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Dottie’s 5-Step Acceleration Plan


                                                           If you want growth, to improve, get better

                                                       at this, then do yourself a favor a use the plan
                                                       below:
                                                          1.  Give a speech every 4-6 weeks. You
      wanted help accelerating his growth.                    can easily do this by always having a

      I have trained hundreds of members                      backup speech available to fill-in when
      on the technique I used. Many of                        a speaker can’t attend a meeting, or join
      them have earned not only Triple                        multiple clubs to get-in extra speaking
      crowns, but also their Distinguished                    opportunities.

      Toastmasters Award—the highest                      2.  Serve in roles like Toastmaster, General
      educational achievement you can                         Evaluator, Grammarian, etc. at least twice
      earn in Toastmasters.                                   a month. This helps YOU and your club!
                                                          3.  Write a blog and/or create a podcast a year
      Earn Your Triple Crown                              4.  Support your club by serving in a Club

          When you complete a manual or                       Officer or District position.
      Pathways level, you earn an award                   5.  Mentor or coach other members and/or
      that counts toward the Triple Crown                     club.

      Awards. The chart below illustrates
      the awards you can earn.
          Accomplish these goals, and you
      too can earn one or more Triple

      Crowns!

                    Traditonal Program                                     Pathways Program
       Competent Communicator                                Any Level 1 for a Pathway program

       Competent Leadership                                  Any Level 2 for a  Pathway program
       Any of the Advanced Communicators Awards (Bronze,     Any Level 3 for a Pathway program
       Silver and Gold)
       Any of the Advanced Leadership Awards (Bronze, Silver)  Any Level 4 for a Pathway program

       High Performance Leadership Excellence                Any Level 5 for a Pathway program


       Distinguished Toastmaster Award                       High Performance Leadership Excellence

                                                             Distinguished Toastmaster Award




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