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This training program equips club officers with essential knowledge and tools, leading to increased member satisfaction, dynamic club meetings, new member recruitment, and enhanced club and district distinctions. Training sessions cover roles, responsibilities, and club success strategies, benefiting both current and incoming officers. The curriculum focuses on club quality, leadership skills, and goal-setting. Participants receive certificates of appreciation and evaluation reports for continuous improvement.
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Area and Division Director Training Effective Club Officers Training
Objectives • Provides the knowledge and tools. • Trained club officers can result in • more satisfied members, • more exciting club meetings, • more new members, • more Distinguished Clubs and • more Distinguished Districts. • http://www.toastmasters.org/217_training
WHEN TO TRAIN • COT 1: June 1 and August 31, when officers begin their terms. • allows new leaders to learn their roles and responsibilities and meet district leaders • COT 2: December 1 and February 28 (or 29) • gives club leaders the opportunity to discuss problems and get advice from district leaders • Clubs that have at least four officers attend training during each of COT receive credit toward Distinguished Club Program goal
WHO CAN ATTEND TRAINING? • Current and incoming club officers should be invited and encouraged to attend. • Toastmasters members not holding club office but interested in learning about or improving their Toastmasters leadership and communication skills can attend. • Encourage maximum attendance and participation at these sessions
Selecting Your Team • Chair • Treasurer • Logistic • Promotion & Markeing • Registration – Use the same format as the online submission.
Selecting Your Team Trainers: • Experienced. • Knowledgeable. Trainers who have served as past club president who led the club to President’s Distinguished Club. • Entertaining. • Committed to using the Toastmasters International training materials. • If curriculum will include additional sessions, work with the trainers to develop those content areas. • Always retain control over the content of every training session.
PLANNING THE CURRICULUM • www.toastmasters.org/COTmaterial • Trainers must use these training programs. • Quality. • The material is presented clearly, concisely and logically. • Consistency. • Using the modules assures that all officers receive the information they need, no matter who conducts the training.
PLANNING THE 1ST COT • Session 1: Creating a Quality Club • importance of the member experience, the Toastmasters brand, Moments of Truth and the Distinguished Club Program. • Session 2 : Club Officer Role Breakouts • All ADs and Division Advisors for each Officer role. • Session 3: Leading the Club to Success • teaches club officers motivation, delegation, coaching and SMART goal setting, as well as guiding them through the creation of the Club Success Plan. • Session 4: Area Breakouts • Closing (Please do closing after the Area Breakouts)
Area Breakouts – 1ST COT • AD Goals - Area Success Plan / Distinguished Area Program • AD / Clubs Calendar • Area Council Meetings – at least 2. • Club Visit – AD Visit Report, at least 2 visits a term • Area Speech Contest Planning • Club Success Plan • Challenges/Problems within the Club • Toastmasters Awards • Successor for new term
PLANNING THE 2ND COT Opportunity to discuss any problems, getting advice from district leaders. Tailor your training to meet their needs. • Moments of Truth, as a training session, giving officers the chance to analyze their own clubs and discuss how they can improve. • Distinguished Club Program - Gap Analysis, review and discuss the reports • Finding New Members for Your Club/ Closing the Sale • Resolving Conflict (optional) • Area Breakouts
Area Breakouts – 2ND COT • AD Goals - Distinguished Area Program • AD / Clubs Calendar (Club Visits) • Club and Area Speech Contest Planning • Club Success Plan • Club Membership Dues Collection • Challenges/Problems within the Club • Successor for new term • Area New Alignment • Achievement Recognition
FIVE TIPS FOR SUCCESS • Focus on helping Members / Clubs • Reinforce the Distinguished Club Program • Appoint a training coordinator • - e.g. Assistant Division Program Quality. • Assign training teams • Use training to identify future leaders
PROVIDE RECOGNITION Certificate of Appreciation Certificate of Participants TRAINING EVALUATOIN • http://www.toastmasters.org/217_training • Page 15 • Evaluation report to be discussed at Division council meeting.
Closing “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” Plato, The Republic A Good Start, Is Half The Battle Won! 万事起头难. 有好的开始,就是成功的一半!