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Plans, Plans, and More Plans
Lorri Andersen, DTM - Program Quality Director
What a great three months we’ve had this year! find out more details.
We started the year strong with officer training, Submit a Club Success Plan and earn a reward.
Learning Labs, and Cub Success Plans. What is a Club Success Plan? It is a high-level
In August, I attended a two-day training with look at your club and it’s a tool to help build your
other District leaders. I shared our plans for clubs success.
Learning Labs. I told them about “Plan for Club • It asks for examples of your club values, how
Success,” followed by “Moments of Truth,” and you work with and support your Officers, and
“Nut’s and Bolt’s” Club Charters R Us.” build your Club team.
The following day I met over Zoom and • It walks you through a situational analysis
shared the Learning Labs details with a new and then helps you chart a road map toward
Toastmaster friend. She couldn’t wait to set up a successful club. How do we know where we
Learning Labs in her District. District 7 is leading are going if we don’t have a road map? Each
the way. section has a situational analysis.
Good things are happening all over • And, it is divided into an educational
Toastmasters and D7. Check our D7 calendar for plan, membership goals, training, and
the next Learning Lab. Mark your calendar for administration.
the first Wednesday of every month. Pathways The first 20 clubs to submit a completed
Labs. conducted by Dave Bones, are midmonth. Club Success Plan win a $50 Toastmasters
Thank you to our Division Directors for the International gift card. Every Club that submits
outstanding Officers Training they conducted in a Plan is a winner. The process is a good learning
July and August. Pre Covid, Division Directors experience as you build a plan for a successful
only trained locally. Now with Zoom, they can Club.
train Toastmasters all over the world. What’s so Take part in the journey. Download this form
great about training? You get to collaborate with and start today
Toastmasters that you would never meet. In the next three months look for Pathways
I trained with Toastmasters in Australia last Learning labs and Toastmaster Learning
year. I found out they deal with the same issues Institute, December 3 and 4.
we do. Often, they had different ways to handle I look forward to our educational journey
them. I learned a lot through our discussions. together.
Relationships grow through training, friendships
form, and clubs strengthened.
Would you like the opportunity to learn more
about training? Please email Lorri Andersen to
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