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Club Quality is the Foundation for Future Growth and Promotion

Kathleen Tully, DTM - Public Relations Manager

• Do speech evaluators give helpful If your club uses a FreeToastHost website
evaluations that are informative provided by Toastmasters International, use the

and provide specific suggestions for meeting agenda option to customize an agenda
improvement/growth? for the weekly meetings and make it easy for
• Are club and member milestones members to sign-up for meeting roles in advance.
celebrated? Take advantage of the time-saving feature that

• Are members encouraged to participate in allows speakers to add speech details and their
a structured mentoring program within introduction; these can then be printed by the
the club? Toastmaster directly from the agenda.
These are just some of the questions to Don’t forget that Toastmaster magazine offers

consider as you begin the new Toastmasters year. ideas on a variety of topics that can help a club
Toastmasters International has many valuable enhance their meetings. You’ll find many ways
resources available to help in this process. to incorporate fun into weekly meetings in this
Take some time to explore the Resources tab article.

on the Toastmasters International home page. The club evaluation process may seem
Look at the Moments of Truth (MOT) handout daunting, but club officers and members can
which provides detailed worksheets and best make it fun! Be creative. Think outside the box.
practices. The MOT chart provides an “at a The opportunities are limited only by your

glance” overview for general discussion. Both imagination. Club quality lays the foundation for
documents are helpful tools for guiding the future growth and impactful promotion. NOW
evaluation process. The Resources section also is the time to start planning and implementing
includes the Logos, Images, and Templates link changes that will make your club even more

which provide options for name tents, meeting successful in 2019-2020!
agendas, club business cards (including a new
vertical card option this year!), club newsletters,
and more.

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