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Membership Building
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Founders
District Division E
Membership
by
Joy
Nishijima, CTM Membership Coordinator
People seek
out Toastmasters for self improvement and for help developing speaking and
communication skills. As President of Cypress Communicators, I have found people
discover our club from the following sources:
- Toastmaster International.com
- CypressCommunicator.com
- FaceBook – We invite people to be our fans
- Flyers posted at local colleges or other venues
- Printed Business Guest Cards that our members
distribute
- Information about our Club in Local Newspaper
periodically
- Toastmaster Magazines left with our contact
information at local library, dentist and medical office
Once we get guests at our meeting,
let’s keep them coming by:
- Greeting the Guests, make them feel at ease
- Asking how they heard about us
- Giving them a gift packet which includes:
- Toastmaster Magazine
- Brochures
- Business Guest Card
- Pen
- small Gift
Follow Up
with guests is equally important. At Cypress Communicators we mail a thank you
card which includes another business card, or in my case, I send along an
Origami Keepsake, a folded Heart, frog or shirt. If no address noted, we follow up with a phone call to invite them
to our next meeting.
Our club’s
main objective is to have FUN while LEARNING too. We follow the meetings agenda
but mix it up a bit to keep the atmosphere light and entertaining.
- Our SAA sets up the room varying the head table
- We’ve had a speech given out in the parking lot – Tail
Gate Party
- We once had a recorded song playing about “ Fear of Speaking”
- After an Ice-Breaker
- The following week I asked one or two True/False questions about
the speaker’s life to check if the members were listening or if they could
recall the information.
- We have Impromptu Awards: Go the extras Mile, Best
attendance
Club
Contests:
Smedley Award
Program Dates:
August 1 – September 30
Add five new,
dual, or reinstated members
A special
discount code for 10% off the next club order
Talk Up Toastmasters!
Program Dates:
February 1 – March 31
Members to
invite guests to a special meeting to discuss Toastmasters' many benefits.
Add five new,
dual or reinstated members
"Talk up
Toastmasters!" ribbon
A special
discount code for 10% off the next club order
Beat the Clock
Program Dates: May
1 – June 30
Toastmasters
are taught to run meetings on time, finish speeches on time and make membership
goals on time.
"Beat
the Clock" is about finishing the year on schedule
Adding five
new, dual or reinstated members
Beat the
Clock" ribbon
A special discount
code for 10% off the next club order
Individual
Awards:
Individual
Member Sponsors
Program Dates:
July 1 – June 30, of the following year
Membership
growth is important to ensure club success
Sponsor five
new members - receive a unique sponsor's pin
Sponsor 10
new members - receive a special star pin
Sponsor 15
new members - special discount code for 25% off your next
product purchase from Toastmasters International World Headquarters
Membership Drive
Conduct
a local membership-building contest
- Invite
all your friends in advance
- Assign
a sparkling host as Toastmaster of the day
- Schedule
a variety of speakers, from beginners to experts
- Make
Table Topics fun (with easy questions for the guests!)
- Schedule
friendly evaluators
- Put on
a great show!
- Give
points for participation in the contest
- Reward
those who achieved the objectives
Need help building membership?
Toastmasters
International offers a variety of resources:
- Membership
Building Contests Flyer
- Success
101 (aka Membership Building 101)
- Welcome
to Toastmasters DVD
- Membership
Building Kit
- Because
Communication Isn't Optional
- Brochures,
Etc.
We
have the tools.
Let’s
get out there and attract the new members AND keep them coming.
Ready?,
Set?, Let’s GO!
