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Goals - Two Months to Go!
Emilie Taylor, DTM
Program Quality Director
By just two months remaining of the former members and invite them back.
Toastmasters’ year, your club has probably • Use your guest book and send an invite to
achieved many of its goals. Looking at some those who visited.
of the statistics, we see that many clubs are on • Do a Speechcraft. We have clubs who have
fire, while others may still be rubbing two sticks been successful in increasing membership
together trying to get a spark. Remember that though this avenue.
each and every member is the fuel that ignites • Make connections with other clubs and
the excitement. learn from one another.
Which brings us to our Club Goals and how These are just a few ideas. I am sure you have
to accomplish them or “knowing where we are great ideas that have worked before. Please share
going”. them with us and send them to me at pqd@
Looking at the dashboard, it appears most d7toastmasters.org.
clubs are working through their educational If your club is short of educational goals,
awards (Goals 1-6) and membership goals (Goals here are some ideas:
7&8). Goal 9 was accomplished by attending • Conduct a Speech-A-Thon. If your club
officers’ training, either through Toastmasters has more speakers waiting to speak, this
Leadership Institute (TLI) or make-up training. is a good way to encourage everyone to
Goal 10 was accomplished by submitting their goals and receive awards.
on-time payments of membership dues in • Assign speakers to volunteer to speak.
one period and an on-time submission of club • Have a good mentoring program. Mentors
officer list. are very important, especially to brand
If your club for example has accomplished new members. By partnering with new
all 6 educational awards, and need 4 more members with seasoned or current
additional new members, here are some ideas: members, your club provides a connection
• Have an Open House and support system.
• Ask every member to bring in a guest. Goals are like bundles of firewood. As
Give away prizes to those whose guests a group, we gather together with our goals
become members. and ideas (firewood). Sometimes finding our
• Send an email or handwritten cards to firewood in the deep dark woods can be scary
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