1. Building Excitement into Your Area
Doris Henn, DTM

2. How can you build excitement into your Area?

3. Club Officer Installation – Official Ceremony

4. Club Officer Installation – Two Options
Chocolate Bar Method
Who’s Who in the Zoo?

5. Installing Club Officers Can be Fun!
Ice Breaker – Introduce yourself to the club
Emphasize the importance of club executive positions
Highlight the major functions of each exec role
Club Leadership Handbook – pg. 57 & 58.

6. Travelling Gavel/Stuffie

7. How does it work? Get a box that will hold your gavel/stuffie
Club members:
Travel from one club to another
Take part in the meeting
Collect an agenda to include in the box

8. Benefits of Travelling Gavel Program
Members step outside their club
Creates fun as the Gavel/Stuffie shows up at a new meeting
Creates some friendly competition between Areas

9. Speakers Exchange
One club member travels to a new Area club each month to present a speech
Create a schedule
Each club should have 1 guest speaker each month

10. Area Marketing/Promotion
Consider an Area Marketing Campaign
Flyer to advertise club meeting time/place
Branded Advertising
Excited Toastmasters

11. Community Fairs/Marketing Opportunity
Advertise clubs in the Area
Give free coupons to attend Area club meetings
Use District 42 “Pop Up Banners”

12. Area Potluck/Speech Marathon
Participation from each club
Variety of speeches
Good food
New Friendships
Invite Spouses – prospective new members

13. Area Barbeque/Social Events
Hot Potato – Table Topics
Sizzling Speeches
Good Food
Building Friendships
Membership Building

14. Be Creative – Share your Ideas With your Area Council

15. Questions?