Is your Toastmasters Club suffering from low membership?
Are you scratching your head trying to find a solution? Do you feel like calling it quits?
Before you do, consider these steps:
- Do a club assessment - What's the Scoop on Your Group?
- Change the meeting location, day and/or time
- Have joint meetings with nearby clubs
- Adjust the meeting agenda to reflect the number of members in attendance
- Publish a club newsletter/bulletin to keep members informed, include former members on the mailing list
- Conduct a Speechcraft program
- Invite guest speakers from other clubs
- Get the club involved in district activities such as contest, council meetings, officer training and conferences
- Hold a Toastmasters "how to" talk at each meeting
- Have theme meetings
- Create program variety to spark more interest and enthusiasm
- Work together as a team to rebuild the club - The Power of Teamwork
- Use the Distinguished Club Program as a yardstick to measure progress
- Start a continuous member/guest program with the goal on at least one guest per member each meeting - take care of your guests
- Conduct an extensive publicity blitz using the local media - What Works for Us
- Install signs around appropriate area telling of the club (see Catalog #363 and #363A)
- Ask for help from the Area Governor or District leaders, use local talent
- Contact World Headquarters to ask for advice
You really can go from dismal to Distinguished
Before you throw in the towel, step back, take a deep breath,
and
ASK FOR HELP!
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