Monday, June 30, 2008

Training the Governors

On Saturday, June 28, District ONE had the Area and Division Governor Training for the incoming Area and Division Governors. Attendance was good. Lunch was from Subway. The attendees were excellent - they were engaged, participated in the group exercises, asked questions, and had a high level of energy.

Some of the topics that we covered will be discussed in future postings.

- Toastmaster Esoterica (Few Club Members, some Club Officers, and ideally ALL District Officers would have this knowledge.)

- Leaving the District better than we found it

- Training and building people who will carry on our good work after our term ends and the new term begins

- Minimum Club Requirements - Your Club is required to do very little.

- Club Visits (Toastmasters International asks that each Toastmasters Club in the world is visited twice a year)

- Division and Area Council Meetings - have food and drink so that people will attend the meeting

- Relationship between the Distinguished Club Program and your Club - why the Distinguished Club Program?

- Club Assessment Tool - Identify the areas that your Club can make better.

- Club Officer Installations - Ask your Area Governor to install your new Club Officers.

- Importance of Club Officer Training - Clubs with trained Club Officers tend to be more successful than not

- Area Contest Date Selection - Your Club will have its Club Contest to select its representative at the Area Contest. The Club Contest should happen in August.

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