How To Get The Most Out of Your Toastmasters Membership Commit to the Toastmasters Promise Commit to the Toastmasters Promise Schedule Your Goals Schedule Your Goals Work your manuals: Work your manuals: Competent Communicator Competent Communicator Competent Leader Competent Leader Advanced Manuals Advanced Manuals Participate in Contests Participate in Contests Look for what’s missing – provide that. Look for what’s missing – provide that.

Commit to the Toastmaster's Promise: As a member of Toastmasters International and my Club, I promise: To attend all Club meetings regularly; To attend all Club meetings regularly; To prepare all of my speeches to the best of my ability, basing them on projects in the Competent Communicator or Advanced Manuals; To prepare all of my speeches to the best of my ability, basing them on projects in the Competent Communicator or Advanced Manuals; To work the Competent Leadership manual weekly; To work the Competent Leadership manual weekly; To willingly prepare for and fulfill meeting assignments; To willingly prepare for and fulfill meeting assignments;

A Toastmaster's Promise To provide fellow members with helpful, constructive evaluations; To provide fellow members with helpful, constructive evaluations; To help the Club maintain the positive, friendly environment necessary for all members to learn and grow; To help the Club maintain the positive, friendly environment necessary for all members to learn and grow; To willingly serve my Club as an officer when called upon to do so; To willingly serve my Club as an officer when called upon to do so; To treat my fellow Club members and our guests with respect and courtesy; To treat my fellow Club members and our guests with respect and courtesy;

A Toastmaster's Promise To bring guests to Club meetings so they can see the benefits Toastmasters membership offers; To bring guests to Club meetings so they can see the benefits Toastmasters membership offers; To adhere to the guidelines and rules for all Toastmasters educational and recognition programs; To adhere to the guidelines and rules for all Toastmasters educational and recognition programs; To maintain honest and highly ethical standards during the conduct of all Toastmasters activities To maintain honest and highly ethical standards during the conduct of all Toastmasters activities

Schedule Your Goals Icebreaker Speech Icebreaker Speech Competent Communicator (10 speeches) Competent Communicator (10 speeches) Competent Leader (multiple projects) Competent Leader (multiple projects) Participate in a Content Participate in a Content Complete 2 Advanced Manuals Complete 2 Advanced Manuals Advanced Communicator Bronze Advanced Communicator Bronze Personal Goals Personal Goals

Participate in Contests Why participate in a contest? Why participate in a contest? Raise the bar: challenge yourself Raise the bar: challenge yourself Broaden your experience of Toastmasters Broaden your experience of Toastmasters Ways to Participate Ways to Participate Contestant Contestant Duty Holder (Timer, Sgt-at-Arms, Setup) Duty Holder (Timer, Sgt-at-Arms, Setup) Judge Judge Contest Chair/Contest Toastmaster Contest Chair/Contest Toastmaster

Role of Toastmaster Set meeting theme – make it fun! Set meeting theme – make it fun! Create & Distribute Meeting Agenda Create & Distribute Meeting Agenda Contact duty holders by phone & by the Friday before the Tuesday meeting Contact duty holders by phone & by the Friday before the Tuesday meeting Make sure Speakers provide speech info Make sure Speakers provide speech info Arrive early to make sure everything’s set Arrive early to make sure everything’s set Conduct the meeting Conduct the meeting

Club Resources Each other, especially Club Officers Each other, especially Club Officers Organizational Structure: Organizational Structure: Club: Club: Area 72: Area 72: District 50: District 50: Vista Division: Vista Division: Toastmasters International: Toastmasters International: Mentors Mentors

Look for what’s missing – provide that. Raise the bar: Raise the bar: What’s missing? What’s missing? What can be improved? What can be improved? Bring to the attention of a Club Officer Bring to the attention of a Club Officer Our Club is only as successful as our members succeed Our Club is only as successful as our members succeed