Leadership is the single greatest factor in the success of a team or organization. To help each club and its leadership succeed, District 6 provides training sessions twice a year:
- Officer Training Round 1: June 1 – August 31 report PDF Excel (updated 9/11/19)
- Officer Training Round 2: November 1 – February 28 PDF (updated 03/03/20)
If you are a club officer, please plan to attend a training session in each round. Our team is committed to helping you be successful in your role, helping your club be successful in serving members.
Helpful Links:
- Page for Train the Trainer
- Approved Trainers
- R1 COT Training Result as of 9/11/19: PDF Excel
- R2 COT Training Result as of 03/03/20: PDF
- Virtual Club Officer Training materials
Upcoming Training Sessions
The officer training report will be updated weekly during the training periods.
- Round 1 (June-August 2019): Report to come here
- Round 2 (Nov 2019 – Feb 2020): -Report to come here
This report is a copy of the original at Toastmasters International. Please allow 1 week for the report to be updated.
Reference Materials for Club Officers (old)
- Club Leadership Handbook
- Moments of Truth
- Club Success Plan
- Distinguished Club Program
- Simple Mentoring Program
- Conducting Open Houses
- “Be My Guest” Membership-Building Guide (related web page)
For Trainers: Club Officer Training Requirements & Materials
Round 2 (December 2018 – February 2019) Club Officer Training Requirements:
- Minimum time: 60 minutes
- Please start & end the training session on scheduled time
- Club Officer Sign-in: Officer Training Attendance Sheet
- Ensure each officer attending signs in and records all his/her officer roles for each club.
- After the session, send the sign-in sheet to your Division Director. Email a scanned copy or a quality photo of the registration.
- Please allow 1 week for processing and recording results to TI.
- Content
- Trainers who have been trained by District 6 can use all or portion of these slides to customize it for their training.
- Powerpoint presentation: Club Officer Training Presentation PDF Version
- To aid in presenting, consider using the 2nd Round Club Officer Training Facilitator’s Script
- We recommend having these handouts for every club officer attending training:
2nd Round Club Officer Training handout
Quality Club Building Blocks Handout
1st Round Club Officer Training handout
- Some resources for trainers regarding facilitation best practices. Some ideas will apply, some won’t, but use what will benefit you
- https://www.toastmasters.org/~/media/1D3FA954E8FE4A6D96C579C87671C7ED.ashx
- https://www.toastmasters.org/resources/training-club-leaders
- http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/group-facilitation/facilitation-skills/main
- http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/group-facilitation/group-discussions/main
- https://m.qualitydigest.com/?ref=https://duckduckgo.com/&url=https://www.qualitydigest.com/inside/twitter-ed/ten-tips-better-facilitation.html
- https://oqi.wisc.edu/resourcelibrary/uploads/resources/Facilitator%20Tool%20Kit.pdf
- http://www.thedesigngym.com/top-11-skills-effective-facilitator/
- http://trainingtoday.blr.com/article/how-to-conduct-an-effective-training-session/
Hosting a Training Session (for 2018-2019 Certified Trainers)
If you are hosting or coordinating a training event, please read the Calendar Request Instructions and submit your event using the Calendar Request Form (or click the ‘+Post Your Event‘ button below). The calendar on this page shows scheduled club officer training events.
- Officer Training Round 1: June 1 – August 31
- Officer Training Round 2: December 1 – February 28
Reference Materials for Club Officers
- Club Leadership Handbook
- Moments of Truth
- Club Success Plan
- Distinguished Club Program
- Simple Mentoring Program
- Conducting Open Houses
- “Be My Guest” Membership-Building Guide (related web page)
For Trainers: Club Officer Training Requirements & Materials
Round 2 (Dec 2017-February 2018) Club Officer Training Requirements:
- Minimum time: 90 minutes
- Please start & end the training session on scheduled time
- Club Officer Sign-in: Officer Training Attendance Sheet
- Ensure each officer attending signs in and records all his/her officer roles for each club.
- After the session, send the sign-in sheet to your Division Director. Email a scanned copy or a quality photo of the registration.
- Please allow 1 week for processing and recording results to TI.
- Content
- Club Officer Training Presentation PDF Version
- To aid in presenting, consider using the 2nd Round Club Officer Training Facilitator’s Script
- We recommend having these handouts for every club officer attending training:
2nd Round Club Officer Training handout
Quality Club Building Blocks Handout
- Some resources for trainers regarding facilitation best practices. Some ideas will apply, some won’t, but use what will benefit you
- https://www.toastmasters.org/~/media/1D3FA954E8FE4A6D96C579C87671C7ED.ashx
- https://www.toastmasters.org/resources/training-club-leaders
- http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/group-facilitation/facilitation-skills/main
- http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/group-facilitation/group-discussions/main
- https://m.qualitydigest.com/?ref=https://duckduckgo.com/&url=https://www.qualitydigest.com/inside/twitter-ed/ten-tips-better-facilitation.html
- https://oqi.wisc.edu/resourcelibrary/uploads/resources/Facilitator%20Tool%20Kit.pdf
- http://www.thedesigngym.com/top-11-skills-effective-facilitator/
- http://trainingtoday.blr.com/article/how-to-conduct-an-effective-training-session/
Hosting a Training Session (for 2017-2018 Certified Trainers)
If you are hosting or coordinating a training event, please read the Calendar Request Instructions and submit your event using the Calendar Request Form (or click the ‘+Post Your Event‘ button below). The calendar on this page shows scheduled club officer training events.
- Officer Training Round 1: June 1 – August 31
- Officer Training Round 2: December 1 – February 28