of all Toastmasters
activities
In addition, Toastmasters International has many tools available to develop members and grow the club.
The Successful Club Series modules address the quality of club meetings and offer tips on attracting and maintaining members. Three of the ten modules are described below.
♦ “Moments of Truth” helps the club recognize and deal with situations critical to club
success. It is a club self-evaluation tool.
♦ “Finding New Members for Your Club” suggests ways to help club seek out those vital
new members!
♦ “Keeping the Commitment” discusses the 10 standards that comprise “A Toastmasters
Promise.”
The Better Speaker Series modules are designed as 10-15 minute educational speeches to giving practical tips that can be of benefit to all members. Beginning Your Speech, Concluding Your Speech, Organizing Your Speech, Creating an Introduction are just some samples of the topics.
How to Be a Distinguished Club is a terrific tool to use to explain and promote the Distinguished Club Program to the members of your club.
So, what makes a successful club?
YOU!
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