Toastmasters’ Educational and Leadership Program

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Toastmasters Educational and Leadership Program

• Prepared by
• OLIVER COZBY, DTM

Success with a Personal Touch
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Toastmasters Educational and Leadership Program
Communication Track
Leadership Track
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Competent Toastmaster (CTM)

• The Ice Breaker
• Organize Your Speech
• Get to the Point
• How to Say It
• Your Body Speaks

• Vocal Variety
• Research Your Topic
• Get Comfortable with Visual Aids
• Persuade with Power
• Inspire Your Audience

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Communication Track

• Advanced Toastmaster - Bronze
• Advanced Toastmaster - Silver
• Advanced Toastmaster - Gold

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Advanced Toastmaster Bronze (ATM-B)

• Achieve Competent Toastmaster award
• Complete two Advanced Communication and
  Leadership manuals

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Advanced Toastmaster Silver (ATM-S)

• Achieve Advanced Toastmaster - Bronze
• Complete two Advanced Communication and
  Leadership manuals
• Conduct any two programs from The Better Speaker
  Series and/or The Successful Club Series

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Advanced Toastmaster Gold (ATM-G)

• Achieve Advanced Toastmaster - Silver
• Complete two Advanced Communication and
  Leadership manuals
• Conduct any Success Leadership Program, Success
  Communication Program
• Coach a new member with the first three speech
  projects

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Advanced Communication and Leadership Manuals

• The Entertaining Speaker
• Speaking to Inform
• Public Relations
• The Discussion Leader
• Specialty Speeches
• Speeches by Management
• The Professional Speaker
• Persuasive Speaking

• Technical Presentations
• Persuasive Speaking
• Communication on Television
• Storytelling
• Interpretive Reading
• Interpersonal Communications
• Special Occasion Speeches
• Humorously Speaking

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The Better Speaker Series

• Beginning Your Speech
• Concluding Your Speech
• Impromptu Speaking
• Selecting Your Topic
• Take the Terror Out of the Talk

• Know Your Audience
• Organizing Your Speech
• Creating an Introduction
• Preparation and Practice
• Using Body Language

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The Successful Club Series

• Mentoring
• Keeping the Commitment
• Going Beyond Our Club
• How to be a Distinguished Club
• The Toastmasters Educational Program

• The Moments of Truth
• Finding New Members for Your Club
• Evaluate to Motivate
• Closing the Sale
• Creating The Best Club Climate
• Meeting Roles and Responsibilities

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The Leadership Excellence Series

• Resolving Conflict
• Service and Leadership
• The Leader as Coach
• Values and Leadership
• The Visionary Leader

• Building a Team
• Delegate to Empower
• Developing a Mission
• Giving Effective Feedback
• Goal Setting and Planning
• Motivating People

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Success Leadership Programs

• Leadership
• Part 1 Characteristics of Effective Leaders
• Part 2 Developing Your Leadership Skills
• Part 3 Working in the Team Environment

• Parliamentary Procedure in Action
• How to Conduct Productive Meetings
• Improving Your Management Skills

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Success Communication Programs

• Building Your Thinking Power
• Part 1 - Mental Flexibility
• Part 2 - The Power of Ideas
• From Speaker to Trainer

• Speechcraft
• How to Listening Effectively
• The Art of Effective Evaluations
• Youth Leadership Program

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Leadership Track

• Competent Leader
• Advanced Leader

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Competent Leader (CL)

• Achieve Competent Toastmaster
• Serve at least six months as a club officer
• Participate in a district-sponsored club officer
  training program, while serving as a club officer
• Participate in the preparation of a Club Success
  Plan
• Conduct any two programs from The Successful Club
  Series or The Leadership Excellence Series

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Club Officers

• President
• Vice President Education
• Vice President Membership
• Vice President Public Relations
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Sergeant at Arms

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New Club Success PlanBased on 10 Goals

• 2 CTMs
• 2 More CTMs
• 1 ATMs
• 1 More ATMs
• 1 CL/AL/DTM

• 1 More CL/AL/DTM
• 4 New Members
• 4 More New Members
• 4 Trained Officers each Six Months
• Semi-Annual and Officers List on Time

