Resources From TI   

Better Speaker Series

Each module in this set of programs is a 10-15 minute educational speech on a speaking-related topic, to be presented during a Club meeting by the Vice President Education or other member. Each program includes a script and overhead transparencies.

Suggestions for starting off your speech right.

Tips for ending your speech with power.

Techniques for overcoming nervousness when speaking.

Don't be caught off balance when speaking off-the-cuff!

Running out of speech ideas? Here's how to develop new ones.

If you can relate to your audience, they will relate to you.

Once you know what to say, consider next the when and the how.

Great introductions should precede great speeches.

Techniques for preparing and rehearsing your next speech.

Learn how to use facial expressions, gestures, and other body language to enhance your speech.

(source: C&L manual/TIPS catalogue)

Successful Club Series

This set of programs addresses the subject of quality Club meetings and how members can achieve them. It also offers tips on attracting and maintaining a healthy membership level. Each module can be presented during a Club meeting by the VP Education or other member. Most modules are 10-15 minutes in length and include a script and overhead transparencies.

How to recognize and deal with situations critical to club success, from a visitor's first impressions to recognition of member achievement. Includes a club evaluation chart.

Proven methods to help you seek out those vital new members!

Your club members will learn to give evaluations that benefit the speaker, the evaluator, and the audience!

Exercise your powers of persuasion during those moments when a guest is deciding to join.

Techniques for creating and maintaining a healthy club environment.

How members can successfully fill each meeting role.

A mentor program offers many benefits for your club and its members. This program defines mentoring, explains benefits, and discusses responsibilities of mentors. Includes a Club Mentor Program for starting a mentor program in your club

Discusses the 10 standards that comprise "A Toastmasters Promise". Includes 25 promise cards.

Find out about learning and leadership opportunities available to members in addition to regular club meetings and activities.

A 10-minute program explaining the 10 goal your club should strive to achieve, why these goals are important, and how to use the Club Success Plan to achieve the goals.*

Help your members become familiar with the benefits of the TI educational program and available awards. This 10-minute scripted program explains the communication and leadership tracks in which members may participate and the CTM, ATMB, ATMS, ATMG, CL, AL and DTM awards.**

(source: C&L manual/TIPS catalogue; *"Tips", Sep/Oct 1999; **"Tips", Sep/Oct 2000)

Leadership Excellence Series

This set of programs helps members learn the skills they will need to be successful leaders inside and outside of Toastmasters.

Discusses how leaders create and communicate a vision for their organization to help it be successful.

Addresses how successful leaders create and communicate a mission for their organization.

Examines values and how to employ them as you lead a team toward achieving a goal.

Reviews the processes leaders use to set goals and develop plans to achieve these goals.

Discusses how to effectively delegate tasks and responsibilities.

This module reviews how to create and lead a team.

This module provides suggestions for offering feedback to others on their performance.

This module discusses how to work with a team to help them improve.

This modules examines how to be sensitive to your team members' needs and create an environment that will motivate them.

This module from The Leadership Excellence Series provides the overall concepts of the service leadership philosphy.

This module from The Leadership Excellence Series provides concepts that will help the presenter and the participants learn conflict resolution skills

This set contains all modules from The Leadership Excellence series.

(source: *"Tips", Sep/Oct 2001)