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Toastmasters
clubs are grouped
into two categories:
community and
corporate. |
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Community clubs are formed for
the general public, while
corporate clubs are formed in
companies, government agencies
and other organizations. |
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Forming a Community Club |
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1. Plan a demonstration meeting. |
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2. Publicize the meeting to the
local media. |
3. Contact the local chamber of
commerce for a list of
organizations (Lions,
Rotary,
Jaycees, etc) and invite their
officers to the demonstration
meeting. |
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4. Place posters and other
announcements on community
bulletin boards. |
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5. Publicize the meeting to
membership "clusters". These are
groups of
people (employees of
small businesses, church groups,
military
personnel. etc.) who
could not support a Toastmasters
club by
themselves, but can
contribute a strong nucleus of
potential members. |
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Forming a Corporate Club |
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The key to building a corporate
club is to obtain the support of
a person who can authorize the
formation of the club. |
1. Contact the personnel
director, the person in charge
of human
resources, or even the
company president. |
2. Prepare for the meeting. You
must be able to convince the
person that
Toastmasters
training helps employees improve
their communication
and
leadership skills. |
3. Get the company's support. If
the person you meet with does
not have
the authority to
authorize the formation of a
club, find out who des and
offer
to meet with that person. |
4. Once you have obtained the
company's support, finalize
financial
commitment and
support. |
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5. Arrange a time an place to
conduct a demonstration meeting. |
6. Invite company officials to
attend the demonstration meeting
to show that
you have the
company's support. |
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Publicize the demonstration
meeting on company bulleting
boards, in
newsletters and
memos, and via email. |
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To learn more about building a
new club, about the
demonstration meeting and to
view all appropriate forms,
order "How
to Build a Toastmasters Club" |
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