Tag: High Performance Leadership

Reciprocity

One of the greatest experiences in Toastmasters is reciprocating by helping fellow Toastmasters achieve their goals while you achieve yours. This creates an ever-expanding circle of sharing compared to a one-time experience between two or more people.

Here are ten Toastmasters tips to help you reach milestones whether you plan to achieve a traditional or a Pathways DTM:

  1. Organize a club officer training session in your division with permission from district leaders
  2. Serve as a trainer at club officer training
  3. Assist at club, area, division and district contests if you are not a contestant
  4. Provide advice in your area of expertise for a club member’s speech; he/she helps in a similar way for you
  5. If practical, carpool with fellow club members to contests, meetings, district special events or training sessions
  6. Serve on a guidance committee for a Toastmaster working on a traditional or Pathways High Performance Leadership (HPL) project
  7. If you are a speaker, offer to evaluate another speaker during a club speakout
  8. Help a fellow club member become confident beginning Pathways when you are both ready
  9. Inspire a fellow Toastmaster to take on a club or district officer role for 2019-2020 and share what you learned during your term
  10. Notify club members seeking speaking slots when you learn about opportunities in other clubs

Often, club members are eager to help; Go ahead and ask.

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.

Differences Between Traditional and Pathways DTM Achievements

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.

High Performance Leadership (HPL) Projects

Ideas and timing (Traditional and Pathways)

Selecting an idea for your High Performance Leadership project can be a daunting task.

You can select any one of many types of projects.

It can be:

  • Your own idea for a Toastmasters or non-Toastmasters group or project
  • An idea from a club or district officer
  • A suggestion from our District HPL Coordinator
  • An idea from a community group
  • A project related to your business or profession as long as a Toastmaster is on your committee

Some people use their term as a district officer as their HPL project.

Traditional and Pathways HPL projects: Similarities and Differences

Traditional HPL

Start as soon as you are ready. All components of your Advanced Leader Silver award, including earning the Leadership Excellence certificate from Toastmasters International must be completed before June 30, 2020, so plan accordingly.

Pathways HPL

You may work on Pathways HPL projects when you reach Level 5. Not all paths have an HPL project as a required project. Some have it as an optional elective.

The Traditional and Pathways HPL projects and requirements cannot be interchanged.

Both type of HPL projects require a speech to your club to share the idea at the outset and another speech at the end to present your results, although the terminology differs for each.

Meetings with Your Guidance Committee

These can be in-person, via phone call or video conference. Plan ahead to make sure you complete the required number of meetings.

Recognition

You will receive the Leadership Excellence certificate from Toastmasters International upon successful completion of your traditional HPL.

You can recognize the people on your guidance and action committees in any way that is meaningful to you.

For more information

Consult your traditional High Performance Leadership manual or Pathways resources for complete details.

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.