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Corporate Clubs Workshop Jason Carmichael Kathy Schneebeck Dulnoan (CL) Brad Leppla (ACB, ALB)

Corporate Clubs Workshop Jason Carmichael Kathy Schneebeck Dulnoan (CL) Brad Leppla (ACB, ALB). Agenda. Introductions What is a “Corporate” Club? Why Form a Corporate Club? When Should You Form a Corporate Club? Decisions When Forming a Corporate Club Selling the Club to Management

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Corporate Clubs Workshop Jason Carmichael Kathy Schneebeck Dulnoan (CL) Brad Leppla (ACB, ALB)

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  1. Corporate Clubs Workshop Jason Carmichael Kathy Schneebeck Dulnoan (CL) Brad Leppla (ACB, ALB)

  2. Agenda • Introductions • What is a “Corporate” Club? • Why Form a Corporate Club? • When Should You Form a Corporate Club? • Decisions When Forming a Corporate Club • Selling the Club to Management • Membership and PR • Other Issues • Wrap Up

  3. Introductions • Name • Club • Your Corporate Club Status • Current corporate club member • Thinking about starting a corporate club • One thing you want to get out of this workshop

  4. What is a “Corporate” Club? • Generally speaking: • They are sponsored in some way by a single private or public organization • Most, if not all, members are employees of the sponsoring organization • Typically these are “closed” clubs to non-employees • But, many permutations may exist…

  5. Why Form a Corporate Club? • For the members and the company, what are the: • Advantages/benefits? • Disadvantages/issues?

  6. Should You Form a Corporate Club? • Company mission and core values • Employee advancement and development philosophy • What do employees do on a daily basis within their jobs • Ability/willingness to sponsor the club (e.g., funds, space, etc.) • Membership base

  7. Decisions When Forming a Corporate Club • Closed or Open Club • Advantages and disadvantages of each? • Level of sponsorship • Club startup • Materials and/or meeting space • Membership dues • Other expenses (pins, manuals, awards, printing, etc.) • Who controls membership? Particularly for open clubs… • Fit within organizational structure • Accounting (benefit, training budget, other?) • Oversight or autonomous?

  8. Selling the Club to Management • Educate management • What is Toastmasters about? • Advantages and benefits • Limitations (be honest and realistic!) • Invite them to meetings! • Create a “program” not a club • Encourage incorporation of Toastmasters into personal development goals • Show how the club adds value to the company

  9. “Toastmasters is the best and least expensive personal improvement class you can go to.” – Linda LingleFormer governor of Hawaii 18

  10. Membership and PR • PR and Awareness • Advantages or challenges? • Membership building and maintenance • Advantages or challenges?

  11. Other Issues • Employees travel a great deal • Dealing with adversity (you still have to be co-workers when you leave the Toastmasters meeting) • Meeting logistics and timing • Workload fluctuations • Others???

  12. Wrap Up • Review • Questions/Comments? • Thank you!

  13. www.toastmasters.org 22

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