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After a guest becomes a new member, the next thirty days are critical to their success or failure within the Toastmasters program. An essential part of that is a quality new member orientation process. A good NMO will get a member familiarized with the basics of Toastmasters without overloading them with information. Find out how to do it in this lesson.
1. What is a New Member Orientation?
Many businesses have a "new employee orientation" that is designed to get new employees setup. In them, they'll cover rules, etiquette, getting signed up with health insurance, benefits, paperwork signing, and so on. This orientation is meant to give the new employee the basics of conduct as well as get required paperwork completed. Some follow up training may include how to do the day-to-day tasks the new employee has to perform.
If your club has a good new member orientation (NMO) program, you'll be doing many of the same things. A good NMO should introduce your members to the expectations and etiquette of your club, along with helping them get setup on your club's websites (especially now that Pathways has been rolled out). It should also get them introduced to beginner roles so they can begin participating with confidence.
Now that you know what an NMO should include, why should you bother with it?