Thank you very much for attending the recent club officers training. I was really pleased to see so many of you and I hope that you liked the new format and you learned a lot of useful things.
Below are the materials which we used for our sessions (try using Chrome or Firefox for the links as not everything is displayed properly in Internet Explorer):
Divisional updates
http://bit.ly/WoKNKb
- A short presentation covering updates
- Contest rule changes
- Information about the conference
- Information about Area Governor elections
Make sure that as a judge, contest chair or contestant you are familiar with the latest set of rules. All materials can be uploaded from here:
http://www.toastmasters.org/DigitalContent
If you're going to attend the conference, please book early because accommodation and train tickets will only go up!
http://www.riviera-renaissance.org.uk/
If you want to develop further as a leader, consider applying for the post of the Area Governor!
Round table
http://bit.ly/YiNiuB
- IT tools
- Mentoring guide
- Team dynamics
- Dealing with different people
- TMI document about moments of truth
- 2013 Speech Contest Rule book
There is also a very useful information about contests which can be found here:
https://toastmasterclub.org/kb.php?mode=cat&cat=8
It covers checklist for the contest chair, chief judge, notes from the judging workshop and many other useful things
Breakout
http://bit.ly/14fYyJ7
- A sample checklist for the Sergeant at Arms
- Very useful links to webinars about different aspects of PR
- More advice about PR and Marketing from Jacqueline Purcell who is the expert in this field
- A mind map showing some ideas for the treasure (expenses and budgeting)
- Notes from the training for VPEs
Make sure that you are familiar with your role by reading the Club Leadership Handbook:
http://www.toastmasters.org/CLH
There are also some useful guidelines here:
https://toastmasterclub.org/kb.php?mode=cat&cat=22
In addition you can do an online training on the TMI website:
http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/OfficerResources/eLearning/ClubOfficerEssentials.aspx
Information about Distinguished Club Program:
http://www.toastmasters.org/1111_DCP
You can find out if your points have been correctly registered by going to this link:
http://reports.toastmasters.org/tmdatamart/dcp.cfm
Please also think about your successors - ideally they should be elected by June so there is one month for a smooth handover.
Feedback
If you didn't have the chance to provide us with feedback, I would appreciate if you could fill this form and send it to your Area Governor.
http://bit.ly/15qP93M
Dates to remember
- 31 MarDues renewals
- 15-AprDivision K Contest
- 20-AprDivision B Contest (Freemason's Hall)
- 26-AprDivision L Contest (TBC)
- 10-12 MayTorquay Conference
Kind regards,
Jakub Pawlowski
Division B Governor 2012-2013