Workshops listed here are arranged by the District and communicated to the target audience by email. Additonally, if there is enough interest expressed in these workshops by several clubs, the District will endeavour to arrange for their presentation.
Club Success Plan
We all would like our Clubs to provide the best possible member experience so that existing members stay and new members join. It has been shown that Clubs that actively participate in the Distinguished Club Program (DCP) are more likely to be healthier and more vibrant than Clubs that do not. To achieve a distinguished status takes analysis, planning and setting goals.
Presenters: Multiple
Moments of Truth
An ideal club is one that provides the best possible member experience so that existing members stay and thrive, and new members join and grow. It has been shown that clubs that actively participate in the Distinguished Club Program (DCP) and conduct a Moments of Truth (MoT) session are more likely to be healthier and more vibrant than clubs that do not.
Presenters: Multiple
FreeToastHost (FTH)
FreeToastHost (FTH) is the easiest way to set up a website and meeting agenda builder for your club in less than an hour! This system was designed for Toastmasters by Toastmasters. You can use this system alongside easySPEAK! Let’s go on a FreeToastHost tour shall we? When we reach the end of the workshop you will know how to administer FTH. As the Toastmaster of the day, you will know how to enter meeting role information, review and distribute meeting agenda electronically and more!
Presenter: Elton Brown, DTM
easy-SPEAK workshop
Overview of easy-speak:
- What easy-speak is
- How easy-speak tracks and reports Pathways projects
- How easy-speak handles meeting Agendas
- How to Plan to start using easy-speak in your club
- Demo of training a new easy-speak user in 90 seconds
Presenter: Matthew Kleinosky is a longtime DTM Toastmaster across 5 decades, in several countries and a D60 speech contest trophy winner 6 times. He has sponsored and mentored clubs in multiple countries and been a District 60 Conference and TLI presenter several times including on the topics of easy-Speak and Pathways. He has seen easy-Speak bring one district to #1 ranked in the world and many clubs to high success. He is fishing for D60 clubs ready to revitalize their planning and management with easy-Speak.
Put on an online Open House that will WOW your visitors!
- Having an Open House that makes your visitors go WOW will convert your visitors into members!
- What makes an online Open House great?
- Planning for an online Open House that sizzles!
- Reaching out to your communities before the Open House.
- What to do when the event is over?
Presenter: Elton Brown, DTM
Speech Building Workshop
This workshop is a hands-on training session teaching members how to develop an idea for a speech, flesh it out and be ready to present at their next meeting, all within 30 minutes. By the end of this session, participants will have completed the outline for their next speech!
One club raves: “It was such an excellent session: well planned and executed. We have gotten fantastic feedback on its relevance and practicality for the participants.”
Presenter: Cate Posner, DL4, MS5: At the urging of her manager, Cate Posner, a Senior Compliance Analyst at Foresters Financial, checked out Toastmasters and has never looked back. Cate has been a club officer trainer, speech contestant, Speechcraft and Youth Leadership program facilitator, Club Coach, Club Mentor, and Area Director. After participating in a “Train the Trainer” district workshop by Roman Smolak, Cate turned her attention to being a workshop presenter. In 2021-22 Cate was honoured as District 60’s Toastmaster of the Year.
To view a recording of Cate’s workshop click here
Lead Amazing Table Topics
OMG! You’ve just been “voluntold” that you’re Table Topics Master next week. How are you going to run a session that has all your members – and guests – applauding wildly?
In this workshop you will:
- Learn Six possible formats – maybe more! (Yes, there are alternatives to your club’s “usual” way of doing things).
- Learn how to create questions that let your participants showcase their talents.
- Be armed with a checklist of best practices that will amp up the fun.
Presenter: Andrew Horberry, DTM is District 60’s Immediate Past District Director. He is an avid reader, a lifelong learner, with two degrees under his belt, as well as certifications in HR and meeting planning. Andrew is regularly called upon to run Table Topics sessions in the three clubs he belongs to, and in clubs he visits.
To view a recording of Andrew’s workshop click here
