In December 2022 we created a predictive model of where clubs would finish in the Distinguished Club Programme in June 2023. This became “Stroll to Smedley”, emphasising that steady progress throughout the year is preferable to a last minute dash. The model proved right to within 1 DCP point for 65% of clubs, 43% exceeded their prediction and 29% fell short. However, as a District, the overall improvement enabled us to achieve Smedley Distinguished status for distinguished clubs. Well done and thanks to everyone who took part in the “stroll” and got us over the line.
We’re repeating the stroll this year, starting a month earlier, and the table below shows our first prediction. We have seven months in which to pick up our strolling pace and do better! The principle is simple: every club is compared to its DCP position on the same date the year before and is either the same, ahead, or behind. If the trend is maintained, the club will attain the same DCP outcome, do better or poorer accordingly. Each of the ten DCP metrics is tracked, although it is the club membership strength that confers or denies eligibility. This is a team sport!
In the table below, clubs that are in the left column are currently on target to improve on last year, and those in bold may become distinguished this year with a modest increase in strolling pace. Clubs that are in the right column are currently expected to fall short of their attainment last year, and those in italics would be advised to pick up their pace to retain their distinguished club status.
You’re invited to join us for the stroll. Please help us make our prediction turn out to be unduly pessimistic! We can do this!
Update: 11th January
Now we have passed from December to January, a perfect “stroll” would involve having at least 2 Level 1s, 2 Level 2s, 1 Level 3, 1 Level 4/5/DTM and four new members. If you haven’t planned your Open House event yet or geared up for our “Talk Up Toastmasters” campaign, now would be a great time to start it. It’s also a great time to start your membership renewals campaign if you’d like to win our “20+80 Challenge“. Keep your membership building going to be able to win our “Net Growth 8” incentive. Why not look at our incentives page to remind yourself what’s on offer?
Ahead | Same | Behind |
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London Cardinals | The Speakers of Croydon Club | Oxford Speakers Club |
Moody’s Europe Toastmasters | City of London Toastmasters Club | Worthing Speakers Club |
db Toastmasters – Canary Wharf | London Public Speakers | Witney Speakers Club |
Lewisham Speakers Club | City Limits Speakers | Microsoft Speakers Club |
Google UK Speakers | Harrovian Speakers Toastmasters | Worcester Speakers |
London Toastmasters | London Athenian Speakers Toastmasters Club | Lloyds Banking Group Toastmasters |
Melting Pot Toastmasters | Polish Your Polish | Wharf Speakers |
Newbury Speakers Club | Excalibur Speakers | Cardiff Toastmasters |
Meridian Speakers Club | Kent Speakers Club | Berkeley Square Speakers Toastmasters Club |
Maidenhead Speakers Club | Shilling Speakers | London Victorians |
GS London Toastmasters Club | Wye Knot Speakers | North Oxford Speakers |
Arun Speakers | Guildford Speakers Club | Central London Toastmasters |
Bath Spa Toastmasters | Woking Speakers Toastmasters Club | Tube Talk Toastmasters |
Bank Speakers | Voice of Wales Speakers Club | Salisbury Speakers |
Zig-Zag Toastmasters | Oxford Orators Club | Purley Speakers |
Solent Speakers Club | 1st London Toastmasters | Chiltern Speakers Club |
Clapham Connectors | Casterbridge Speakers | Experience French |
Centurion Toastmasters | Didcot Speakers Toastmasters Club | Hamwic Speakers |
Northavon Speakers Toastmasters Club | Sussex Online Speakers | Windsor Speakers Club |
Wessex Speakers Club | Bristol Central Speakers | City Women Speakers |
Toasted Sandwich Toastmasters Club | Early Bird Speakers | Wokingham Speakers |
Aylesbury Speakers | HOD Speakers Club | South West Speakers |
Bayes Toastmasters | Berkhamsted Speakers Club | MS Orators |
