1. Toastmasters: Creating Club Leads
Jim Kokocki, DTM
This presentation is intended as a guide to help District leaders engage a Toastmasters audience in generating some new club ideas
To continue to reach our growth targets we will need to reach new niche opportunities. Niches are described as smaller, focused, and targetable sub-markets within larger markets
The slides reinforce for our membership our mission to grow and make effective communication skills a worldwide reality
One slide lists some actual niche club names and reviewing these should get attendees thinking about whether any of these could work in your Area, Division or District
When concluding thank attendees for their participation and if they believe they have any sort of potential for a club to talk with leaders who can assist – name those leaders and point them out if they are in the room

2. Toastmasters Mission
Toastmasters International Mission We empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders.
District Mission We build new clubs and support all clubs in achieving excellence.
1. Reinforce our Mission to make effective communication skills a worldwide reality – by growing in members and in total clubs

3. Sources of Club Leads
Visitors to can request to start a club
Many leads are generated by Toastmaster Members and Leaders
In local Companies
In under-served Communities
In other niche markets
Niches are described as smaller, focused, and targetable sub-markets within larger markets
Our Districts are growing in niche markets as represented in the exercise on the next slide
1. Discuss the sources of club leads 2. Ask the group if they can think of others 3. Indicate on the next slide you’ll conduct an exercise

4. Actual Clubs Serving Niches
Describe each club as it could exist in our District: Who, where and when
Sales and Marketing
Professional Women's
Funny Bones
Follow the Leader
Bilingual
Luncheon Linguists
Realtors TM Club
Tech Masters
Deliver Under Pressure
Night Owl
Dallas Singles
Word Smith
Central Business
Talking Heads
Technology Toasters
Positively Speaking
Money Talk$$
Girl Talk
Top of the Morning
Each club name listed exists in one of our Toastmasters Districts
Read these aloud yourself, or ask attendees read off each club name
Ask attendees to describe who attends, what are meetings like, and if could such a club exist in our District .

5. Discussing Opportunities
Could these clubs work for us?
In what time frame could such clubs be established?
How can we plant the seeds now?
Who has the linkages to enable these to succeed?
Lead a discussion on if some of these club ideas could work in your Area, Division or District
Explore the ideas quite fully and get them thinking about next steps, how to reach the potential members, meeting locations etc
Encourage the attendees to speak with leaders who can assist with new club planning. If those leaders are in the room have them stand and be acknowledged

6. "Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it
"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."  
--  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Reiterate our mission to empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders, and what a rewarding experience it is to bring Toastmasters to new members
Thank the attendees for attending and invite them to speak with the leaders who can assist in the process