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Leadership Track
The Leadership Track
(highlighted in YELLOW below) allows you to
acquire and practice the skills necessary to be an effective leader.
To get started, you will complete the
Competent Leadership manual.
You can serve as
a Club leader, developing skills in planning, training, motivating,
and managing. You even can become a District leader, where these
skills are further enhanced, as well as participating in the "High
Performance Leadership" program, which requires you to conduct a
project of your choice in which you serve as a leader. The program
provides study material and activities to complete.
When you combine
skills learned in the Leadership Track with those acquired from the
Communication Track, you may become a "Distinguished Toastmaster."
The
Communication Track is dedicated to improving
speaking and listening skills. Toastmasters complete various speech
projects at each education level, and obtain feedback from fellow club
members. More information on the Communication Manuals
can be found by clicking on the link above.
The Toastmasters International
Educational Program
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COMMUNICATION TRACK
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LEADERSHIP TRACK
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Distinguished Toastmaster ( DTM )
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Achieve Advanced Communicator Gold Award (or ATM-Gold)
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Achieve Advanced Leader Silver Award (or AL)
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Advanced Communicator Gold
( ACG )
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Achieve
Advanced Communicator Silver Award (or ATM-S)
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Complete 2
additional advanced manuals
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Conduct a
Success/Leadership program, Success/Communication
program, or a Youth Leadership program
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Coach a new member with the first three speeches
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Advanced Leader Silver
( ALS )
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Achieve Advanced Leader Bronze (or "old" CL award)
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Serve a complete term as a district officer
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Complete the High Performance Leadership Program
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Serve successfully as a club sponsor, mentor, or coach
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Advanced Communicator Silver
( ACS )
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Achieve Advanced Communicator Bronze (or ATM-B)
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Complete two
additional advanced manuals
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Conduct two Better Speaker Series and/or Successful
Club Series programs
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Advanced Leader Bronze
( ALB )
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Achieve Competent Leader Award
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Achieve Competent Communicator Award (or CTM)
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Serve at least six months as a club officer and participate in the
preparation of a Club Success Plan while in this office
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Conduct two programs from the Successful Club Series
and/or the Leadership Excellence Series
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Advanced Communicator Bronze
( ACB )
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Achieve Competent Communicator Award (or CTM)
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Complete two Advanced Communication Program manuals
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Competent Communicator
( CC )
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Competent Leader
( CL )
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Complete the Competent Leadership Manual
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The Competent Leadership Manual
The
Competent Leadership manual is organized into
ten separate projects, each with its own individual focus or objective.
An extremely effective tool in developing your leadership skills, the
Competent Leadership manual gives you the
opportunity at the beginning of each project to do a self-inventory of
the skills you already have, as well as those you feel may need
improvement. Each project also lists numerous tips, how-to's, and
suggestions for practicing your new skills.
As
with the Communication Track, another Toastmaster will evaluate each
project, providing positive feedback and suggestions for improvement, as
necessary.
After
completing the Competent Leadership manual, you
earn Competent Leader (CL) recognition and are able to focus your
efforts on the projects in the advanced speech and leadership manuals of
the Toastmasters program.
Your
club's Vice President Education (or other Club officer if a VPE is the
one earning the award) can submit an application for your awards online
at the
Toastmasters International website.
The
chart below lists the ten projects in the Competent Leadership
manual.
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Project
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Practice in Your Club
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1
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Listening &
Leadership |
Ah-Counter,
Evaluator, Grammarian, Table Topics Speaker
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2
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Critical Thinking
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Critical
Thinking as the Evaluator, Grammarian, General Evaluator
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3
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Giving
Feedback |
Giving Feedback
as the Evaluator, Grammarian, General Evaluator
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4
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Time
Management |
Managing time
as the Toastmaster, Speaker, Table Topics Master, Grammarian,
Timer
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5
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Planning
& Implementation |
Practice
Planning Skills as a Speaker, General Evaluator, Toastmaster,
Table Topics Master
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6
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Organizing & Delegating
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Organizing &
Helping with Club Speech Contests, Special Events, Membership & PR
Campaigns, Club Newsletter & Website
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7
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Developing Your Facilitation Skills
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Learn to
Facilitate as the Toastmaster, General Evaluator, Table Topics
Master, and by Befriending a Guest
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8
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Motivating People
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Motivate others
through being a Membership Campaign Chair or Contest Chair, a PR
Campaign Chair, Toastmaster, Evaluator, General Evaluator
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9
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Mentoring
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Mentor a New
Member, Existing Member, and a Member working on the High
Performance Leadership Project
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10
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Team Building
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Practice
Teambuilding as the Toastmaster, General Evaluator, Membership
Campaign or Contest Chairperson, PR Campaign Chair, Club Speech
Contest Chair, Club Special Event Chair, Club Newsletter Editor,
Club Webmaster
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