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Toastmasters Education Overview

Toastmasters Education Overview. Presented by: Adam Kutell ACG, ALB January 15, 2014. Why did you join Toastmasters. What attracted you to South County Toastmasters?. Toastmasters Education Tracks. Communication Leadership How they all come together (Distinguished Toastmaster).

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Toastmasters Education Overview

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  1. Toastmasters EducationOverview Presented by: Adam Kutell ACG, ALB January 15, 2014

  2. Why did you join Toastmasters

  3. What attracted you toSouth County Toastmasters?

  4. Toastmasters Education Tracks • Communication • Leadership • How they all come together (Distinguished Toastmaster)

  5. The “Communication” Track • Competent Communicator (CC)

  6. Competent Communicator Basic Skill Building Intermediate Skills Vocal Variety Research your Topic Get Comfortable with Visual Aids Persuade with Power Inspire your Audience • The Ice Breaker • Organize your Speech • Get to the Point • How to Say It • Your Body Speaks

  7. Completing the“Competent Communicator” • Check if all the speeches have been evaluated and that the evaluator filled out the appropriate section. • Annotate the 10 titles exactly the way you want to remember your speeches. Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation is important. • Confirm your mailing address is correct in the manual. • Fill out the employer section in the submission form if you want. • Check the two “Advanced Manuals” in the form • if you are eligible • Hand the form or email the details to the Vice President of Education to submit.

  8. The “Leadership” Track • Competent Leader (CL)

  9. Clues to complete the “CL” manual

  10. The “Communication” Track • Competent Communicator (CC) • Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)

  11. “Advanced Communicator Bronze” • Complete your Competent Communicator award and get it submitted. • Complete all five speeches from one “Advanced” manual • Complete all five speeches from a different “Advanced” manual

  12. The “Advanced Manuals”(each with five speeches) • The Entertaining Speaker • Speaking To Inform • Public Relations • Facilitating Discussion • Specialty Speeches • Speeches by Management • The Professional Speaker • Technical Presentations • Persuasive Speaking • Communicating on Video • Storytelling • Interpretive Reading • Interpersonal Communication • Special Occasion Speeches • Humorously Speaking

  13. “Advanced Communicator Bronze” • Complete your Competent Communicator award and get it submitted. • Complete all five speeches from one “Advanced” manual • Complete all five speeches from a different “Advanced” manual • That’s it! Get your forms submitted with all the titles filled out, and start on your next award!

  14. The “Communication” Track • Competent Communicator (CC) • Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) • Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS)

  15. “Advanced Communicator Silver” • Complete your Advanced Communicator Bronze award. • Complete all five speeches from a new “Advanced” manual • Complete all five speeches from a different new “Advanced” manual • Complete a pair of mix/match presentations from: • “Better Speaker Series” and/or • “Successful Club Series

  16. Additional Advanced Presentations(all available as free digital downloads) Better Speaker Series (BSS) Successful Club Series (SCS) Moments of Truth Finding new Members for your Club Evaluate to Motivate Closing the sale Creating the Best Club Climate Meeting Roles and Responsibilities Mentoring Keeping the Commitment Going Beyond our Club How to be a Distinguished Club The Toastmasters Educational Program • Beginning your Speech • Concluding your Speech • Controlling your Fear • Impromptu Speaking • Selecting your Topic • Know your Audience • Organizing your Speech • Creating an Introduction • Preparation and Practice • Using Body Language

  17. The “Communication” Track • Competent Communicator (CC) • Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) • Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS) • Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG)

  18. “Advanced Communicator Gold” • Complete your Advanced Communicator Silver award. • Complete all five speeches from a new “Advanced” manual • Complete all five speeches from a different new “Advanced” manual • Complete a single workshop from either: • “Youth Leadership” (Interpersonal Communication), • “Success / Leadership”, or • “Success / Communication” • Coach a new member through the first three speech projects.

