Toastmasters EducationOverviewPresented by:

Adam Kutell ACG, ALBJanuary 15, 2014

Why did you join Toastmasters

What attracted you toSouth County Toastmasters?

Toastmasters Education Tracks

• Communication

• Leadership

• How they all come together (Distinguished Toastmaster)

The “Communication” Track

• Competent Communicator (CC)

Competent Communicator

Basic Skill Building

• The Ice Breaker

• Organize your Speech

• Get to the Point

• How to Say It

• Your Body Speaks

Intermediate Skills

• Vocal Variety

• Research your Topic

• Get Comfortable with Visual Aids

• Persuade with Power

• Inspire your Audience

Completing the“Competent Communicator”

• Check if all the speeches have been evaluated and that the evaluator filled out the appropriate section.

• Annotate the 10 titles exactly the way you want to remember your speeches. Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation is important.

• Confirm your mailing address is correct in the manual.

• Fill out the employer section in the submission form if you want.

• Check the two “Advanced Manuals” in the form– if you are eligible

• Hand the form or email the details to the Vice President of Education to submit.

The “Leadership” Track

• Competent Leader (CL)

Clues to complete the “CL” manual

The “Communication” Track

• Competent Communicator (CC)

• Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)

“Advanced Communicator Bronze”

• Complete your Competent Communicator award and get it submitted.

• Complete all five speeches from one “Advanced” manual

• Complete all five speeches from a different “Advanced” manual

The “Advanced Manuals”(each with five speeches)

• The Entertaining Speaker

• Speaking To Inform

• Public Relations

• Facilitating Discussion

• Specialty Speeches

• Speeches by Management

• The Professional Speaker

• Technical Presentations

• Persuasive Speaking

• Communicating on Video

• Storytelling

• Interpretive Reading

• Interpersonal Communication

• Special Occasion Speeches

• Humorously Speaking

“Advanced Communicator Bronze”

• Complete your Competent Communicator award and get it submitted.

• Complete all five speeches from one “Advanced” manual

• Complete all five speeches from a different “Advanced” manual

• That’s it! Get your forms submitted with all the titles filled out, and start on your next award!

The “Communication” Track

• Competent Communicator (CC)

• Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)

• Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS)

“Advanced Communicator Silver”

• Complete your Advanced Communicator Bronze award.

• Complete all five speeches from a new “Advanced” manual

• Complete all five speeches from a different new “Advanced” manual

• Complete a pair of mix/match presentations from:– “Better Speaker Series” and/or

– “Successful Club Series

Additional Advanced Presentations(all available as free digital downloads)Better Speaker Series (BSS)

• Beginning your Speech

• Concluding your Speech

• Controlling your Fear

• Impromptu Speaking

• Selecting your Topic

• Know your Audience

• Organizing your Speech

• Creating an Introduction

• Preparation and Practice

• Using Body Language

Successful Club Series (SCS)

• Moments of Truth

• Finding new Members for your Club

• Evaluate to Motivate

• Closing the sale

• Creating the Best Club Climate

• Meeting Roles and Responsibilities

• Mentoring

• Keeping the Commitment

• Going Beyond our Club

• How to be a Distinguished Club

• The Toastmasters Educational Program

The “Communication” Track

• Competent Communicator (CC)

• Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)

• Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS)

• Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG)

“Advanced Communicator Gold”

• Complete your Advanced Communicator Silver award.

• Complete all five speeches from a new “Advanced” manual

• Complete all five speeches from a different new “Advanced” manual

• Complete a single workshop from either:– “Youth Leadership” (Interpersonal Communication),

– “Success / Leadership”, or

– “Success / Communication”

• Coach a new member through the first three speech projects.

