Club Educational Programming TM121

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Club Educational ProgrammingTM-121

• Achieving Success as
• Vice President Education
• Facilitator Walter W. Beveridge, DTM

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Introductions

• Your Name
• How Long in Toastmasters
• Officer Experience

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Objectives

• WHAT Basic Understanding of role as VPE
• HOW Performance Standards (in blue, on
  overheads)
• WHERE Resources (at end of program)

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Importance

• Why do guests join?
• Why do members stay?
• Answer - The quality of the meetings

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Club Mission

• The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide
  a mutually supportive and positive learning
  environment in which every member has the
  opportunity to develop Communication and
  leadership skills, which in turn foster
  self-confidence and person growth.

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Topics

• Official Duties Learn and Lead
• Focus on Members New and Advanced
• CL Program
• Club Meetings
• Beyond the Club
• Questions and Answers
• References
• Evaluations

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Official Duties Learn

• Attend TLI
• Education Track Requirements
• Meeting Roles
• Seminars and Modules
• Youth Leadership Program
• High Performance Leadership Program
• Roberts Rules (newly revised)

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Official Duties - Lead

• Preside when the President is absent
• Report to Executive Committee every quarter
• Serve on Area and District Councils
• Vote at Regional Conference and International
  Convention
• Find someone to serve as VPE in your absence
• Train your successor

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Focus on Members

• New Members
• Vote them in
• Provide orientation within 2 meetings from
  joining
• Induct them
• Provide mentors
• Assign to participate in Table Topics at first
  meeting
• Assign Ice-Breaker by fourth meeting
• Assign other roles by third meeting
• All Members
• Assign meeting roles
• Encourage leadership roles

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CL Program (1 of 3)

• Survey members about goals
• Plan to help members attain goals
• Encourage one level advancement per year
• Allow special speaking meetings, organized by the
  club, limiting each member to one speech,
  focusing on project objectives and including
  written and oral evaluations

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CL Program (2 of 3)

• Track member progress
• Schedule projects in sequence
• Allow up to two projects outside the club from
  the basic manual
• Initial record of assignments
• Ensure submission of award applications (for all
  members)

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CL Program (3 of 3)

• Provide Motivation
• Pins (5751 5753)
• Certificates
• Awards Spirit of Success (1211)
• Evaluations
• Praise
• Notes
• Calls
• Newsletter

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Club Meetings (1 of 2)

• Prepare Agenda
• Assign roles 3 meetings in advance
• Plan 2-3 speeches per hour
• Confirm roles 5-7 days in advance
• Use Roberts Rules for business meeting
• Vary the format
• Dual meetings
• Special events

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Club Meetings (2 of 2)

• Include modules (all of the following at least
  once per year)
• Evaluate to Motivate (292)
• Moments of Truth (290)
• Mentoring (296)
• Finding new members (291)

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Beyond the Club

• Conduct club contests
• Attend Conferences
• Establish a club speakers bureau
• Conduct a Youth Leadership Program
• Sponsor or mentor a club
• Hold District office
• Become an accredited speaker

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References (1 of 4)

• When you are the Vice President Education
  (1310-B)
• Supply Catalog (1205)
• Put on a Good Show Toastmasters Meeting
  Planners Handbook (220)
• Quarterly Assignment Schedule (1502)
• Spirit of Success Award (1211)

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References (2 of 4)

• Better Speaker Series (270-278)
• Successful Club Series (290-300)
• Leadership Excellence (311-319)
• Success Leadership Seminars
• Success Communication Seminars
• New Member Profile Sheet

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References (3 of 4)

• The Art of Effective Evaluation (251)
• Effective Evaluation (4008)
• Effective Speech Evaluation (202) Part of New
  Member Kit
• Chairman (200)
• New Member Orientation Kit (1162)

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References (4 of 4)

• Speech Contest Rules (1171)
• Speech Contest Manual (1173)
• www.toastmasters.org
• www.district53toastmasters.org
• walterwb_at_ix.netcom.com

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COMMUNICATION PATH STEPS 1 2

• COMPETENT TOASTMASTER (CTM)
• COMPLETE THE BASIC COMMUNICATIONS AND LEADERSHIP
  MANUAL (10 PROJECTS)
• ADVANCED TOASTMASTER BRONZE (ATM-B)
• ACHIEVE CTM
• COMPLETE TWO ADVANCED COMMUNICATION AND
  LEADERSHIP PROGRAM MANUALS (5 PROJECTS EACH)

