INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS
Persons needed: Inducting Officer, New Member(s), Club Members
Items needed: Induction ceremony script (one per person in attendance)
Membership pins (one per new member)
Toastmasters membership certificates (one per new member)
SCRIPT:
NOTE: replace the blank lines in the script below with your club name before you print copies so the script is easier to read during the ceremony
Inducting Officer: (Call all new members to front of room.)
Being a Toastmaster means more than simply making a commitment to self-development.Everyone who joins a Toastmasters Club is making a commitment tothe Club, to its members, and to the organization as a whole. What do you pledge tothe ______Toastmasters Club?
New Members: (together say “A Toastmaster’s Promise”)
As a member of Toastmasters International and the ______Toastmasters Club, Ipromise:
- To attend Club meetings regularly;
- To prepare all of my speeches to the best of my ability, basing them on projectsin the Competent Communication and Competent Leadership manuals or the AdvancedCommunication and Leadership Program manuals;
- To willingly prepare for and fulfill meeting assignments;
- To provide fellow members with helpful, constructive evaluations;
- To help the Club maintain the positive, friendly environment necessary for allmembers to learn and grow;
- To willingly serve my Club as an officer when called upon to do so;
- To treat my fellow Club members and our guests with respect and courtesy;
- To bring guests to Club meetings so they can see the benefits Toastmastersmembership offers;
- To adhere to the guidelines and rules for all Toastmasters educational andrecognition programs; and
- To maintain honest and highly ethical standards during the conduct of allToastmasters activities.
Inducting Officer:
These new members have pledged to be full participants in ______Toastmasters Club. What do you, the members of ______Toastmasters Club, pledge to them?
Club Members: (Stand and repeat our Club’s pledge to its new members):
We, the members of the ______Toastmasters Club, pledge to support you in yourquest for self-development; to provide you with positive, helpful evaluations; tomaintain a friendly, supportive atmosphere; to give you opportunities to help others;and to make your Toastmasters membership a rewarding and fulfilling experience.
Inducting Officer:
(Place a membership pin on each new member and hand each a Toastmastersmembership certificate. Lead applause, and then ask new members to return to theirseats.)