Additional workshop forAdvanced Communicator GoldSuccess / Leadership

• How to Conduct Productive Meetings

• Parliamentary Procedure in Action

• Characteristics of Effective Leaders

• Developing your Leadership Skills

• Working in the Team Environment

• Improving your Management Skills

Success / Communication

• Speechcraft

• How to Listen Effectively

• The Art of Effective Evaluation

• Building your Thinking Power 1 (Mental Flexibility)

• Building your Thinking Power 2 (The Power of Ideas)

• From Speaker to Trainer

What about after ACG?

Let’s continue to examine the Leadership Track and come back to this question…

The “Leadership” Track

• Competent Leader (CL)

• Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)

“Advanced Leader Bronze” (ALB)

• Earn the “Competent Leader” award

• Earn the “Competent Communicator” award

• Serve a complete six-month term* as a (T.I. recognized) club officer and participated in the preparation of the Club Success Plan while in this office.

• Participated in Club Officer Training (TLI) as a club officer

• Conducted two presentations from the “Successful Club Series” and/or the “Leadership Excellence Series”

Additional Advanced Presentations(all available as free digital downloads)Leadership Excellence Series

• The Visionary Leader

• Developing a Mission

• Values and Leadership

• Goal Setting and Planning

• Delegate to Empower

• Building a Team

• Giving Effective Feedback

• The Leader as a Coach

• Motivating People

• Service and Leadership

• Resolving Conflict

Successful Club Series (SCS)

• Moments of Truth

• Finding new Members for your Club

• Evaluate to Motivate

• Closing the sale

• Creating the Best Club Climate

• Meeting Roles and Responsibilities

• Mentoring

• Keeping the Commitment

• Going Beyond our Club

• How to be a Distinguished Club

• The Toastmasters Educational Program

The “Leadership” Track

• Competent Leader (CL)

• Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)

• High Performance Leadership– Also known as Leadership Excellence (LDREXC)

High Performance Leadership• This is a five-project plan devised by the member

• The member chooses three or more members as their “Guidance Committee” who offer periodic evaluation to the chosen tasks.

• There is no official* pre-requisite for this “award”

• District 8 (and other districts) will recognize this level if accomplished after Advanced Leader Bronze.

• Necessary as a prerequisite towards “Advanced Leader Silver”

The “Leadership” Track

• Competent Leader (CL)

• Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)

• High Performance Leadership (LDREXC)

• Advanced Leader Silver (ALS)

“Advanced Leader Silver” (ALS)

• Earn the “Advanced Leader Bronze” award

• Serve for an entire year term as a district officer (Dist Governor, LGM, LGET, PR, Sect, Treasurer, Div Governor, or Area Governor)

• Serve for one year either as a new-club-sponsor, new-club-mentor, or club-coach.– These roles cannot be credited while also a member of the assisted

club.

– Must be by appointment of the District Governor.

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What can I do after I complete the Communication Track and theLeadership Track?

Distinguished Toastmaster

What comes next?

Distinguished Toastmaster• Prerequisites:

– Complete the Advanced Communicator Gold

– Complete the Advanced Leader Silver

Distinguished Toastmaster• Prerequisites:

– Complete the Advanced Communicator Gold

– Complete the Advanced Leader Silver

– Have your club VPE submit the qualification form

(That’s It!)

More about the DTM• Our district has statistically more members with DTMs and

multiple earned DTM awards

Other distinctions• Triple Crown

• Accredited Speaker Program– http://www.toastmasters.org/asapp.aspx

Questions and Answers?

References• Advanced Communicator submission form:

– http://www.toastmasters.org/1226ac.aspx

• Communication Track:– http://

www.toastmasters.org/members/memberexperience/educationalprogram/communicationtrack.aspx

• Advanced Leader and DTM submission form:– http://

www.toastmasters.org/Members/MemberExperience/EducationalProgram/ALDTMApps.aspx

• Leadership Track:– http://

www.toastmasters.org/Members/MembersFunctionalCategories/AboutTI/CommunicationandLeadershipTraining/LeadershipTrack.aspx

• “Accredited Speaker” Program Rules, Application, and other Details:– http://www.toastmasters.org/asapp.aspx