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New Club Success PlanBased on 10 Goals

• Goals - Distinguished
• Goals - Select Distinguished
• Goals - Presidential

• Make
• Make
• Make

Must have 20 members or a net growth of 5 members.
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Advanced Leader (AL)

• Achieve Competent Leader
• Serve a complete term as a District Officer
• Serve successfully as a Club Sponsor, Mentor, or
  Coach
• Complete the High Performance Leadership Program

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District Officers

• District Governor
• Lt. Governor Education Training
• Lt. Governor Marketing
• Public Relations Officer
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Division Governor
• Area Governor

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Sponsor, Mentor, and Coach

• Club Sponsor starts a new club
• Must have name on charter
• Club Mentor helps a new club
• Appointed by District Governor
• Must have name on charter
• Club Coach works with a club to become a
  Distinguished Club
• Appointed by District Governor

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High Performance Leadership Program

• The High Performance Leadership manual walks you
  through the projects different phases, providing
  study material and activities to complete. As you
  progress you will learn about
• The need for leadership, the six dimensions of
  leadership, your current leadership skills and
  becoming a more effective leader.
• Developing a vision and a mission.
• Building a team and creating an action plan.
• Helping the team accomplish its mission and
  dealing with setbacks.
• Analyzing efforts.

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Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)

• Complete Communication track
• ATM - Bronze
• ATM - Silver
• ATM - Gold
• Complete Leadership track
• Competent Leader
• Advanced Leader

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The Entertaining Speaker

• This manual includes valuable information on how
  to give an entertaining or dramatic speech, where
  to find material, how to make an audience laugh,
  and what to do when you're asked to speak after
  dinner.

• The Entertaining Speech (5-7)
• Resources for Entertainment (8-10)
• Make Them Laugh (8-10)
• A Dramatic Talk (10-12)
• Speaking After Dinner (13-15)

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Speaking to Inform

• The projects in this manual will help you give
  informative and interesting speeches. Topics
  covered include the demonstration talk, the
  fact-finding report, the abstract concept and
  resources for informing.

• The Speech to Inform (5-7)
• Resources for Informing (8-10)
• The Demonstration Talk (10-12)
• A Fact-Finding Report (10-12)
• The Abstract Concept (10-12)

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Public Relations

• This complete guide to preparing and delivering
  the public relations speech will help you develop
  resources and techniques, "speak under fire," and
  handle the media talk.

• The Public Relations Speech (5-7)
• Resources for Goodwill (8-10)
• The Persuasive Approach (8-10)
• Speaking Under Fire (6-8 8-10 QA)
• The Media Speech (8?30sec)

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The Discussion Leader

• This manual offers guidance in presenting
  workshop and conference presentations.
  Role-playing and problem-solving sessions are
  also covered. This manual is a must for
  managers, trainers, teachers and administrators.

• The Seminar Solution (20-30)
• The Round Robin (20-30)
• Pilot A Panel (30-40)
• Make It Make Believe (Role Play) (20-30)
• The Workshop Leader (30-40)

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Specialty Speeches

• Speakers must be able to speak in many situations
  and this manual will help. Types of speeches
  covered include impromptu speeches, sales
  presentations, introductions, inspirational
  speeches, and oral interpretations.

• Speak Off The Cuff (5-7)
• Uplift The Spirit (8-10)
• Sell A Product (10-12)
• Read Out Loud (12-15)
• Introduce The Speaker (Duration of Meeting)

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Storytelling

• Everyone loves a story. Types of stories covered
  in this manual include the folk tale, the
  personal story, stories with morals, the touching
  story, and the historical story.

• The Folk Tale (7-9)
• Lets Get Personal (6-8)
• The Moral of the Story (4-6)
• The Touching Story (6-8)
• Bringing History to Life (7-9)

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Speeches by Management

• This manual will help you successfully handle a
  variety of speaking situations managers encounter
  in their work environment. Subjects covered
  include briefings, technical speeches,
  motivational talks and confrontations.