Tunbridge Wells Speakers Club | Society Speakers | Malvern Speakers |
Connected Speakers Bromley | Croydon Communicators Club | BMS Uxbridge Toastmasters Club |
The Reigate Rhetoric | PMI UK Toastmasters Club | Gatwick Communicators |
Bloomsbury Speakers | Riverside Communicators | Woodford Green Speakers |
JPMC London-Glasgow Toastmasters Club | Data Science Speakers Club | Canary Wharf Communicators Club |
Abingdon Speakers Club | Thame Speakers | Legacy Speakers Brixton |
St Pauls Speakers | Reading Verizon Toastmasters | TPR Speakers Club |
Bicester Achievers Toastmasters Club | Holborn Speakers | Deutsche Bank Toastmasters London |
Burnham Speakers | Northern Lights Speakers Club | Honourable Artillery Company Orators |
Thamesdown Speakers Club | Bloomberg London Toastmasters | Speakeasy@Credit Suisse |
BlackRock Speaks | Brighton & Hove Speakers Club | Long Ditton Speakers |
Master Speakers | Paddington Toastmasters | |
SURBITON SPEAKERS | ||
Ascot & Bracknell Speakers | ||
Armada Speakers | ||
Reading Speakers Club | ||
Godalming Speakers | ||
Epsom Speakers Club | ||
TJXpressions | ||
Stratford London Toastmasters | ||
Farnham Speakers Club | ||
Bromley Speakers | ||
PA Consulting London | ||
Basingstoke Speakers | ||
London Business School Public Speaking Club | ||
Lewes Speakers Club | ||
Hallmark Speakers | ||
Valleys and Vale Speakers | ||
Romford Speakers | ||
County Communicators | ||
Canterbury Communicators Club | ||
Broadgate Speakers | ||
Watford Speakers | ||
Beckenham Communicators | ||
Kings Speakers | ||
Sutton Speakeasy | ||
Infineum Milton Hill Speakers | ||
Grosvenor Square Speakers | ||
Kings Cross Speakers | ||
West London Speakers Club | ||
MLP London Bridge Speakers | ||
FM Global Communicators | ||
Barking Toastmasters | ||
Trojan Speakers Club | ||
London Olympians Speakers Toastmasters Club | ||
Chaseside Speakers Toastmasters Club – J.P.Morgan Chase empl | ||
Speakers Corner | ||
104 London Debaters | ||
Winchmore Hill Speakers | ||
Acuris London Toastmasters | ||
Eastbourne Speakers Club | ||
GSK House Toastmasters Club | ||
Battle Speakers Club | ||
Manor House Speakers | ||
Ferndown Speakers | ||
Wealth CDIO Toastmasters Club | ||
Camberley Speakers | ||
London Corinthians Toastmasters | ||
Amazon UKIR Toastmasters | ||
Gloucester Speakers | ||
OpenText Speakers Club | ||
Cheltenham Speakers | ||
Sustainable Speakers | ||
Connected Speakers London | ||
Liberty Speakers Club | ||
Angel Speakers | ||
Accenture Speakers (London) | ||
Toast Titans | ||
KPMG Kommunicators | ||
FTI Consulting UK | ||
Spinnaker Speakers | ||
Verizon EMEA Online Toastmasters Club | ||
London Communicators Club | ||
LHH Toastmasters Club | ||
Tottenham Speakers Club | ||
LSBU Business School Toastmasters Club | ||
Dr. Martens Toastmasters Club | ||
Medidata EMEA | ||
KBR Toastmasters | ||
FTI Consulting UK | ||
LHH Toastmasters Club | ||
London Communicators Club | ||
Verizon EMEA Online Toastmasters Club | ||
Tottenham Speakers Club | ||
LSBU Business School Toastmasters Club | ||
Dr. Martens Toastmasters Club | ||
Medidata EMEA | ||
KBR Toastmasters |
Ahead | Same | Behind |
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London Cardinals | City of London Toastmasters Club | Microsoft Speakers Club |
Lewisham Speakers Club | Early Bird Speakers | Worthing Speakers Club |
London Toastmasters | The Speakers of Croydon Club | Cardiff Toastmasters |
Moody’s Europe Toastmasters | London Public Speakers | North Oxford Speakers |
Google UK Speakers | London Athenian Speakers Toastmasters Club | Berkeley Square Speakers Toastmasters Club |
Meridian Speakers Club | City Limits Speakers | Central London Toastmasters |
Melting Pot Toastmasters | Polish Your Polish | London Victorians |
db Toastmasters – Canary Wharf | Bristol Central Speakers | Purley Speakers |
Aylesbury Speakers | Excalibur Speakers | Salisbury Speakers |
Northavon Speakers Toastmasters Club | Riverside Communicators | Tube Talk Toastmasters |
Bath Spa Toastmasters | Guildford Speakers Club | Chiltern Speakers Club |
Bank Speakers | Kent Speakers Club | Experience French |
