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Opportunities in the Club: Education Program
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The educational program is the heart of a Toastmasters club. It is the means through which you develop your communication and leadership skills and achieve your goal of becoming a better communicator.
The Toastmasters educational program is divided into two tracks-a communication track and a leadership track. The tracks are not mutually exclusive. You may participate in both tracks at the same time if you wish. Toastmasters International sends every new member a set of materials within 48 hours after receiving his/her application for membership. Included in the material are manuals to get you started in both tracks:
- Competent Communication,
- Competent Leadership,
- Your Speaking Voice,
- Effective Speech Evaluation, and
- Gestures: Your Body Speaks
Communication Track
Members working in this track learn and practice communication skills.
Competent Communication manual
This manual, which has 10 speech projects, is the first step in the communication track. It helps develop your speaking skills one step at a time. Every projects builds upon what you learned in the preceding project. As you prepare and present each project speech you'll learn the importance of organization, how to use body language and voice to convey your message, select the right words and use visual aids. You also learn how to speak persuasively and inspire others. An evaluator will give your feedback on each speech you present and help you to improve. When you compete this manual you are eligible for Competent Communicator (CC) recognition. Complete the CC application in the manual and ask your vice president education to submit it online to World Headquarters. You'll receive a CC Certificate and, if this is your first CC award, two Advanced Communication manuals free of charge.
Advanced Communication manuals
After receiving CC recognition you can work in the Advanced Communication manuals, where you can refine and enhance your speaking skills. There are 15 manuals, each containing five speech projects. Many of the manuals are career-oriented. You choose the manuals you want to complete and the skills you want to learn. The manuals are:
- The Entertaining Speaker (226A)
- Speaking to Inform (226B)
- Public Relations (226C)
- The Discussion Leader (226D)
- Specialty Speeches (226E)
- Speeches by Management (226F)
- The Professional Speaker (226G)
- Technical Presentations (226H)
- Persuasive Speaking (226I)
- Communicating on Television (226J)
- Storytelling (226K)
- Interpretive Reading (226L)
- Interpersonal Communication (226M)
- Special Occasion Speeches (226N)
- Humorously Speaking (226O)
When you work in the advanced manuals, you are eligible for several awards:
Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)
To be eligible for this award, you must have:
- Achieved Competent Communicator award (or achieved Competent Toastmaster award)
- Completed two Advanced Communication manuals
Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS)
To be eligible for this award, you must have:
- Achieved Advanced Communicator Bronze award (or achieved Able Toastmaster award or Advanced Toastmaster Bronze award)
- Completed two additional advanced communication manuals (may not be those completed for any previous award)
- Conducted any two programs from The Better Speaker Series and/or The Successful Club Series
Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG)
To be eligible for this award, you must have:
- Achieved Advanced Communicator Silver award (or achieved Able Toastmaster Bronze award or Advanced Toastmaster Silver award)
- Completed two additional advanced communication manuals (may not be those completed for any previous award)
- Conducted a Success/Leadership, Success/Communication or a Youth Leadership program
- Coached a new member with the first three speech projects
By the time you earn the Advanced Toastmaster Gold award, you will have completed six of the available Advanced Communication manuals and will have learned many valuable speaking skills.
To apply for any of the Advanced Communicator awards, complete the appropriate section of the application in the back of any advanced manual and ask your vice president education to submit it online to World Headquarters. You'll receive a certificate and, if you wish, World Headquarters will send a letter to your employer about your achievement.
The above text is from the Toastmasters International Website
TopLeadership Track
The following is the new toastmasters Leadership Track which came into effect in 2005
New Competent Leader (CL)
- The new 10-project Competent Leadership manual will help you develop leadership skills while serving in various club meeting roles, e.g. Evaluator, General Evaluator, Toastmaster, Table Topic Master. Toastmasters International will begin issuing the new CL award in July 2006.
- New CL Award Requirements:
- Complete the new Competent Leadership manual
- The new 10-Project CL Goals and Objectives
- Tips and Lessons Learned
Advanced Leader (AL)
AL Requirements:
- Achieve the “old” Competent Leader award;
- Served a complete term as a district officer (District Governor, Lieutenant Governor (LGET or LGM), Public Relations Officer (PRO), District Secretary or Treasurer, Division or Area Governor);
- Completed the High Performance Leadership program; and
- Served successfully as a club sponsor, mentor or coach.
- On July 1, 2006, the requirements for the AL award recognition become the requirements for the new Advanced Leader Silver (ALS).
- AL Tips and Lessons Learned
ADVANCED LEADER BRONZE (ALB)
ALB Award Requirements:
- Achieved Competent Leader (CL) award;
- Achieved Competent Communicator (CC) award (or achieved Competent Toastmaster CTM award);
- Served at least six months as a club officer (president, vice president education, vice president membership, vice president public relations, secretary, treasurer or sergeant at arms) and participated in the preparation of a Club Success Plan while serving in this office
- While serving in the above office, participated in a district-sponsored club officer training program; and
- Conducted any two programs from The Successful Club Series and/or The Leadership Excellence Series.
ADVANCED LEADER SILVER (ALS)
ALS Award Requirements:
- Achieved Advanced Leader Bronze award (or “old” Competent Leader award);
- Served a complete term as a district officer (District Governor, Lieutenant Governor (LGET or LGM), Public Relations Officer (PRO), District Secretary or Treasurer, Division or Area governor;
- Completed the High Performance Leadership program; and
- Served successfully as a club sponsor, mentor or coach.
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Meeting details:
Time: Tuesdays, 6:50 pm to 8:50 pm
Location: Halifax Chrysler Dodge Jeep,12 Lakelands Boulevard, Halifax, NS B3S 1S8, Canada (Bayer's Lake)(see map)
Please do not park in front of the show room, there is plenty of parking on the side of the building. We meet upstairs in the lunch room.