Talk:Toastmasters International
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[edit] Club Meetings
This is copied from Talk:Toastmasters, that article was merged here (see details below).
About exceptions to meetings:
How many toastmasters does it take to change a light bulb? 4! One to change the light bulb and 3 to stand around and say "that's not how we do it in my club." Many clubs do things a little differently than described (though all have similarities). I've been to a lot of clubs where everyone participates in table topics (obviously not noon clubs where they meet on the luch hour). Many clubs don't have a grammarian (unless we have a school teacher I don't trust them to be right about the grammar anyways). Some clubs permit non-manual speeches (though you can really make any topic fit a manual speech).
The point is we don't want to say "a meeting is like this" because there are always exceptions.
[edit] Merged from Toastmasters
I merged the material from Toastmasters here (actually that article was longer so I merged this existing article into it and placed it here as a better name - same thing). That article now redirects here. I copied the one entry from that talk page to above. Merge completed. RJFJR 15:58, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] TODO
I think this article, in it's current form, can be 'tightened' some. RJFJR 15:58, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
- actually, it needs some updating in light of the recent changes to the leadership track just announced. --emb021
[edit] Related AFD discussion
Please see Hellfire Toastmasters Dublin (AFD discussion). This may set some kind of precedent. Graham/pianoman87 talk 02:51, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
- I see that Hellfire Toastmasters Dublin has now been redirected to the TI article. Roaming27 22:32, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Educational program
The information in relation to the Competent Toastmasters Award, and CTM designation, is I beleive out of date. The award is now the Competent Communicator award. As a brand new user I am not brave enough to do the change myself, but want to highlight an update is required. Sorry if this is inappropriate.
- According to the official website, that change won't take effect officially until July 2006. Have clubs already started using the new names and awards at a local level? Graham/pianoman87 talk 08:51, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
- The new leadership curriculum came into effect in January, but the title changes take place on 1 July 2006. Members of Toastmasters from before January 2006 have a grace period (to 1 July 2008) to complete the old Competent Leader program (Advanced Leader-Bronze as of 1 July 2006) without having to complete the CL manual; those of us who joined afterward have to complete the new CL manual first. Of course, the amount of work in the new CL manual will likely take about a year to complete even if members work towards its projects at every club meeting they attend. --coldacid 19:41, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
- Since these changes are comming up perhaps we could start with the updated version of the awards section --Mig77 07:36, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
- The new leadership curriculum came into effect in January, but the title changes take place on 1 July 2006. Members of Toastmasters from before January 2006 have a grace period (to 1 July 2008) to complete the old Competent Leader program (Advanced Leader-Bronze as of 1 July 2006) without having to complete the CL manual; those of us who joined afterward have to complete the new CL manual first. Of course, the amount of work in the new CL manual will likely take about a year to complete even if members work towards its projects at every club meeting they attend. --coldacid 19:41, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Awards system
Since 1 July the award system has two streams, essentialy Communicator and Leader streams. The awards for the Communicator stream are Competent Communicator, Advanced Communicator Bronze, Silver, and Gold. The Leadership streams are Competent Leader, Advanced Leader Bronze, and Silver. --Mig77 07:36, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Previous awards
(a rephrased version of Coldacid's minucia regarding old awards and dates and thingies) --Mig77 07:36, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] PICTURE
I am removing the picture as it seems to have no reason to be on here. Coolio as Toastmasters International's logo? Hurrah 15:44, 22 October 2006 (UTC) Nevermind. Someone beat me to it. Hurrah 15:45, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
