Club Leadership Training Session

Achieving Success As Vice President Membership

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Standards for Success

 Help officers clearly understand their roles.

 Orient club members to better understand club officer roles.

 Aid members when evaluating candidates for office.

 Facilitate communication when expectations differ.

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Your Role Outside the Club Meeting

 Conduct ongoing membership-building and efforts.

 Promote the goal of one new member per month.

 Promote achieving 20 members by year-end or sooner.   Promote club and Toastmasters International membership-building programs.

Round Robin – Break into groups in each row and select a scribe to write down the other responsibilities you have as VPM.   You have 7 minutes.

We will regroup after 7 minutes to share what we learned!

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At the Club Meeting

 Greet guest and have each complete the Guest Information Card (Item 231).

 Report on current membership, promote membership campaigns, and welcome new members.

 Work with the president and vice president education to ensure each new member is formally inducted at the first meeting after being voted in by the club.

 Help guests wanting to join complete the Application for Membership.

 Speak with fellow members to determine if their needs are being met.

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Your Leadership Opportunity

 Set realistic and attainable goals.

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Five Steps of Motivation

 Delegate tasks as needed.

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Five Steps of Delegation

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Barriers to Delegation

 Monitor progress toward goals.

 Coach team members when necessary.

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Four Steps to Coaching

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Achieving Membership Goals Membership-building Contests

 Talk Up Toastmasters  Smedley Award  Beat the Clock!

 Annual Membership Program  DISTRICT 44 Incentives 11

Achieving Membership Goals Contest Ideas

 Running the Marathon  Bar Chart  Break into your groups and come up with 2 ideas to share with the full group -- You have 7 minutes - We’ll take 3 minutes to share some of your ideas 12

Maintain Member Satisfaction

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Member Interest Survey

(Item 403) 

New Member Profile Sheet

(Item 405) 

Club Climate Questionnaire

(Item 251C) 13

Handling a Guest Visit

 Need 3 volunteers  Role play handling a guest -- I will provide you an envelope that describes your role This will be a 2-3 minute role play We will do 2 of these today.

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Always Follow Up

 With guests  With new members  With current members 16

Questions??

 Contact Info:  Vicki Noethling  678-371-3160  [email protected]

 [email protected]

A responsibility and a privilege

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