Toastmasters
Helping Toastmasters program is ON!
I am a pretty lucky girl: my Toastmasters journey has been
an awesome growing experience. Why? Because of fellow Toastmasters members! I have had many mentors in my Toastmasters
journey. I shine because of them! How about you?
1. Timing is everything
To take advantage of the Toastmasters Helping Toastmasters
Program (THT Program), simply take the opportunity to be an awesome Toastmaster
by helping other Toastmasters members and clubs. There are a lot of new and smaller clubs out
there. They need to be shown how to properly conduct a Toastmasters meeting and
to understand how to maximize their Toastmasters journey. By sharing your experience,
you can help them. A supportive Toastmaster, like you, can give them a lift!
Do you remember your Icebreaker speech? Do you remember your
Icebreaker Speech Evaluator? How about
your first time being the Toastmaster of a meeting? You definitely remember
those! Now it’s time for you to shine and polish those new Toastmasters.
Provide them the positive and constructive feedback that makes them stronger
and help them to conquer their stage fright. Timing is everything!
Go ahead! Start now!
2. What can I do?
The THT Program was designed by the District 50 Club Growth Team.
They are working hard (like minions!) and look out for the best interests of
all clubs. They initiate demo meetings, host open houses, and find mentors and
coaches. They unite as a team to visit small clubs, and they try to help even
when we don’t realize it.
The question to ask is “What do you want to do?”
Here are some super easy things you can do starting right
now!
- Participate in Demo meetings
- Celebrate Club Open House events—yours and others clubs!
- Be a Mentor and coach
- Visit small clubs to encourage them
- Write an inspirational article for the District 50 Club Growth Blog
You don’t know who needs help? I'll be happy to give you our
club growth director’s cell phone. Wait!—I should probably give you his e-mail
address instead. (He answers e-mails like a peregrine falcon.) He works 24
hours without a doubt.
What are you waiting for?
3. YOU are the one!
The truth is that I doubt myself a lot. I wonder a lot. Sometimes I tell myself that there are so
many “better” or “more experienced” Toastmasters out there. Do they really need
me?
Yes!
Yes!
You are the one.
You are the one!
Words can’t express the joy I feel when I give!
The power of giving to others is something you can’t
describe, something you can’t touch, but definitely something you can feel and
will remember for a very long time.
When I look back over this past 12 months—my first year
being involved in Toastmasters—I know I will never forget the meetings I've
been a part of. Thank you to all Toastmasters who are there for me, for my
club, and for Area 32.
Now it's your turn. You are the one for the next Toastmaster
to remember and appreciate.
