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      Plans, Plans, and More Plans



      Lorri Andersen, DTM - Program Quality Director





      What a great three months we’ve had this year!         find out more details.

      We started the year strong with officer training,          Submit a Club Success Plan and earn a reward.
      Learning Labs, and Cub Success Plans.                  What is a Club Success Plan? It is a high-level
          In August, I attended a two-day training with      look at your club and it’s a tool to help build your
      other District leaders. I shared our plans for         clubs success.

      Learning Labs. I told them about “Plan for Club        •  It asks for examples of your club values, how
      Success,” followed by “Moments of Truth,” and              you work with and support your Officers, and
      “Nut’s and Bolt’s” Club Charters R Us.”                    build your Club team.
          The following day I met over Zoom and              •  It walks you through a situational analysis

      shared the Learning Labs details with a new                and then helps you chart a road map toward
      Toastmaster friend. She couldn’t wait to set up            a successful club. How do we know where we
      Learning Labs in her District. District 7 is leading       are going if we don’t have a road map? Each
      the way.                                                   section has a situational analysis.

          Good things are happening all over                 •  And, it is divided into an educational
      Toastmasters and D7. Check our D7 calendar for             plan, membership goals, training, and
      the next Learning Lab. Mark your calendar for              administration.
      the first Wednesday of every month. Pathways               The first 20 clubs to submit a completed

      Labs. conducted by Dave Bones, are midmonth.           Club Success Plan win a $50 Toastmasters
          Thank you to our Division Directors for the        International gift card. Every Club that submits
      outstanding Officers Training they conducted in        a Plan is a winner. The process is a good learning
      July and August. Pre Covid, Division Directors         experience as you build a plan for a successful

      only trained locally. Now with Zoom, they can          Club.
      train Toastmasters all over the world. What’s so           Take part in the journey. Download this form
      great about training? You get to collaborate with      and start today
      Toastmasters that you would never meet.                    In the next three months look for Pathways

          I trained with Toastmasters in Australia last      Learning labs and Toastmaster Learning
      year. I found out they deal with the same issues       Institute, December 3 and 4.
      we do. Often, they had different ways to handle            I look forward to our educational journey
      them. I learned a lot through our discussions.         together.

      Relationships grow through training, friendships
      form, and clubs strengthened.
          Would you like the opportunity to learn more
      about training? Please email Lorri Andersen to




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