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new things and to fail. It is important that we
make our clubs such safe and supportive places
by accepting others as they make themselves

vulnerable, as they reveal their true selves in
contest. Help them get what they want and honor their speeches. We can also offer support by
their “don’t wants”. giving positive and constructive feedback in our
evaluations and comments. A member of one of
Make Your Meetings Fun my clubs likes to remind us frequently of three

The biggest reason why I keep coming back questions we should always ask ourselves as we
to my home clubs, Babble-On, Marylhurst, and prepare our feedback: “Is it truthful? Is it helpful?
Feedbackers, is that their meetings are fun. Is it kind?” Always remembering these questions

People like to enjoy themselves with others. can help us make our feedback something that
Sharing joy with others is a great way to build consistently motivates our members to come
community and keep people wanting to come back for more.
back. The Babble-On and Marlhurst clubs both Implementing these recommendations to

have some meeting traditions that make our slow the leak in our club membership buckets
meetings fun. One has the role of a humorist isn’t complicated, but it does require a lot
who starts the meeting with a joke or humorous of work to keep our members engaged and
story. The other has a lot of witty storytellers satisfied. As we put out the effort to pay into

who keep us laughing and thinking. The fun and the satisfaction accounts of our members, we
entertainment I experience from these clubs will find our members more motivated to pay
keeps me returning every week. into the monetary accounts of our clubs. The
following resources can help you learn more

Provide a Safe and Supportive about how to retain current members and recruit
Environment new members: the Toastmasters Membership

The best Toastmasters clubs pride themselves Growth Manual (Item 1159) and the Moments
on being a place where people are free to try of Truth Module (Item 290).

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