You decided to pursue a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award and would like to learn more about a traditional DTM and a Pathways DTM.
The requirements for attaining a traditional DTM and a Pathways DTM are available on the Toastmasters International website: https://www.toastmasters.org/education/distinguished-toastmaster.
Here are a few of the highlights you may be interested in exploring in order to determine which is right for you or a member of your club.
Timing
Members have until June 30, 2020 to complete the requirements for a DTM in the traditional program.
There are no deadlines for completing a Pathways DTM.
Support for Clubs
In the traditional program, a Toastmaster must complete the requirements for serving as a sponsor, mentor or coach.
In the Pathways program, a Toastmaster is required to:
- Serve as a club sponsor, or conduct a Speechcraft, or Youth Leadership Program
AND
- Serve as a club mentor or coach
Completing requirements
In the traditional program, Toastmasters may work on speeches and leadership requirements in a variety of manuals at the same.
In the Pathways program, individuals must work sequentially on completing requirements for Levels 1-5 in their paths.
High Performance Leadership (HPL)
In the traditional program, a member can begin working on an HPL project at any time as a component of their Advanced Leader Silver (ALS) award.
In the Pathways program, an HPL project, either a Level 5 requirement or an optional elective depending on the member’s chosen path, can be started when the member completes Level 4.
Continue to stay informed:
- Toastmasters International website
- Toastmaster magazine (print and online)
- Coming Soon: Pathways resources on the District 83 website
- Club Officer Training (next sessions take place June, July and August 2019)
Blog contributed by Su Brooks, DTM 2 District 83 Training Coordinator and Social Media Strategist
Su has been a Toastmaster since July 2000 and has earned two DTM awards in the Traditional program. In Pathways, she is working on three paths: Leadership Development, Presentation Mastery, and Engaging Humor. In addition, she recently began the Pathways Mentoring Program.
For 2018-2019, she serves as the Sergeant at Arms for Talk of Monmouth, an advanced club in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, and as the District Training Coordinator and a Social Media Strategist.
She is a member of No Limits Toastmasters in Staten Island, New York, where she serves as the audio technician on the production crew for Toastmasters in the Community, a cable TV show.
For 2019-2020, Su will take on the role of Destination DTM Chair for District 83.
