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CLUB COACH CORNER

Tools for Club Coaches

by Lisa Hutton, ACB, ALB

An essential starting
point for struggling clubs is to evaluate the club
climate by conducting the Moments of Truth.
It’s crucial for members to be honest and candid As you grow older, you will
during this process, as well as supportive of
everyone’s insights and comments. After the discover that you have two
club has collectively identified achievable goals
and an action plan, they should be reviewed hands—one for helping
regularly by the club to
track progress and yourself, the other for
make adjustments
as needed to keep helping others.
momentum going.
Once the club has — Audrey Hepburn
re-established a
strong foundation,
achieving the 10 HELP WANTED
goals necessary to be
a Distinguished Club Creekside Toastmasters is in need of a Club
can happen. Coach. The club meets at Murray Hills Christian
The Club Coach Trouble Shooting Church (15050 SW Weir Road, Beaverton, OR
Guide, like the Moments of Truth, is a way to 97007) on Wednesday mornings. Meetings start
capture an overview of what’s happening at the promptly at 7:00 AM and go until 8:00 AM.
club. This guide additionally provides corrective Please check their club site for directions and
action tips to help members understand the details by clicking here.
underlying reason for each of the assessment Are you an advanced Toastmaster that resides
questions. The primary role of the Club Coach, or works near the Creekside Toastmaster’s
when conducting any survey or facilitating a club meeting venue and are looking for an opportunity
discussion, is to ensure all club members have to complete your ALS (Advanced Leader Silver)?
an opportunity to share and feel connected to Have you ever pondered what you could do to
the club’s re-growth. make a difference in your community
but didn’t know exactly
how you could do it? Are
Help
you looking for a way Wanted

Service to others is the rent you to share your expertise?
Here’s your chance to
do all of these and so
pay for your room here on Earth.
much more! Interested?
— Muhammad Ali
Please contact me at
clubcoachcoordinator@
d7toastmasters.org.

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