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mention and link for your open house into your
email signature.
Flyers: post open house flyers throughout the
community (i.e. coffeeshops and other local Open House
businesses, and public libraries). Post two weeks
prior to the event and again one week before.
You can find numerous flyer templates on the Join us!
Resources tab at toastmasters.org.
Organizations: visit the networking events at
the local Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, and
other local service organizations. Be sure to
bring your club business card and open house
invitations to share. Develop consistent talking
points that all club members can highlight when communication as appropriate (i.e. instant
they “pitch” Toastmasters during a networking messaging and group chat).
opportunity. • Post flyers in high traffic areas and where
people gather.
Local newspapers: send a press release • Use the club banner to promote the event,
(templates are available on the Resources tab at attaching an open house flier to the banner,
toastmasters.org) to the local newspaper with a and placing it in strategic traffic areas. Place
brief description of the event. Include all of the it near the elevator, the stairs, or in the lobby.
details for the open house and testimonials from Move it around the office the week or two
2-3 members on why they joined Toastmasters prior to the event.
and how they’ve benefited from the experience. • Invite executive level HR, Training &
Pick a specific reporter and department to send Development, Sales, and Client Engagement
it to (i.e. the Community section). contacts to attend. They likely have
employees who would benefit from the
Signage: Create signage that leads people Toastmasters experience.
to your open house. Post strategically as you • Set up a booth or table display and share
consider what direction people will be coming your Toastmaster experience. Include flyers,
from. Put signs out as early as possible so that brochures, sample agendas, and add some
people walking by might stop in to see what’s fun photos from a meeting.
going on. Make sure it’s clear how to get to the • Member “ambassadors” can seek out other
meeting room. organizations in the surrounding area to
invite those employees.
Corporate clubs have additional options for One sure way to make the open house a success
promoting their open house events: is to engage all current members in the planning
• Announce the open house at the and promotion process. Find ways to make it fun
weekly town hall meetings, during and work together to build a successful and well
project meetings, and via intra-office promoted event!
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