• The Briefing (8-10 5 QA)
• The Technical Speech (8-10)
• Manage and Motivate (10-12)
• The Status Report (10-12)
• Confrontation The Adversary Relationship (5
  10 QA)

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The Professional Speaker

• This manual is a complete guide to becoming a
  professional speaker. Subjects covered include
  speaking as a company representative and speaking
  for pay.

• The Keynote Address (15-20)
• Speaking to Entertain (20-40)
• The Sales Training Speech (15-20)
• The Professional Seminar (15-20)
• The Motivational Speech (15-20)

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Persuasive Speaking

• The ability to influence and persuade others to
  accept your ideas, products, or services is
  vital.The projects in this manual are all
  designed to help you develop excellent persuasive
  techniques and expand your presentation skills.

• The Effective Salesperson
• Conquering the Cold Call
• The Winning Proposal
• Addressing the Opposition
• The Persuasive Leader

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Technical Presentations

• The projects in this manual will help you prepare
  and present briefings, proposals, technical
  papers and technical team presentations.

• The Technical Briefing (8-10)
• The Proposal (8-10)
• The Non-technical Audience (10-12)
• Presenting a Technical Paper (10-12)
• The Team Technical Presentation (20-30)

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Communication on Television

• Television presentations differ from other
  presentations, and they require special
  considerations. With this manual you'll learn to
  present editorials, appear as a guest on a "talk"
  show, conduct a press conference, and use
  television to train.

• Straight Talk (3?30sec)
• The Talk Show (10?30sec)
• When Youre the Host (10?30sec)
• The Press Conference (4-6 8-10 QA)
• Training On Television (5-7 5-7 video playback)

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Interpretive Reading

• This manual will help you develop your
  interpretive reading skills. The projects
  include presenting stories, poetry, mono dramas,
  plays and oratorical speeches.

• Read A Story (8-10)
• Interpreting Poetry (6-8)
• The Monodrama (5-7)
• The Play (12-15)
• The Oratorical Speech (10-12)

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Interpersonal Communications

• Topics covered include conversing with ease,
  negotiating, handling criticism, coaching someone
  to improved performance, and expressing
  dissatisfaction effectively.

• Conversing with Ease (10-14)
• The Successful Negotiator (10-14)
• Diffusing Verbal Criticism (10-14)
• The Coach (10-14)
• Asserting Yourself Effectively (10-14)

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Special Occasion Speeches

• Provides instruction in giving toasts, speaking
  in praise, "roasting" someone, and presenting and
  accepting awards.

• Mastering the Toast (2-3)
• Speaking in Praise (5-7)
• The Roast (3-5)
• Presenting an Award (3-4)
• Accepting an Award (5-7)

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Humorously Speaking

• Humorously Speaking is the newest manual and is
  entirely devoted to speaking in a humorous way.
  Topics included are warming up the audience,
  leave them with a smile, make them laugh, keep
  them laughing, and the humorous speech.

• Warm Up Your Audience (5-7)
• Leave Them With A Smile (5-7)
• Make Them Laugh (5-7)
• Keep Them Laughing (5-7)
• The Humorous Speech (5-7)

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President

• To have every meeting start and finish on time
• To have every member give only manual speeches
• Promotes quality meetings
• Makes opportunities for everyone to grow

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Vice President - Education

• Plans dynamic meetings
• Promotes the educational programs
• Submits forms for recognition of members
  educational and leadership achievements

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Vice President - Membership

• Increases member satisfaction
• Conducts Club membership program

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Vice President - Public Relations

• Produces club newsletter
• Prepares publicity material

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Secretary

• Maintains membership roster
• Records meeting minutes
• Prepares reports to International
• Maintains general Club correspondence

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Treasurer

• Notify members in writing of dues payable
• Collects dues
• Maintain bank account and report to club its
  status
• Pay bills promptly

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Sergeant at Arms

• Arranges room and equipment for each meeting
• Greets guest and members at each meeting
• Maintains all Club equipment and materials