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Business Cards  -  based on Avery Template 8371-2  (TI; Word, 3.4M)  &  Business Cards Specs    (TI; pdf, 45k)

Business Cards II:  Bizcardtemplate (Word, 319k)  "Thanks!" to Bill Meyer of Club 2919 of District 6.  A pdf layout is included as a guide. 
Business Cards II Template (pdf, 52k)

Club Officer Responsibilities  (Handout) Word
Description of Club Officer Duties - from District 30’s own Catherine Atkinson, VP Ed of the Acxiomasters DG

Membership Building Contests from TI.  There is a membership contest going on almost monthly.

Attracting New Members to Your Club (1311-B).  Teaches Club officers how to build membership in their clubs. 
Script, Slide Text, Handouts (pdf; 408k)  &   Slides  (PowerPoint; 59k) 

Motivating Achievement (1311-D).  Familiarizes participants with the opportunities for growth available through the Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership tracks and membership programs. 
Script, Slide Text, Handouts (pdf; 350k)  &   Slides  (PowerPoint; 53k) 

New Member and Promotion Forms from WHQ 
 
  • President
President
Achieving Success as a Club Officer (1311-A).  Includes scripts and standards for club presidents, vice presidents education, vice presidents membership, vice presidents public relations, secretaries, treasurers, and sergeants-at-arms. 
Script, Slide Text, Handouts: President  (pdf; 336k) 
SlidesPresident  (PowerPoint; 56k)
 
  • VP, Education
Vice President Education
Achieving Success as a Club Officer (1311-A).  Includes scripts and standards for club presidents, vice presidents education, vice presidents membership, vice presidents public relations, secretaries, treasurers, and sergeants-at-arms. 
Script, Slide Text, Handouts: Vice President Education  (pdf; 394k) 
SlidesVice President Education  (PowerPoint; 81k) 

Speech Manuals
Brief Description of Advanced Communications and Leadership Program Manuals  (pdf, 2.5M) 
C & L Manual from District 6 (Word, 35k) 
Advanced Manuals & All Series from District 6   (Excel, 384k) 

The Toastmaster Education System  - Current
TM Educational System Description  (pdf, 322k) 
  New Toastmasters Educational System!
 
  • VP, Membership
Vice President Membership
Achieving Success as a Club Officer (1311-A).  Includes scripts and standards for club presidents, vice presidents education, vice presidents membership, vice presidents public relations, secretaries, treasurers, and sergeants-at-arms. 
Script, Slide Text, Handouts: Vice President Membership  (pdf; 348k) 
SlidesVice President Membership  (PowerPoint; 47k) 

100s of Membership Building Ideas 
100s of membership building ideas (pdf, 99k) 

42 Ideas To Help Retain Members
(Note: Sometimes this links does not seem to work.  Then go to http://www.toastmastersd47.org/  Onleft side, click on "Marketing" and the click on "Ideas." 

Guests 
From Prospect to Guest to Member  [TI Brochure, Catalog No. 108]  (pdf) 
Guest PacketDistrict 30’s own Trademasters  (pdf; 2,452k) 
Visitor Orientation – Brief meeting roles handout from District 30’s own Catherine Atkinson, VP Ed of the Acxiomasters DG 
VP Membership Resources from District 30's own Park Ridge Toastmasters #381
Membership Building 
A Simple Membership Building Program  [TI Flier, Catalog No. 1621]  (pdf ) 
Membership Building 101    [TI Flier, Catalog No. 1622]  (pdf) 
Membership Building Contests from TI.  There is a membership contest going on almost monthly.
Membership Building Contests   (TI) 
Top 10 Ideas & Tips For Building Membership (pdf, 60k) 
 
  • VP, Public Relations
Vice President Public Relations
Achieving Success as a Club Officer (1311-A).  Includes scripts and standards for club presidents, vice presidents education, vice presidents membership, vice presidents public relations, secretaries, treasurers, and sergeants-at-arms. 
Script, Slide Text, Handouts: Vice President Public Relations (pdf; 297k) 
SlidesVice President Public Relations  (PowerPoint; 45k) 

Extra! Extra!  Read All About It!  Community and Corporate Clubs  (pdf, 36k)
* ACTION STEPS: Increasing Club Membership And Establishing New Clubs
* ACTION STEPS: Getting Creative With Publicity
* ACTION STEPS: Resources
* ACTION STEPS: Develop A Plan
From Cindy Pavella, DTM

No and Low Cost Publicity Ideas  (Text) 

Club Newsletter Examples
Download and adapt for your Club.  From District 30’s own:
  #2194, Knowledge Speakers  ~ Speakers' Notes  (Word 97 - 2 columns, 2 pages; 81k) 
  #2759, USMEPCOM  ~ The Gavel  (Word 97 - 3 columns, 2 pages; 240k) 
  #3012, Trademasters  (Word – 2pages; 885k) 
  #3307, Palatine ~ Speakeasy  (Word 97 - 1 column, 6 pages; 81k) 
  #6244, Talk of Lincolnshire ~ Talk of Lincolnshire  (Word 97 - 2 columns, 1 page; 40k) 

