The Distinguished Club Program
Ask your club
members why they joined and most likely at least 95 percent of them will tell
you they joined to become better speakers. Your Toastmasters club's purpose is
to provide the environment in which they learn speaking skills. When your club
provides plenty of speaking opportunities for members, members receive helpful
speech evaluations, and there are enough members to conduct the program, members
learn what they joined the club to learn.
The
Distinguished Club Program helps your club accomplish its purpose by focusing on
two areas:
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Educational awards:
The number of Competent Toastmaster (CTM) Advanced Toastmaster Bronze (ATM‑B),
Advanced Toastmaster Silver (ATM‑S), and Advanced Toastmaster Gold (ATM‑G),
Competent Leader (CL), Advanced Leader (AL), and Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)
awards issued to members determines your club's success in helping its members
learn not only speaking skills but leadership skills as well.
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Membership:
In order to properly conduct the educational program, a club should have at
least 20 members. Membership turnover is unavoidable as members move, change
jobs, or encounter other situations that take them away from the club. Your
club should continually strive to bring in new members to combat this natural
turnover, to provide a stronger leadership base, and to bring a flow of fresh,
new ideas and personalities.
There are 3 levels of recognition each more demanding then the next:
- Distinguished Club
- Select Distinguished Club
- President's Distinguished Club
You can be extremely proud of your club for
having achieved the highest level for 2002-03!