  19. Additional workshop forAdvanced Communicator Gold Success / Leadership Success / Communication Speechcraft How to Listen Effectively The Art of Effective Evaluation Building your Thinking Power 1 (Mental Flexibility) Building your Thinking Power 2 (The Power of Ideas) From Speaker to Trainer • How to Conduct Productive Meetings • Parliamentary Procedure in Action • Characteristics of Effective Leaders • Developing your Leadership Skills • Working in the Team Environment • Improving your Management Skills

  20. What about after ACG? Let’s continue to examine the Leadership Track and come back to this question…

  21. The “Leadership” Track • Competent Leader (CL) • Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)

  22. “Advanced Leader Bronze” (ALB) • Earn the “Competent Leader” award • Earn the “Competent Communicator” award • Serve a complete six-month term* as a (T.I. recognized) club officer and participated in the preparation of the Club Success Plan while in this office. • Participated in Club Officer Training (TLI) as a club officer • Conducted two presentations from the “Successful Club Series” and/or the “Leadership Excellence Series”

  23. Additional Advanced Presentations(all available as free digital downloads) Leadership Excellence Series Successful Club Series (SCS) Moments of Truth Finding new Members for your Club Evaluate to Motivate Closing the sale Creating the Best Club Climate Meeting Roles and Responsibilities Mentoring Keeping the Commitment Going Beyond our Club How to be a Distinguished Club The Toastmasters Educational Program • The Visionary Leader • Developing a Mission • Values and Leadership • Goal Setting and Planning • Delegate to Empower • Building a Team • Giving Effective Feedback • The Leader as a Coach • Motivating People • Service and Leadership • Resolving Conflict

  24. The “Leadership” Track • Competent Leader (CL) • Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB) • High Performance Leadership • Also known as Leadership Excellence (LDREXC)

  25. High Performance Leadership • This is a five-project plan devised by the member • The member chooses three or more members as their “Guidance Committee” who offer periodic evaluation to the chosen tasks. • There is no official* pre-requisite for this “award” • District 8 (and other districts) will recognize this level if accomplished after Advanced Leader Bronze. • Necessary as a prerequisite towards “Advanced Leader Silver”

  26. The “Leadership” Track • Competent Leader (CL) • Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB) • High Performance Leadership (LDREXC) • Advanced Leader Silver (ALS)

  27. “Advanced Leader Silver” (ALS) • Earn the “Advanced Leader Bronze” award • Serve for an entire year term as a district officer (Dist Governor, LGM, LGET, PR, Sect, Treasurer, Div Governor, or Area Governor) • Serve for one year either as a new-club-sponsor, new-club-mentor, or club-coach. • These roles cannot be credited while also a member of the assisted club. • Must be by appointment of the District Governor.

  28. What can I do after I complete the Communication Track and the Leadership Track? ???????

  29. What comes next? Distinguished Toastmaster

  30. Distinguished Toastmaster • Prerequisites: • Complete the Advanced Communicator Gold • Complete the Advanced Leader Silver

  31. Distinguished Toastmaster • Prerequisites: • Complete the Advanced Communicator Gold • Complete the Advanced Leader Silver • Have your club VPE submit the qualification form (That’s It!)

  32. More about the DTM • Our district has statistically more members with DTMs and multiple earned DTM awards

  33. Other distinctions • Triple Crown • Accredited Speaker Program • http://www.toastmasters.org/asapp.aspx

  34. Questions and Answers?

  35. References • Advanced Communicator submission form: • http://www.toastmasters.org/1226ac.aspx • Communication Track: • http://www.toastmasters.org/members/memberexperience/educationalprogram/communicationtrack.aspx • Advanced Leader and DTM submission form: • http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/MemberExperience/EducationalProgram/ALDTMApps.aspx • Leadership Track: • http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/MembersFunctionalCategories/AboutTI/CommunicationandLeadershipTraining/LeadershipTrack.aspx • “Accredited Speaker” Program Rules, Application, and other Details: • http://www.toastmasters.org/asapp.aspx

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