Flyers
District 30’s own Schaumburg Toastmasters Plus
Speak Effeectively With Confidence (Word, 148k) 
District 30’s own Smooth Talkers #709  (Help attract 17 new members in 11 months.) 
Change  (Library)  (Word, 27k)
Showcase  (Library) District 30’s own Wrightwood Toastmasters  (Word, 91k)
Toastmaster Slogans   (pdf; 168k) 

Publicity Formats 
Basic Press Release   [TI]  (pdf, 115k) – Teaching People to Talk Turkey Without Turning Chicken 
Poster - Toastmasters, more than just talk  (TI; pdf, 1.4M) 
Sample Proclamation   (TI; pdf, 49k) 
Signposts Arrows, Poster and Fliers  (from District 30’s own SBC -  ZIP; 1.2M) 
 
  • Secretary
Secretary
Achieving Success as a Club Officer (1311-A).  Includes scripts and standards for club presidents, vice presidents education, vice presidents membership, vice presidents public relations, secretaries, treasurers, and sergeants-at-arms. 
Script, Slide Text, Handouts Secretary  (pdf; 295k) 
SlidesSecretary  (PowerPoint; 45k) 
Minutes
Minutes, example of, from District 30's own  #6840, Fox Valley ~ Word 97 - 1 page 
Minutes, example of, from District 30's own  #9084, Hines V.erbal A.ces ~ Word 
 
  • Treasurer
Treasurer
Achieving Success as a Club Officer (1311-A).  Includes scripts and standards for club presidents, vice presidents education, vice presidents membership, vice presidents public relations, secretaries, treasurers, and sergeants-at-arms. 
Script, Slide Text, Handouts: Treasurer  (pdf; 269k) 
SlidesTreasurer  (PowerPoint; 43k) 
 
  • Sergeant At Arms
Sergeant At Arms
Achieving Success as a Club Officer (1311-A). Includes scripts and standards for club presidents, vice presidents education, vice presidents membership, vice presidents public relations, secretaries, treasurers, and sergeants-at-arms. 
Script, Slide Text, Handouts: Sergeant At Arms  (pdf; 250k) 
SlidesSergeant At Arms  (PowerPoint; 45k) 
 
DCP
Charting a Course for Club Success (1311-C).  Explains the Distinguished Club Program (DCP) and motivates Club officers to achieve goals through use of the Club Success Plan. 
Script, Slide Text, Handouts (pdf; 445k) 
Slides(PowerPoint; 57k) 
Check your  Club’s DCP at TI.  You'll need to know your Club Number. 
Checking Your Distinguished Club Program Status (pdf; 151k) 
Distinguished Club Program (DCP) Success Plan Spreadsheet (Excel, 19k) . . .  "In July, 2003, I've helped complete 3 Club success plans.    I found the plan in the back of the DCP manual somewhat cumbersome at 6+ pages and wanted something more succinct.  So, I developed a 1-page spreadsheet."  District 30’s own Pam Melick, North Division Governor 
Explanation of the DCP with examples 
 
Websites - Club
Resources For Club Websites 
Toastmasters International Internet Helps and Guidelines
Toastmasters Websites Around The World - over 1,000 listed by the Atsugi-Zama TM club of Japan 
How To Build A Club Web Site - Jeff Arthur (pdf; 101k) 

Graphics 
The following are some sites where you can obtain graphics for your site, newsletter or presentation. 
  • Graphics - Toastmaster 
District 58 - some TM logos 
District 66 Graphics Files 
TM Logos (3 pages) 
  • Graphics - Other Sources 
3M - some cartoons about meetings 
Lots of clip art in the Alley, but the preview feature seems to be off. 
Design Gallery Live - Lots of graphics from MS
ClipartInc.com - $ clipart subscription service 
Website Hosting 
Free Toast Host  - There are various hosting options.  However, freetoasthost.org is pretty much it – and free.  Info from their website.
    “Currently hosting over a thousand active Toastmasters club websites around the world!  [=July, 2005]
     FreeToastHost.org is a division of Archieboy Holdings, LLC. - holding company for over 30 professional webhosting divisions. It has been designed, is run, and maintained by members of various Toastmasters clubs. 
     FreeToastHost is a webhosting company specifically for local Toastmasters clubs anywhere in the world.  Each website comes with easy-to-use web-based software ideal for any Toastmasters club.  Providing your club is listed on Toastmasters.org, there is no-cost for this service!   FreeToastHost.org is a result of designing the perfect club website for our own local chapter.” 
Still wanna check out others, eh?!
Crosswinds - a webhost (free and pay options) 
GEOCITIES - webhosting from Yahoo! (free and pay options) 
Zyworld - webhosting; build a site in a few minutes without HTML knowledge.  Only a pay $ webhosting service. 
 
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