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COMMUNICATION PATH STEP 3

• ADVANCED TOASTMASTERS SILVER - ATM-S
• ACHIEVE ATM-B
• COMPLETE TWO MORE ADVANCED COMMUNICATION AND
  LEADERSHIP PROGRAM MANUALS (5 PROJECTS EACH)
• CONDUCT ANY TWO PROGRAMS FROM THE BETTER SPEAKERS
  SERIES AND/OR THE SUCCESSFUL CLUB SERIES

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COMMUNICATION PATH STEP 4

• ADVANCED TOASTMASTER GOLD - ATM-G
• ACHIEVE ATM-S
• COMPLETE TWO MORE ADVANCED COMMUNICATION AND
  LEADERSHIP PROGRAM MANUALS (5 PROJECTS EACH)
• CONDUCT A REGISTERED SUCCESS/LEADRESHIP,
  SUCCESS/COMMUNICATION, or YOUTH LEADERSHIP
  PROGRAM
• COACH A NEW MEMBER WITH THEIR FIRST THREE SPEECH
  PROJECTS

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LEADERSHIP TRACK STEP 1

• COMPETENT LEADER (CL)
• ACHIEVE CTM
• SERVE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AS A CLUB OFFICER
• WHILE A CLUB OFFICER, PARTICIPATE IN PREPARATION
  OF CLUB SUCCESS PLAN
• WHILE A CLUB OFFICER, ATTEND DISTRICT CLUB
  OFFICER TRAINING
• CONDUCT ANY TWO PROGRAMS FROM THE SUCCESSFUL CLUB
  SERIES

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LEADERSHIP TRACK - STEP 2

• ADVANCED LEADER (AL)
• ACHIEVE CL
• SERVE A COMPLETE TERM AS A DISTRICT OFFICER
• COMPLETE THE HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
• SERVE SUCCESSFULLY AS A CLUB SPONSOR, MENTOR OR
  SPECIALIST

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DISTINGUISHED TOASTMASTER AWARD (DTM)

• HIGHEST AWARD TOASTMASTERS BESTOWS
• RECOGNIZES COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS
• QUALIFICATIONS
• ACHIEVED ADVANCED TOASTMASTER GOLD
• ACHIEVED ADVANCED LEADER AWARD
• MEMBERS RECEIVE
• PLAQUE
• MENTIONED IN TOASTMASTERS MAGAZINE HALL OF
  FAME
• LETTER SENT TO EMPLOYER ABOUT ACHIEVEMENT

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YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

• FOR PEOPLE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE
• EIGHT SESSION COURSE
• GOOD WAY FOR CLUB TO WORK WITH YOUTH AND BUILD
  GOOD WILL IN THE COMMUNITY
• PARTICIPANTS - BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PEOPLE

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SPEECHCRAFT

• EXCELLENT MEMBERSHIP-BUILDING TOOL
• MAY BE PRESENTED DURING REGULAR MEETINGS OR
  DURING SPECIAL OUTSIDE MEETINGS
• TEACHES TOASTMASTER LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING
  SKILLS
• PROGRAM ALLOWS NON-TOASTMASTERs TO PRACTICE AND
  LEARN SPEAKING SKILLS

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SPEAKERS BUREAU

• GIVES MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE
  NON-TOASTMASTERS GROUPS
• DISTRICT 53 HAS A SPEAKERS BUREAU
• CLUBS, AREAS, AND DIVISIONS CAN HAVE SPEAKERS
  BUREAUS
• RESPONSIBILITY OF VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION
• DEVELOP PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE
• SEND TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
• CONTACT NEWS MEDIA
• SPEAKERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST SIX
  MANUAL SPEECHES

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ACCREDITED SPEAKER PROGRAM

• FOR PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL ONLY
• LESS THAN 25 PERCENT WHO APPLY BECOME ACCREDITED
• CONDUCTED ANNUALLY
• QUALIFICATION
• ADVANCED TOASTMASTER BRONZE (ATM-B)
• MINIMUM 25 NON-TOASTMASTERS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
  (3 Year period)
• FIVE LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR APPRECIATION
• RIGOROUS TWO-STAGE JUDGING PROCESS
• APPLICATION DEAD LINE FOR ENTRIES - NOVEMBER 1