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NorthriseToastmasters
InformationaboutToastmasters
NorthriseClubWebsite:
Ourclubhasawebsitefullofalmostanythingyou’dneedtoknowaboutour clubandyourroleasamember. Thewebsiteisthefirstplacetogoifyou haveanyquestions:
I’vebeenrosteredarole,whatdoIneedtodo?
Whatarethecostsinbecomingamemberorwhenarethefeesdue?
Whorunstheclub?MeetourExecutiveCommittee…
HowdoIcontactanothermember(accessavailableonceyou’ve joined)
Clubspeakingcompetitions:thereare4peryear
Speakingresources
Otherwebsites:
NZToastmasters:
InternationalToastmasters:
Thecostofdevelopingyourspeakingskills$$$$
Thefirstvisittoourclubisfree(welovehavinggueststovisit!)
Afterthefirstvisit,thecostis$10permeeting,whichcoversthecost ofbreakfastcoffee
Thereisa membershipfeerequiredtojoinToastmastersplusaSemi Annualfeepayabletwiceyearly. Thisfeeincludesamembership educationalfeewhichispassedontoToastmastersInternational,as wellasgeneralclubrunningcosts
Formoreinformation,refertothewebsite:
ManualsSpeakingSlots
Justjoined?
Onceyou’vefilledoutyourmembershipformandpaidyourmemberfees, you’llreceiveyourToastmastersWelcomePackatthenextmeeting.Inside thepackistheCommunicationsManual. Thisisthefirstmanualofspeeches
youwillworkthroughatToastmasters. Theobjectiveofeachspeechandthe
skillsyou’llbedevelopingaredescribedindetail,alongwithplentyoftipsand advice.
Thereisalsoasecondmanual–TheLeadershipManual. Thiscanbestarted assoonasyouperformaroleontheroster–everythingfromHospitalityor TimekeepertoChairmanwillhaveaplaceinthismanual.
When’syourfirstspeech?
Onceyou’vejoinedandsettledinyou’llbeapproachedbytherosterperson toputyournamedownfora futurespeakingslot. You’llbegivenplentyof notice!Thereare3to4speakingslotspermeetingandtheyfillupquickly.
Orifyou’rereadytogetstartedquickly,simplycontactthepersonwho createstheroster–you’llfindthemonthewebsite.
MeetingRoles
Weliketorunanefficientmeeting,andbeingabreakfastclubit’simportant wekeepontrackandfinishontime.
ArosteriscreatedregularlybyoneoftheExecutiveMembers.Theroster includesformalspeakingslots,aswellasotherrolesthathelptorunthe meetingefficiently.
Youwillautomaticallybeallocatedaroleatmostmeetings. Thisisbasedon yourlevelofexperienceatToastmasters,andwillchangeregularlytogive everyoneanopportunitytoexperiencenewskillsandunderstandthedifferent roles.
Whatdoestherolerequire?
Simplyvisitthewebsite,it’sallthere.Andifyouarestillnotsureorwouldlike someextratips,contactoneoftheExecutiveMembersoraskyourmentor(if you’vesignedup).
Can’tmakeameeting?
HelpouttheRosterPerson–thisisa pivotalroleintheclubandthelevelof workrequiredis influencedbyyouandothermembers. Planaheadandgive noticeifyoucan’tmakeameeting.
Lastminutethingsdocomeup,soifyoucan’tmakethenextmeeting contacttheToastmasterortheChairmanforthatmeeting(dependingon yourrole).
Ifyoucan’tmakethesecond,thirdorafuturemeetings,contactthe Rosterpersonandlet themknow. Theywill needto allocateyourroleto someoneelseandre-issuetherostertotheclub.
MentorProgram
Thegoaloftheprogramistoprovidesupportandhelpaccelerateyourskills withintheclub. Oncesomeoneismatchedupwithamentor,theprogram canbeasformalorinformalasyoulike(andofcoursethismaychangeas thelevelofexperienceincreases). Forexample:youmayliketomeetin
persononaregularbasiswithamentor,orsimplyhaveaphoneconversation ifandwhenadviceisneeded. Thisisdiscussed,agreedanddeveloped betweenyouandyourmentor.
Ifyouwouldlikeamentor(ortobecomeone)simplycontacttheVPof
Education,AndreaParr.
DVDfootage
Aswellasreceivinganevaluationorfeedbackduringthemeeting,youalso gettheopportunitytowatchyourselfinaction,athomeonyourown(orwith friends).
AswellasbeinganexperiencedToastmaster,Ianisalsoourcameraman.
Youcan’tmisshim,justlookforthecamera. Usuallyatthefollowingmeeting
IanwillprovideyouwithDVDwithyourownspeakingfootagetokeep.
Anythingelseyouneedtoknow?
Justvisitthewebsiteoraskanothermember