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“The day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin Where are you, fellow Toastmaster, on your personal development journey? You can hasten the blossoming of your communications and leadership skills while serving in a volunteer role. Here are a few of many ways you can make a difference for District 25 members: Marketing You’ll be much appreciated if you can serve in any of these four marketing roles: Club Mentors: We added several new clubs in June and expect to add more this summer...
August 3, 2013December 4, 2017
Building a GREAT Club Using the Distinguished Club Program
By focusing on the goals of the Distinguished Club Program (DCP) your club will be climbing toward success! Let’s look at the 10 goals: 2 relate to membership building 2 relate to communication 2 relate to advanced communication 2 relate to leadership 2 administrative In addition, the membership for the club at June 30, 2014 must be at least 20 members strong or have a net gain of 5 members over the base (for low member clubs). The goals were designed to help clubs focus on what matters most. Is this achievable? YES, it is! Start now by putting a...
August 2, 2013December 4, 2017
When Your Club Needs a Hand. . .
Call on the Helping Hands program! Helping Hands is for clubs whose membership is down and who feel that it would be beneficial to have extra hands and fresh ideas to make their club meetings stronger. The goal of Helping Hands is to re-energize the existing members and help turn visitors into members.A Helping Hands team made up of experienced Toastmasters will come to your club meetings for a minimum of 3-4 consecutive meetings. The team consists of a team leader and 2 or 3 more Toastmasters. Your club and your officers still run the meetings; the Helping Hands Team...
August 2, 2013December 4, 2017
Celebrating Club Anniversaries in August
Happy Anniversary! 4987 Southlake Club August 1, 19966017 Talk Blue Toastmasters Club August 1, 1999808279 ATD Toastmasters August 2, 2005591399 Excellence in the Speaking Arts TM August 29, 2003
August 1, 2013January 18, 2018
When Your Club Needs a Hand. . .
Call on the Helping Hands program! Helping Hands is for clubs whose membership is down and who feel that it would be beneficial to have extra hands and fresh ideas to make their club meetings stronger. The goal of Helping Hands is to re-energize the existing members and help turn visitors into members. A Helping Hands team made up of experienced Toastmasters will come to your club meetings for a minimum of 3-4 consecutive meetings. The team consists of a team leader and 2 or 3 more Toastmasters. Your club and your officers still run the meetings; the Helping Hands...
July 31, 2013January 18, 2018
Good meetings keep members coming
Are your meetings good enough to keep your members coming back? Well-run meetings are at the top of the list in retaining members. People want to feel their time is not wasted. Our members deserve a meeting that is organized, starts and ends on time, and is fun and informative. Here’s another reason why is it so important for your meeting to make a good impression: It sets the stage for new members to join. Try never to cancel a meeting because a guest may pick that day to visit. The club meeting provides an educational environment for learning and putting into practice...
July 26, 2013January 17, 2018
The Most-Frequently-Asked Question about FreeToastHost Websites
“We don’t know the administrator password for our website. How can we find out what it is?” FreeToastHost provides for the problem of lost passwords or departed website administrators. First, make sure that your club’s TI Find a Club page has the correct contact email address. To check this, search by club number. If the email address is out of date, an officer must log into Club Central and update the information. Go to http://www.toastmastersclubs.org/change/ and fill out the form and submit. An email will be sent to the club’s contact email address to ask for authorization. When the authorization...
July 21, 2013January 17, 2018
Get a Quick Response with a QR Code
Do you know what a QR code is? Maybe not by name, but you have surely seen them, especially on printed material, and if you have a smartphone, you’ve likely used them. These odd-looking pictures are actually 2-D barcodes. However, they can store much more information than the familiar UPC barcodes that are on your grocery store items. Charles Sanzone of Tip Top Toastmasters suggests that a QR code might be useful to promote your club, or an event like an open house. Here’s how to do it: The barcode can be generated online. It is a picture that you...
July 19, 2013January 17, 2018
Communicating With Members
An important part of our district’s well-being and success is including and engaging all our members. We want to keep everyone informed and up to date on what is happening, what needs to happen and the opportunities that exist for them. This begins our interactive public relations blog, which will provide a forum to ask questions, give opinions, and learn more about how your club can communicate both to members and to the outside world. We’ll talk about websites, social media, newsletters, and any other tool that can be used for these purposes. Hot Topics and D25 News will continue...
July 16, 2013December 4, 2017
We Got a D on Our Report Card!
A D you say? Why should we be thrilled about a D? Because D means that District 25 achieved Distinguished status for the 2012-2013 Toastmasters year! Only 32 of the 89 districts worldwide were Distinguished or better! What does it mean for a district to be Distinguished? In other words, what does EXCELLENCE in Toastmasters look like? A district must have a commitment to sharing the benefits of Toastmasters with others by expanding our network of clubs and by adding members to existing clubs. And a district must be committed to excellence in club quality. Just as clubs have goals...