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Golden Gavel Clubs
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Golden Gavel Clubs
Clubs with well-run, lively, and educational meetings that meet the needs of their members earn the Golden Gavel Award. This award is recognized with a ribbon that can be added to their club banner, and is awarded annually to a club at the annual Awards Banquet. (Prior to 2012-13 a patch was presented to club to be sewn on banner.)
The club must meet all of the following criteria:
- Members and guests are greeted warmly and enthusiastically.
- Meeting starts and adjourns on time.
- 15 or more club members must be present (clubs with fewer than 20 members must have 75% of members present).
- At least one non-Toastmaster guest is present.
- There is applause after every speaker – functionaries included. *
- All speeches are path speeches.
- Evaluations are both specific and supportive.
- Participants are positively recognized and ribbons/rotating trophies are awarded. *
- Members wear badges and guests are given name tags. *
- Printed agendas are distributed and followed with 3 or fewer assignment changes to the agenda. *
- Table Topics are interesting and/or fun – participants are able to speak the full time period.
* Virtual meetings – Adjust as needed to remain complaint with local laws & recommendations.
• Applause – If non-speakers are muted, some video conferencing options allow virtual applause or Jazz hands.
• Recognition with ribbons/rotating trophies. Some video conferencing options may allow surveys, chat, polling.
Awards can be virtual. Recognition is the important component and should be included if possible.
• Printed Agendas – can be emailed to all or posted in the chat for guests.
• Name badges – the participant or meeting organizer can often rename the attendees if needed.
Download the Current Golden Gavel Flyer (PDF)
Note:
Ribbon for club banner will be
presented at the Awards Banquet in August.
Golden Gavel Awards for 2021-2022
Clubs are being added as information received
| Club # | Cub Name |
| 1071 | Abilene Club 1071 |
| 6191 | Afterburners |
| 879088 | BNSF Expressed |
| 706449 | Burleson Club |
| 5440 | Clearly Speaking |
| 676842 | Heart of Texas Bridge Gappers |
| 621025 | Keller Communicators |
| 6480015 | Lone Star Motormouths |
| 3178 | Longhorn Toastmasters |
| 4618496 | NE Tarrant Toastmasters |
| 1440249 | Northwest Tarrant Toastmasters |
| 6103644 | Once Upon A Time |
| 5031405 | Oratory Excellence |
| 4486922 | San Angelo Toastasters |
| 4987 | Southlake Club |
| 3331520 | Strategic Communicators |
| 1082726 | Texas Talkers |
| 3546 | Waco – Early Birds Club |
| 305 | Wichita Falls Club 305 |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2020-2021
Clubs are being added as information received
| Abilene Toastmasters Club 1071 Afterburners Airport Alliance Networks Bethesda Circle of Excellence FAA Toastmasters Flagship Speakers Golden Triangle Highway to Excellence Irving Toastmasters IT Egos Jacobs Toastmasters Little Elm Toastmasters Longhorn Toastmaster Mr. Cooper Speaks NE Tarrant Toastmasters Off the Club Once Upon a Time Panther City Progressive Leaders of Denton County San Angelo Toastmasters Something to Talk About Southlake Club Toaststop Club Wichita Falls 305 |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2019-2020
Clubs are being added as information received
| AAFCU Flying Toasters Afterburners Alliance Networks ARBOR Toastmasters Bethesda Toastmasters Burleson Toastmasters Club CENTEX Clearly Speaking Crefmasters Toastmasters Club Denton Toastmasters Dyess GM Financial Burnett Highway to Excellence Keller Communicators Longhorn Toastmasters Mr. Cooper Speaks Northwest Tarrant Toastmasters Oratory Excellence Out on the Town Roanoke Texas Toastmasters Six Twenty Nine Club Skymasters Something to Talk About Top Flight United Communicators World Renowned Grand Prairie Toastmasters |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2018-2019
Clubs are being added as information received
| Afterburners Airport ARBOR Toastmasters Barrels & Banters Dyess Flower Mound Toastmasters GM Financial Burnett Heart of Texas Bridge Gappers Highway to Excellence Hunger Helpers Irving Toastmasters Keller Communicators Longhorn Mercedes-Benz Financial Mr. Cooper Speaks Northwest Tarrant Toastmasters Progressive Leaders of Denton County Quick Silver Express Roanoke Texas Toastmasters Something to Talk About Speaking for Change Speak United Strategic Communicators Successful Speakers Club Top Flight Toastmasters Club Waco Texas Toasters World Renowned Grand Prairie |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2017-2018
Clubs are being added as information received
|
Afterburners |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2016-2017
|
ACH Renaissance
|
Keller Communicators |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2015-2016
|
ACH Renaissance
|
Michael’s Craftmasters |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2014-2015
|
AAFCU Flying Toasters
|
Golden Triangle |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2013-2014
|
ARBOR Toastmasters |
Mid-Cities Achievers |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2012-2013
Ribbon replaced patch beginning 2012-2013 TM year.
|
A-Team |
Keller Communicators |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2011-2012
|
Abilene |
PDX RxOrators |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2010-2011
|
A-Team
|
Michaels Craftmasters |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2009-2010
|
AAFES Toastmasters
Afterburners Airport Toastmasters A-Team Toastmasters BNSF Toastmasters Baylor Orators Conservative Toastmasters Cowtown Toastmasters Denton Toastmasters Fossil Creek Irving Toastmasters Keller Communicators Lakeside Toastmasters Manna Toastmasters |
Nissan Toastmasters
Phi Rappa Yappa Sabre Classic Southlake Successful Speakers Technology Toasters Toast Captains Toast of Texas Top of Texas Unique TM at Vista Ridge United Communicators Wichita Falls WINS Texas Toast |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2008-2009
|
AAFES Toastmasters |
Lakeside Toastmasters |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2007-2008
| Afterburners *Airport Toastmasters Cowtown Toastmasters Dream Chasers Eagle 1 *Flagship Speakers Healthmasters Irving Toastmasters Keller Communicators Longhorn Toastmasters Plus Two Pro A.M. Toastmasters |
Royal Speakers Skymasters Siemens Toastmasters Sabre Classic Southlake Toastmasters Southlake Evening Toastmasters Speak with Success Statesman Speakers Toast Captains Toastmasters Anonymous* received both terms |
Golden Gavel Awards for 2006-2007
|
Achieving Talented Communicators |
Irving Toastmasters * received both terms |