Section outline
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This section will get you started on your way to improving your officer skills.
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A key to having a Really Dang Good Toastmasters club is having motivated and informed officers that take consistent action toward club goals. This course is designed to produce those motivated and informed officers.
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This lesson will go over roles & responsibilities common to all officers.
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This lesson has a month-by-month officer plan starting from election to end of term. This will serve as a baseline for your monthly to dos. Other lessons will be more in-depth about these tasks.
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Files that apply to all officers.
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Links to external resources for all officers.
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Resources to assemble an officer folder to be brought to every meeting.
The folder contains tools to help with common tasks done at every meeting, including:
- Membership applications (each officer should maintain three in their folder at all times)
- A dues chart
- A checklist for opening and closing the meeting as a presiding officer
- The Club Leadership Handbook
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This lesson will introduce you to the Sergeant at Arms role and its responsibilities.
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Documents and files for the Sergeant at Arms role.
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You're going to need someone to manage funds to pay for awards, TI fees, and more. The treasurer fits this role. Learn how to be a money master in this lesson.
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Resources and tools for the Treasurer.
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Support files and documents that will help with this program.
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The secretary is your records management person. They need solid organizational and report writing skills.
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Files for the Secretary role.
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The VP PR can seem like a tough role, but after you're finished here, you'll have a clearer idea of what to get done in your term.
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Documents and files for the VP of PR.
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Keeping members happy and helping guests become members are the main roles of the VPM. This lesson will show you how.
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Documents and files for the VP of Membership.
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The VPE is the first officer of the club, and is responsible for six out of the ten DCP goals.
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Materials for the VP of Education.
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A wise toastmaster once told me that being president is either the easiest job, or the hardest job, depending on the people you have working for you. RDG presidents will have to put in time to achieve success, but their focus will be on communicating with their cabinet often and effectively.
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Resources and tools for the President.
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You'd think after serving as president, you'd get a reprieve, but that's not quite the case. This lesson will cover the responsibilities of the immediate past president.
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Files for the IPP.
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For everything that doesn't fit somewhere else.
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Giving credit to people I've learned from, borrowed resources from, as well as asking for your help.
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"It's an older code, sir, but it checks out."
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