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The Toastmasters Education Program

How The Toastmasters

Education ProgramWorks

Requirements for DTM

• Advanced Communicator Gold

• Advanced Leader Silver

How Do We Get There?

Plans are nothing; planning is everything.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Communication Track

• Competent Communicator

• Advanced Communicator Bronze

• Advanced Communicator Silver

• Advanced Communicator Gold

Competent Communicator

• 10 Speeches

• Provides basic skills needed to present an effective speech

Advanced Communicator

Bronze• Complete 2 Advanced

Manuals (5 Speeches Each)

• Some of the Advanced Manuals are easier than others

• Speech Length Varies From 3 Minutes To 1 Hour Or More

Advanced Communicator Silver

• Complete 2 Advanced Manuals (5 Speeches Each)

• You Cannot Repeat Manuals In a Single Cycle

• 2 Presentations From The Better Speaker Series and/or The Successful Club Series

Advanced Communicator Gold

• Complete 2 Advanced Manuals (5 Speeches Each)

• You Still Cannot Repeat Manuals In a Single Cycle

• 1 Presentation From the Success/Leadership Series, Success/Communication Series, or Youth Leadership

• Coach a New Member With First 3 Speeches

Advanced Communicator Gold

• In Summary: 43 Speeches and Coaching a New Member With First 3 Speeches (Something we all need to do any way)

Leadership Track

• Competent Leader

• Advanced Leader Bronze

• Advanced Leader Silver

Competent Leader

• 10 Projects

• 45 Tasks

• You Only Need To Complete 21 or 22 Tasks if you plan properly

• Develop Basic Leadership Skills

Advanced Leader Bronze

• Complete CL & CC

• Serve at least 6 months as an officer

• Attend Officer Training

• Participate in preparing the Club Success Plan

Club Success Plan

Basically You Show Up At One Meeting

Don't tell our Area Governor I said that.

Club Success Plan

DCP Report

Report Card For the Club and the Club President

Advanced Leader Bronze

• I'd recommend getting President or VP Education (You'll see why soon)

• President can be the easiest job in the world of you have the right team.

• Complete 2 Presentations From The Successful Club Series and/or The Leadership Excellence Series.

Advanced Leader Silver

• Complete ALB

• Serve a complete term (1 year) as District Officer

• Complete the High Performance Leadership Program

• Serve Successfully as a Club Sponsor, Mentor, or Coach

District Officer

• District Governor

• Lieutenant Governor(s)

• Public Relations Officer

• Secretary

• Treasurer

• Division Governor

Did I Mention Area Governor?

Requirements To Be Area Governor

• Club President

• Vice President of Education

• Other District Officer

High Performance Leadership

• Recruit Guidance Committee*

• Select Worthwhile Project You Can Lead

• Work with your team to accomplish the goal, or at least make enough progress so you can show the results of your learning process.

• Make presentation to your club and get feedback.

High Performance Leadership

• Can Be Inside or Outside Toastmasters

• As You Complete a Each Step You Get Feedback From Your Committee

*Serving on someone else's HPL Committee counts towards your CL

Your Project Doesn't Even Have To Be Successful

Here's The Kicker:

Serve Successfully as a Club Sponsor, Mentor, or

CoachThis is the one part of Toastmasters where you have to be successful in order to get

credit

Summary of Requirements

• Total of 46 Speeches including HPL Presentation

• Two Years as an Officer: 1 Year As Club President or VPE and 1 Year As District Officer

• Serve As Club Sponsor, Mentor, or Coach

• High Performance Leadership Project

Why?

• Toastmasters is all about leadership and learning to become a leader by way of both tracks

• I've become a firm believer in Toastmasters as a leadership training program.

• I want to be a better leader for my company, my communities, and my family.

I love it when a plan comes together.

John "Hannibal" Smith, The A-Team