Here is the second of our series of Year End Tips for all our leaders. We both hope that they will be helpful to both outgoing and incoming leadership teams.
Finishing off this Toastmasters Year in Style
Membership Growth – Your District Needs You!
At the beginning of this week, we were a Distinguished District and we had just welcomed in Tech Data as our newest club in Area 46. Today, as I write, we are Select Distinguished and have achieved the President’s Distinguished Goal for Club Growth. We have had some great membership growth this week– 116 new members, including a new charter club – welcome to Payments People also in Area 46!
We are getting close – we need to register every new member and encourage them to join up this month to achieve our goal of President’s Distinguished District with 90% of our clubs being distinguished.
You can keep track of how we are doing together both on our website and on the Toastmasters International dashboard.
Leadership is the key ingredient that makes the difference between an average club and a great club. High performance leadership at club level is multifaceted and requires a combination of strategic thinking with thorough attention to detail. It is important to remember that all club officers can make a significant impact on their club regardless of their role. It is all down to you whether this impact will be positive or negative.
ve always had a very lively, energetic, social personality. I absolutely love being around people! But as a child growing up with stammer, it was hard for me to find my voice. Engaging an audience, no matter how big or small, was a deep rooted fear. On the one hand, it made me a good listener. But on the other hand, it was holding me back from what I wanted – to be a strong and eloquent speaker. Not being able to express my thoughts, I spent a sufficient amount of time reading, mostly classic Russian novels, Ancient Greek literature and philosophical essays. I ended up having so much to say, but at the same time so little confidence to stand up and do it.
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