Category: online clubs
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The Online Club phenomenon is travelling at the speed of light! In just nine months Toastmasters has birthed seven new online clubs; while two more pre-charter clubs are gestating. There was a great deal of celebration during those months as online leadership groups began to emerge in social media and online club hopping became a…
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The Firebirds burst onto the scene, resplendent in their Phoenix Rising colours. They are known as the Firebirds Collective. Firebirds leaders completed Jedi Master training, secretly, under the guidance of their Jedi Mentors and advanced their skills as polished speakers and moderators online. Their training back then was all done in situ; in every meeting there was was something…
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Club Contests How do you prepare for land based Club or Area Contests, as a Club Officer? What resources would you recommend to assist in the training of Contest Chairs, Contest Judges and Area Director teams? How would you plan, schedule and facilitate contests for Online Clubs? During September I have been searching for useful sites and…
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As I write my blog post for this week, I have been reflecting on the many hurdles that we need to overcome in order to get our newest global online clubs across the line. The biggest hurdle has been the lack of any District support … that’s because they are Undistricted. So a few onliners are taking a leap…
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Did you know that the front Home page of your site is the first landing page for visitors? Do you know how to add pizzazz to the Home page and invite your visitors in? How will you make use of the Membership tools for promoting your club? Are you the Web Master, VPE, VPM or VPPR for…
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Drivers Start Your Engines! Effective administration of your easy-Speak site is a crucial element in the success of your ability to manage your online or land-based (in-person) clubs. It all begins in the Control Panel! Where is the Control Panel? What is the Control Panel? What can you do in the Control Panel? This is…
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My focus this week has been on helping and advising prospective online clubs in the use of easy-Speak for their club management. In this post I will include ‘Ten Tips and Tasks’ for best practice in using easy-Speak for the first time as an administrator. Note 1: If your preferred choice of club management tools is…
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In this week’s post I will focus on ‘how to prepare for effective facilitation of your online meetings’. During my years as a facilitator and moderator for a myriad of online meetings, webinars and conferences I have learned a thing or two. My elearning and ementoring events have been scheduled in a variety of web conferencing…
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Social Media Presence In this chapter I am focusing on the concept of ‘social media presence‘ and the whole strategy of using social media to promote and support online Toastmaster clubs! There’s more to this than I thought – and I wanted to share some of my new thoughts on how to persuade you to consider a…
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Let’s take a deeper look at how to manage your Toastmaster online meetings effectively! I will include the following elements in this post; managing screen time – the technical aspects facilitating online meetings – the management aspects Throughout I will refer to the practicalities of doing this in GoToMeeting – another robust web conferencing tool, ideal for…
