1. Toastmasters Education Overview
Presented by:
Adam Kutell ACG, ALB
January 15, 2014

2. Why did you join Toastmasters
Were you looking for a personal goal to get past stage fright?
Did your boss tell you to come? (Should he/she have come too?)
Were you looking to increase your value in your profession?
What were you planning to AMELIORATE by joining Toastmasters?

3. What attracted you to South County Toastmasters?
Did you look at other clubs first?
Did you consider the positives AND negatives of joining a large club?
Do you think your goals have changed?

4. Toastmasters Education Tracks
Communication
Leadership
How they all come together (Distinguished Toastmaster)
Toastmasters is above-all an educational organization, and they offer two overlapping tracks, as you will see some cross-over.

5. The “Communication” Track
Competent Communicator (CC)
Everybody who joins Toastmasters receives the first manual, “Competent Communication”

6. Competent Communicator
Basic Skill Building
Intermediate Skills
The Ice Breaker
Organize your Speech
Get to the Point
How to Say It
Your Body Speaks
Vocal Variety
Research your Topic
Get Comfortable with Visual Aids
Persuade with Power
Inspire your Audience
When you are a new member, your first speech to the club should always be the ice-breaker so the other members can learn a little about you.
Feel free to do your speeches out of order, but try to stay within the first five early on, and the second five later.

7. 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 the details to the Vice President of Education to submit.
It is important to make sure spelling, caps, and punctuation is the way you want it in the award submission form.
Also make sure your address is correct if you have moved since joining.

8. The “Leadership” Track
Competent Leader (CL)

9. Clues to complete the “CL” manual
All new members receive the Competent Leader Manual in their new-member packet. It also has ten projects some with multiple-parts.

10. The “Communication” Track
Competent Communicator (CC)
Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)

11. “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

12. 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

13. “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!

14. The “Communication” Track
Competent Communicator (CC)
Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)
Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS)

15. “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

16. Additional Advanced Presentations (all available as free digital downloads)
Better Speaker Series (BSS)
Successful Club Series (SCS)
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
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

17. The “Communication” Track
Competent Communicator (CC)
Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)
Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS)
Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG)

18. “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.

19. Additional workshop for Advanced Communicator Gold
Success / Leadership
Success / Communication
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
Speechcraft
How to Listen Effectively
The Art of Effective Evaluation
Building your Thinking Power 1 (Mental Flexibility)
Building your Thinking Power (The Power of Ideas)
From Speaker to Trainer

20. What about after ACG?
Let’s continue to examine the Leadership Track and come back to this question…

21. The “Leadership” Track
Competent Leader (CL)
Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)

22. “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”

23. Additional Advanced Presentations (all available as free digital downloads)
Leadership Excellence Series
Successful Club Series (SCS)
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
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

24. The “Leadership” Track
Competent Leader (CL)
Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)
High Performance Leadership
Also known as Leadership Excellence (LDREXC)

25. 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”

26. The “Leadership” Track
Competent Leader (CL)
Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)
High Performance Leadership (LDREXC)
Advanced Leader Silver (ALS)

27. “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.

28. ??????? What can I do after I complete the Communication Track and the
Leadership Track?
Many members will re-visit their past awards. There is no limit to the number of times you can get an award.
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29. Distinguished Toastmaster
What comes next?
Once you complete the ALS and ACG, you are eligible to receive your Distinguished Toastmaster, simply by having your form submitted.
Distinguished Toastmaster

30. Distinguished Toastmaster
Prerequisites:
Complete the Advanced Communicator Gold
Complete the Advanced Leader Silver

31. Distinguished Toastmaster
Prerequisites:
Complete the Advanced Communicator Gold
Complete the Advanced Leader Silver
Have your club VPE submit the qualification form
(That’s It!)

32. More about the DTM
Our district has statistically more members with DTMs and multiple earned DTM awards

33. Other distinctions Triple Crown Accredited Speaker Program

34. Questions and Answers?

35. References Advanced Communicator submission form: Communication Track:
Communication Track:
cationtrack.aspx
Advanced Leader and DTM submission form:
s.aspx
Leadership Track:
ionandLeadershipTraining/LeadershipTrack.aspx
“Accredited Speaker” Program Rules, Application, and other Details: