THE ROAD TO DTM
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THE ROAD TO DTM
LEE TAPIA, DTM
The seven steps you need to complete to
earn a DTM:
Competent Communicator
Advanced Communicator Bronze
Advanced Communicator Silver
Advanced Communicator Gold
Competent Leader
Advanced Leader Bronze
Advanced Leader Silver
Communication Track
COMPETENT COMMUNICATOR (CC)
Complete the 10 speeches in the Competent
Communication manual.
ADVANCED COMMUNICATOR BRONZE (ACB)
Achieve (CC) or Competent Toastmaster (CTM) award
Toastmaster (CTM) award
Complete two Advanced Communication manuals
Communication Track
Advanced Communicator - Silver (ACS) Award
Achieved new Advanced Communicator - Bronze award
(or achieved Able Toastmaster award or Advanced
Toastmaster - Bronze award).
Complete two additional advanced manuals (may not be
those completed for previous awards)
Conduct any two programs from The Better Speaker
Series and/or The Successful Club Series
Communication Track
Advanced Communicator - Gold (ACG) Award
Achieved new Advanced Communicator - Silver
award (or achieved Able Toastmaster - Bronze
award or Advanced Toastmaster - Silver award).
Complete two additional advanced manuals (may
not be those completed for previous awards)
Coordinate and conduct one
Success/Communication, Success/Leadership
or Youth Leadership module.
The Success/Leadership program
How to Conduct Productive Meetings
Parliamentary Procedure in Action
Building Your Leadership Power - Part I
Building Your Leadership Power - Part II
Building Your Leadership Power - Part III
Improving Your Management Skills
The Success/Communication program
Speechcraft
How to Listen Effectively
The Art of Effective Evaluation
Building Your Thinking Power - Part I: Mental
Flexibility
Building Your Thinking Power - Part II: The Power of
Ideas
From Speaker To Trainer
The Youth Leadership Program
Designed to develop the speaking and
leadership skills of young people.
The Leadership Track
COMPETENT LEADER (CL)
Complete the Competent Leadership manual
ADVANCED LEADER BRONZE (ALB)
Achieved Competent Leader award
Achieved Competent Communicator award (or achieved
Competent toastmaster award)
Served at least six months as a club officer and
participated in the preparation of a Club Success Plan
while serving in this office
While serving in the above office, participated in a districtsponsored club officer training program
Conducted any two programs from The Successful Club
Series and/or The Leadership Excellence Series
ADVANCED LEADER SILVER (ALS)
Achieved Advanced Leader Bronze award (or
“old” Competent Leader award)
Serve a complete term as a district officer
(member of the District executive committee)
Complete the High Performance Leadership
program
Serve successfully as a club sponsor, mentor or
coach.
HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP
The High Performance Leadership Program offers a unique
opportunity to develop leadership skills and learn by doing.
A proven three-part learning process of study, action and
feedback is used in a real-life project selected by the
Toastmaster.
The program involves recruiting a Guidance Committee, studying
the learning materials, selecting a worthwhile project, working
with a team to accomplish the goal, making presentations about
the project, and receiving feedback and guidance.
*The projects can be within or outside of Toastmasters, and
ideally should be achieving something worthwhile.
*Your project can be anything as long as it is legal, ethical and socially responsible.
DISTINGUISHED TOASTMASTER
(DTM)
Achieved Advanced Communicator Gold
award (or achieved Advanced Toastmaster
Gold award)
Achieved Advanced Leader Silver award
(or achieved Advanced Leader award)
Distinguished Toastmaster is the highest
recognition a member may receive.
In Summary
Earning a DTM is a matter of
commitment and willingness to put in
work.
If a DTM is not earned, it will never be
respected, it is then only a title!