Toastmasters Leadership Institute Make Up Session

Toastmasters Leadership Institute Make-up Session 

August 25th, 2012

10am to Noon

(Lunch/Networking session from Noon-1)

Comanche Trails Church of Christ

 2700 Southeast 34th Avenue Amarillo, TX 79103

Hosted by Panhandle Pro Club Toastmasters 

Interested in attending the complimentary Lunch/Networking session? 

RSVP at panhandleproclub@gmail.com

Topics include - in addition to a lively Club Officer Training Session - importance of Mentoring, how to improve club atmosphere with the Moments of Truth, and judges training for upcoming speech contests.

Encourage your club's current and future officers to attend this educational training opportunity. If you want to make Presidents Distinguished this year, at least 4 of the 7 officers need to be trained, but why stop there, MAKE IT A PERFECT 7!

For more information please contact Suzi Sandoval at        

     806-672-1132       or Sharon Owens 351-2591 or rs1owens@sbcglobal.net

  

 Get officers trained! Get credit! 

Show that you are a quality club. 

 For daily information and pictures.

Get a CL manual

 or 2!

Clubs with trained officers are usually stronger, quality clubs.

Each club that sends 7 officers to training gets a ribbon and 2 Competent Leader (CL) manuals!  Clubs sending 4-6 officers receive one CL manual. 

Attend training to benefit you and your club! (4 officers trained = 1/2 of a goal closer to being recognized as a quality club!)

Speaking up effectively in meetings...

Mistakes we make about Roberts Rules

Point of Order

Roberts Rules of Order

We made the District 23 Website!

The Race to Distinguished is On!!!

By
Tracie K OGeary
– May 9, 2012Posted in: Club News, District News
13 Clubs have done it!  If your club isn’t one, you may be close …

Thirteen clubs are recognized as distinguished, which means the clubs
provide a quality environment that promote enabling their members to
reach their full potential!

Presidential Distinguished Clubs: Midday Maddness (ABQ), Border (El Paso)

Select Distinguished: Oh Pinon (Santa Fe); Coronado, Daybreakers, Midday Rio Rancho,
ADP El Paso (ABQ)

Distinguished: Earlybirds, ABQ 122, Toastmasters @ TVC (ABQ); Northeast,
Gateway (El Paso); Panhandle PRO (Amarillo)

Several clubs have at least 5 goals and just need a few members to be distinguished
(20 members or a net gain of 5 members):
- need 1 member: Taylor Ranch (ABQ); Articulate, Toasters (Lubbock)
- need 2 members: Amigo (El Paso), Kirtland (ABQ), Pop-Up (Midland/Odessa)
- need 3 members: La Tierra (Santa Fe); Duke City, ABQ Hispano Chamber (ABQ); Lubbock, Llano Estacado (Lubbock); Rio Rancho (Rio Rancho); Copper Masters (El Paso); Roswell Noonday (Roswell); Pantex (Amarillo)

A few clubs have the membership and just need another goal to be distinguished(minimum of 5 goals to be distinguished):
- need 1 more goal: Guymon (Guymon, OK), Border J&J (El Paso)

About Tracie K OGeary

Tracie K. "TK" O'Geary, DTM, serves District 23 as the District Governor for the 2012-13 year.

Why people leave Toastmasters.

The following is a collection of reasons I began to collect last summer as material for A Successful Club Series presentation. These are the answers I recieved over the phone from 38 members who quit their TM club within 1 year. I had networked at TLI's and conferences to obtain the list of members and contact info for other toastmasters. Since my background has been in Process Improvement, and because I believe most problems are the result of a poor process and not the person; members were willing to give me names of people who left. Each reply below is from a single individual.

Personal Reasons People Left:

1. Busy work schedule
2. Other priorities with family
3. Laid off
4. Completed my 10 speeches
5. Don't have time anymore
6. Completed my CC for my perf eval.
7. Too much work
8. Job transfer out of state
9. Don't have the time
10. Family more important (kids)

Club Reasons People Left:

1. Don't feel needed by club
2. Lack of commitment by others
3. Power hungry officers - rotate every year
4. Boring meetings
5. Terrible club atmosphere
6. Club is full of know it alls
7. Lengthy meetings (2-1/2 hrs)
8. Meetings never start on time
9. Demand for commitments
10. Experienced members are poorer speakers
11. Rules being ignored
12. No mentoring of coaching
13. Club too strict - no fun
14. Meetings don't start on-time
15. Scheduled speakers cancel
16. Lack of teaching or coaching
17. Too much emphasis on DCP every week
18. Lack of communication
19. People talking to each other while you speak
20. Boring meetings & speeches
21. Cliqish club - don't feel like part of the club
22. Criticizing evaluations
23. No coaching or help
24. Too expensive - must pay for buffet ea week
25. Meeting Room is Too Small - some stand
26. Can't Afford Club Dues
27. Club Rules aren't followed
28. Meeting Always Run Late

Distinguished Club Program

How does the DCP program work?

TI recognizes clubs who achieve at least 5 of 10 goals and meet the membership requirement.

  Goal Completed
1 Two CCs
2 Two more CCs
3 One ACB, ACS or ACG
4 One more ACB, ACS or ACG
5 One CL, AL or DTM
6 One more CL, AL or DTM
7 Four new members
8 Four more new members
9 Minimum of four officers trained during each of two training periods
10 One dues renewal report and one club officer list submitted on time

Membership Requirement

20 or more members OR net growth of 5 members

Recognition

DCP Award Goals Required
Distinguished Club 5 of 10 goals
Select Distinguished Club 7 of 10 goals
President’s Distinguished Club 9 of 10 goals