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What has been your greatest challenge as become a coach for an undistricted club. With
a club coach? my guidance, the President emailed clubcoach@
The greatest challenge to a coach is getting toastmasters.org. I was appointed as club coach

the club to buy into themselves. Most clubs don’t in February 2018 and continued working with
think that they have what it takes to become a the Executive Team to strengthen membership.
successful club. By late March, we had eight members. Fifteen
months later, we had 34 young, vibrant members

What has been your greatest joy as a club from all over the world!
coach?

Back in 2017, I visited a club that was definitely What advice would you offer to new or
in trouble. Buddies was one of the first 100% prospective coaches?

Online Clubs so I became the first coach to a 100% Be optimistic, persistent, and focused.
online club. They only had five paid members Work with the team and make them believe in
when I started the coaching process. I had to themselves. I highly recommend anyone to serve
find out from Toastmasters International how to as a club coach.

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