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Workshops at Braddell Heights in 2020 and 2021

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Succession and Handover

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You can do a screen capture. Or design your own certificate. If you are using the TM logo, you must use their designated colours.   For the newcomers to a committee it would be good at every level, club level and higher, to have a meeting between the outgoing and the incoming person.  At a formal meeting the boss or person immediately above whoever is leaving should thank, and praise, the outgoing person.  If the outgoing member failed or thinks they could have done better with more help, this can help prevent the outgoing person trying to find excuses and ending up complaining. Instead the boss or senior person can instead point to resources to help.  For the outgoing person, introduce the incoming person to the outgoing person with the message to the person leaving that  'We told him/her what a great job you did and he/she wants your advice.' E-certificates are available, general ones on the internet, and ones you can adapt, and specific Toastmasters ones on T...

Why Attend A Second Club Officer Training?

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Angela Lansbury The Area Director is in charge of under half a dozen clubs. The responsibility is to visit all the clubs at least once every six months, report back to Toastmasters International by filling in a form. Advise the club if they need help finding people to fulfil roles. generally help. Pass on messages from Toastmasters International to the President or VPE so that all the members are kept informaed of changes, events, and opportunities. When I was area director of S3 one of my clubs said nobody could attend the trainings on the Saturday afternoons allotted. So I offered them an online training just for their club.  I needed to get permission from the Division director. She had to clarify what subjects had to be covered and which resources I could and should use.  And to tell me the minimum length of time which every person must spend on the training in order to gain a point for their club. (Four officers had to be trained.) The two COT trainings are quite differen...