Zig-Zag Toastmasters | Wye Knot Speakers | Windsor Speakers Club |
Arun Speakers | Shilling Speakers | Hamwic Speakers |
Toasted Sandwich Toastmasters Club | Voice of Wales Speakers Club | Wokingham Speakers |
Clapham Connectors | Oxford Orators Club | City Women Speakers |
Wessex Speakers Club | 1st London Toastmasters | South West Speakers |
Tunbridge Wells Speakers Club | Casterbridge Speakers | MS Orators |
Solent Speakers Club | Oxford Speakers Club | Kings Speakers |
Bayes Toastmasters | Woking Speakers Toastmasters Club | Malvern Speakers |
Connected Speakers Bromley | Worcester Speakers | Woodford Green Speakers |
Bloomsbury Speakers | Northern Lights Speakers Club | BMS Uxbridge Toastmasters Club |
JPMC London-Glasgow Toastmasters Club | Reading Speakers Club | Gatwick Communicators |
FM Global Communicators | Didcot Speakers Toastmasters Club | Canary Wharf Communicators Club |
Abingdon Speakers Club | Witney Speakers Club | TPR Speakers Club |
St Pauls Speakers | PMI UK Toastmasters Club | Deutsche Bank Toastmasters London |
Bicester Achievers Toastmasters Club | HOD Speakers Club | Honourable Artillery Company Orators |
GS London Toastmasters Club | Lloyds Banking Group Toastmasters | Speakeasy@Credit Suisse |
Thamesdown Speakers Club | Newbury Speakers Club | Long Ditton Speakers |
BlackRock Speaks | Society Speakers | |
Master Speakers | Croydon Communicators Club | |
Sussex Online Speakers | ||
Berkhamsted Speakers Club | ||
Holborn Speakers | ||
Thame Speakers | ||
Data Science Speakers Club | ||
Wharf Speakers | ||
Brighton & Hove Speakers Club | ||
Paddington Toastmasters | ||
Epsom Speakers Club | ||
Ascot & Bracknell Speakers | ||
Beckenham Communicators | ||
Armada Speakers | ||
Maidenhead Speakers Club | ||
SURBITON SPEAKERS | ||
Reading Verizon Toastmasters | ||
Valleys and Vale Speakers | ||
The Reigate Rhetoric | ||
Stratford London Toastmasters | ||
PA Consulting London | ||
Sutton Speakeasy | ||
Lewes Speakers Club | ||
London Business School Public Speaking Club | ||
Romford Speakers | ||
Farnham Speakers Club | ||
Hallmark Speakers | ||
Basingstoke Speakers | ||
Harrovian Speakers Toastmasters | ||
West London Speakers Club | ||
TJXpressions | ||
Godalming Speakers | ||
Canterbury Communicators Club | ||
Broadgate Speakers | ||
County Communicators | ||
Watford Speakers | ||
Grosvenor Square Speakers | ||
Trojan Speakers Club | ||
Bromley Speakers | ||
Bloomberg London Toastmasters | ||
Kings Cross Speakers | ||
MLP London Bridge Speakers | ||
Barking Toastmasters | ||
Burnham Speakers | ||
London Olympians Speakers Toastmasters Club | ||
Infineum Milton Hill Speakers | ||
Chaseside Speakers Toastmasters Club – J.P.Morgan Chase empl | ||
Speakers Corner | ||
104 London Debaters | ||
Winchmore Hill Speakers | ||
Acuris London Toastmasters | ||
Manor House Speakers | ||
Legacy Speakers Brixton | ||
Eastbourne Speakers Club | ||
Centurion Toastmasters | ||
GSK House Toastmasters Club | ||
Battle Speakers Club | ||
Ferndown Speakers | ||
Camberley Speakers | ||
London Corinthians Toastmasters | ||
Wealth CDIO Toastmasters Club | ||
Cheltenham Speakers | ||
Spinnaker Speakers | ||
Amazon UKIR Toastmasters | ||
Liberty Speakers Club | ||
Gloucester Speakers | ||
OpenText Speakers Club | ||
Sustainable Speakers | ||
Connected Speakers London | ||
Angel Speakers | ||
Accenture Speakers (London) | ||
Toast Titans | ||
KPMG Kommunicators | ||
FTI Consulting UK | ||
LHH Toastmasters Club | ||
London Communicators Club | ||
Verizon EMEA Online Toastmasters Club | ||
Tottenham Speakers Club | ||
LSBU Business School Toastmasters Club | ||
Dr. Martens Toastmasters Club | ||
Medidata EMEA | ||
KBR Toastmasters |
Ahead | Same | Behind |
---|---|---|
Early Bird Speakers | London Public Speakers | Worthing Speakers Club |
Lewisham Speakers Club | The Speakers of Croydon Club | Shilling Speakers |
London Cardinals | Microsoft Speakers Club | Casterbridge Speakers |
London Toastmasters | PMI UK Toastmasters Club | Worcester Speakers |
Moody’s Europe Toastmasters | Bristol Central Speakers | London Athenian Speakers Toastmasters Club |
Google UK Speakers | City Limits Speakers | Data Science Speakers Club |
Lloyds Banking Group Toastmasters | Polish Your Polish | Kent Speakers Club |
Oxford Orators Club | Guildford Speakers Club | Voice of Wales Speakers Club |
Society Speakers | 1st London Toastmasters | Cardiff Toastmasters |
Melting Pot Toastmasters | Wye Knot Speakers | Berkeley Square Speakers Toastmasters Club |
db Toastmasters – Canary Wharf | Witney Speakers Club | Hamwic Speakers |
Reading Speakers Club | Oxford Speakers Club | Windsor Speakers Club |
Aylesbury Speakers | Didcot Speakers Toastmasters Club | City of London Toastmasters Club |
Paddington Toastmasters | HOD Speakers Club | London Victorians |
Zig-Zag Toastmasters | Berkhamsted Speakers Club | Purley Speakers |
Northavon Speakers Toastmasters Club | Brighton & Hove Speakers Club | Sutton Speakeasy |
Bank Speakers | Holborn Speakers | Experience French |
Arun Speakers | Woking Speakers Toastmasters Club | City Women Speakers |
Meridian Speakers Club | SURBITON SPEAKERS | Thame Speakers |
Clapham Connectors | Croydon Communicators Club | Reading Verizon Toastmasters |
Solent Speakers Club | Wharf Speakers | North Oxford Speakers |
Wessex Speakers Club | Riverside Communicators | Tube Talk Toastmasters |
Maidenhead Speakers Club | Northern Lights Speakers Club | Harrovian Speakers Toastmasters |
Bayes Toastmasters | Armada Speakers | Newbury Speakers Club |
The Reigate Rhetoric | Sussex Online Speakers | Chiltern Speakers Club |
Bloomsbury Speakers | Excalibur Speakers | Central London Toastmasters |
Connected Speakers Bromley | Ascot & Bracknell Speakers | Gatwick Communicators |
Infineum Milton Hill Speakers | London Business School Public Speaking Club | Trojan Speakers Club |
Bicester Achievers Toastmasters Club | Salisbury Speakers | South West Speakers |
Hallmark Speakers | Epsom Speakers Club | Basingstoke Speakers |
Lewes Speakers Club | Canterbury Communicators Club | Kings Speakers |
FM Global Communicators | Wokingham Speakers | Eastbourne Speakers Club |
Abingdon Speakers Club | Beckenham Communicators | Malvern Speakers |
Tunbridge Wells Speakers Club | County Communicators | London Corinthians Toastmasters |
JPMC London-Glasgow Toastmasters Club | MLP London Bridge Speakers | Liberty Speakers Club |
Romford Speakers | Valleys and Vale Speakers | BMS Uxbridge Toastmasters Club |
MS Orators | Kings Cross Speakers | Farnham Speakers Club |
Winchmore Hill Speakers | Toasted Sandwich Toastmasters Club | Gloucester Speakers |
GSK House Toastmasters Club | Broadgate Speakers | TJXpressions |
Thamesdown Speakers Club | Grosvenor Square Speakers | Woodford Green Speakers |
GS London Toastmasters Club | Bromley Speakers | 104 London Debaters |
Master Speakers | Bloomberg London Toastmasters | Accenture Speakers (London) |
West London Speakers Club | Canary Wharf Communicators Club | |
Legacy Speakers Brixton | Spinnaker Speakers | |
Barking Toastmasters | TPR Speakers Club | |
Bath Spa Toastmasters | Amazon UKIR Toastmasters | |
Godalming Speakers | Deutsche Bank Toastmasters London | |
London Olympians Speakers Toastmasters Club | Stratford London Toastmasters | |
Chaseside Speakers Toastmasters Club – J.P.Morgan Chase empl | Tottenham Speakers Club | |
PA Consulting London | Honourable Artillery Company Orators | |
Camberley Speakers | Speakeasy@Credit Suisse | |
St Pauls Speakers | KBR Toastmasters | |
Manor House Speakers | Long Ditton Speakers | |
Ferndown Speakers | ||
Burnham Speakers | ||
Acuris London Toastmasters | ||
Watford Speakers | ||
Speakers Corner | ||
Battle Speakers Club | ||
Centurion Toastmasters | ||
Connected Speakers London | ||
Wealth CDIO Toastmasters Club | ||
Cheltenham Speakers | ||
KPMG Kommunicators | ||
LHH Toastmasters Club | ||
Verizon EMEA Online Toastmasters Club | ||
Sustainable Speakers | ||
OpenText Speakers Club | ||
Angel Speakers | ||
BlackRock Speaks | ||
FTI Consulting UK | ||
London Communicators Club | ||
Toast Titans | ||
LSBU Business School Toastmasters Club | ||
Dr. Martens Toastmasters Club | ||
Medidata EMEA |