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1. Club Leadership Training Session Achieving Success As Vice President Education 1311A.2

2. Foster Self-development • Helping officers clearly understand their roles • Providing a point of reference • Aiding members when evaluating candidates for office • Facilitating communication when expectations differ 1

3. Outside the Club Meeting • Plan club meetings • Promote participation in the education program • Orient new members • Encourage new members to participate • Assign a mentor 2

4. Outside the Club Meeting • Attend club executive committee meetings • Attend district council meetings • Vote at international business meetings • Arrange for your replacement or assistance • Prepare your successor for office 3

5. At the Club Meeting Assign each new member before attending their fourth meeting • to be a Table TopicsTM participant • to a meeting role • to give the “Ice Breaker” project from Competent Communication 4

6. At the Club Meeting • Ensure a club member conducts presentations from The Successful Club Series • Monitor club performance quarterly • Initial speakers’ Project Completion Records • Preside over the meeting when the president is absent 5

7. Your Leadership Opportunity • Set realistic and attainable goals • Plan how to accomplish the goals • Delegate tasks as needed • Monitor progress toward goals • Coach team members when necessary 6

8. Your Leadership Opportunity Five Steps of Delegation • Decide what to delegate • Decide who will do the task • Assign responsibility • Grant authority • Establish accountability 7

9. Your Leadership Opportunity Barriers to Delegation • Lack of confidence in others • Fear of losing control • Selfishness • Insecurity • Reluctance 8

10. Plan Club Meetings • Complete meeting schedules • Confirm that meeting roles are filled 9

11. Promote Participation in the Education Program • Coordinate the club’s education program • Ensure members understand how to work through the leadership and communication tracks 10

12. Promote Participation in the Education Program • Display the manual • Discuss evaluations • Educate mentors • Track progress • Include the manual in “sales pitch” Tips for Integrating Competent Leadership 11

13. Promote Participation in the Education Program • Assign Competent Leadership evaluators atevery meeting • Require members to bring their Competent Leadership manuals • Display Competent Leadership at every meeting • Recognize when members complete Competent Leadership manual projects • Work with the president to promote Competent Leadership at each club meeting 10 Tips for Using Competent Leadership 12

14. Promote Participation in the Education Program 6. Include accreditations for both tracks in all correspondence 7. Post and update the Competent Leadership Achievement Chart 8. Ask members to perform and receive evaluations on at least three meeting roles for each speech presented 9. Remind members to bring Competent Leadership manuals on the club website and newsletter 10. Ask members who achieve the Competent Leader award to mentor a new member 13

15. Promote Participation in the Education Program • Provide verbal evaluations for leadership projects during meetings • Provide verbal evaluations privately outside of the club meeting • Provide only written evaluations for leadership projects • Provide verbal evaluations during meetings for both speech and leadership projects but allow less time for each evaluation Competent Leadership Project Evaluation 14

16. Recognition A special presentation • Tells the recipient that someone noticedand cared • Benefits other club members by showcasing role models • Motivates the recipients • Demonstrates how the club fostersself-development 15

17. Ensure All Members Know How to Evaluate • Evaluate to Motivate • The Art of Effective Evaluation • Effective Evaluation 16

18. Orienting New Members Orientation should focus on • Introducing and explaining materials and procedures • Furnishing support • Talking about education materials and procedures • Discussing needs and expectations • Having them fill out a New Member Profile 17

19. Orienting New Members By the fourth meeting new members have • Participated in Table Topics • Served in a meeting role • Presented the “Ice Breaker” project from the Competent Communication manual 18

20. Orienting New Members Match with a mentor • Experienced • Builds rapport • Helps set realistic goals • Answers questions and offers detailed information 19

21. Other Toastmasters Activities • Help with the club newsletter or website • Serve on a committee • Participate in speaker-evaluator exchanges • Participate in the club’s speakers bureau • Attend area, division, and district conferences and contests 20

22. Organize Speech Contest Participating as a contest official provides an opportunity to • Develop and practice listening skills • Exercise critical thinking skills • Receive credit toward earning the Competent Leaderaward • Practice objective observation skills • Observe and learn from proficient speakers • Develop organization, teamwork, written and verbal communication, and event coordination skills 21

23. Organize Speech Contest Members who participate • Build confidence • Gain contest experience • Learn by observing • Try a new style or type of speech • Share a unique personal message with a larger audience 22

24. Organize Speech Contest The vice president education or contest chair is responsible for • Contestant eligibility forms • Judge’s guides and ballots • Tiebreaking judge’s guide and ballot • Timer record • Participation certificates • Trophies 23

25. A responsibility and a privilege 24