D103 Speechcraft Overview 09 16 2024

For Toastmaster Club, Area, Division and District Leaders:
How to Support Your Clubs to Market & Coordinate Their Speechcraft Series

Learn what YOU need to know to support your Clubs NOW!Considered to be “A Club’s #1 Membership Building Tool” Speechcraft is a blended learning program for non-members interested in building their communication and leadership skills. Members benefit from their participation and learning as well!Hosting a Club Speechcraft Series is IDEAL, especially when a Club is under Charter strength and/or has less than 15 members attending regular meetings. Discover ways to keep your Clubs healthy by hosting a #Speechcraft Series during the regular Club meeting. Members can also conduct a program in the community or help launch an employee training program (Club) inside a Corporation.

In this overview, you will discover:
*What Speechcraft is
*How hosting a Series will benefit your Club and Members
*How to plan, launch, and market an effective Speechcraft program

Anne Golden, DTM, Speechcraft Coordinator Trainer, Club Extension Chair for District 38
Planning and preparation are essential to conducting a successful Speechcraft Program for your club. Anne developed the comprehensive step-by-step Speechcraft Coordinator Training Presentation in 2023 and has presented it to hundreds of Toastmasters. Anne has served in leadership positions in her clubs and Districts 38 and 83. She was the 2020 District 38 Toastmaster of the Year and received the Super-Hero Award (2019) for her service to District 38.Sheryl Roush, DTM, Past District Governor, Accredited Speaker, Certified Virtual PresenterThe key to the success of any event is marketing, and Sheryl Roush has written five books on the topic, including the Solid Gold Newsletter Design book, created for VP-PR and PRM roles, which then became a marketing course book at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She joined Toastmasters during a Club-hosted Speechcraft Series in 1987! She has since hosted several highly successful Speechcraft programs, recruiting 10-12 new Club members in each series and using it to launch new clubs.