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This page has useful downloads and links to other websites that may be useful to Division E clubs and those clubs in other Areas and Districts.  This is a great place to showcase some of the great products we've developed to help manage our clubs!  Subjects include:

bulletSpeech Ideas
bulletToastmasters Supplies
bulletPublic Relations and Media
bulletMembership
bulletSpeech and Meeting Evaluation
bulletClub Management and Tracking
bulletPlanning Meetings
bulletSpeech Contests
bulletImages and Logos
bulletClub and Individual Member Resources

Note to Club officers: there are additional downloads in the password protected "Private-Club Officer Area" on Area websites we support e.g. the Area 54 Directory in Area 54's private club officer area, so we can keep our contact information confidential.

Some of these documents require PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer.  Some documents require  Adobe Acrobat Reader

Speech Ideas

bullet1000 Speech Ideas compiled by Ron Clark

Toastmasters Supplies

bulletToastmasters International's On-Line Store sells:
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Various club supplies e.g. ribbons, pins, ballots

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Various speech manuals

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Various Educational Modules and other publications from Toastmasters International

 

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District 25 usually operates a “Store” at Toastmasters Leadership Institutes (TLIs) and District Conferences.
They sell a subset of materials available from International's on-line store

 

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Regional and International conventions usually also operate a supply store

Public Relations and Media

bulletPublicity and Promotion Handbook from Toastmasters International ("Let The World Know")
bulletDFW Media Guide
 
bulletAwesome Advertising Posters from District 50.
We have their permission to use these!  (Rick Sharon asked them).  Thank you District 50!!
If you have any they don't why not send yours to them?  Why not return their favor?
 
bulletFree web hosting for Toastmasters clubs at FreeToastHost.org
For Sample District 25 clubs using this service check out:
bulletThe Keller Communicators website
bulletThe Professional Excellence Toastmasters (PET) website
bulletThe FAA Toastmasters website
 
bulletSample Business Card Templates suitable for printing with Avery #8376 Business Card stock
These come in two separates files - once for front side, one for back:
bulletArea 54 Front with Club Mission Back
used by Rick Sharon, Area 54 Governor
bulletKeller Communicators Club front with Keller Communicators Club back
used by Rick Sharon, VP of Membership.
 
bulletDFW neighborhood / community websites on which you can list your clubs
These appear to all be part of a family of community oriented websites:
bulletKeller, TX
bulletPark Glen Neighborhood (borders Fort Worth and Keller)
bulletGrapevine, TX
bulletSouthlake, TX
bulletVarious other neighborhoods and communities in the DFW region
bulletRick Sharon's VP of Public Relations Class PowerPoint.

Membership

bulletGrow Your People presentation from Regional Director Ralph Wallace.
This document is suitable for presenting at "cold calls" for starting new clubs.  It covers the benefits of Toastmasters from a business person's perspective -- esp. suitable for giving to CEOs, HR or Training executives.
 
bulletKeller Communicators Guest Orientation Booklet
This booklet was initially developed by Rick Sharon for the Solana Classic Club and shared with Area 54.  This version is the one used by Keller Communicators.
 
bulletSample Dues Structure Matrix designed to be printed double sides.
This one is used by the Keller Communicators Club.  Note: your "club level" dues may differ.
bulletFront shows dues by month vs whether they are are a "brand new" member (includes $20 materials fee) or a reinstated or dual member (omits the $20 materials fee)
bulletBack explains the dues
 
bulletName Tents suitable for printing using Avery #5305 "Medium Tent Cards" stock.  These will have name on both sides of the "tent" (the sheet is printed single sided, perforations break it into two "tents", when folded name will appear on both sides).
 
bulletRick Sharon's PowerPoint presentation: "Help!  We only have 8 members left!"
This presentation deals with strategies for coping with low attendance and for growing your club.
 
bulletMembership Building 101 -- Your Club's Pattern for Success
 
bulletClub Coach's Troubleshooting Guide
bulletMembership Building Ideas (a lot of them!!)
 
bulletRick Sharon's VP of Membership Class PowerPoint
 
bulletLee Alviar's Membership Building Class PowerPoint

Speech and Meeting Evaluation

bulletGeneral Evaluator's Worksheet and AH Counter's Form courtesy of Cheryl Kensing, Tech Talkers.
bulletSpeech Evaluation Form courtesy of Adam Salim, Solana Classic Toastmasters

Club Management and Tracking

bulletCTM Tracking Form
an Excel spreadsheet courtesy of Kathy Upton, Tech Talkers.
 
bulletATM Tracking Form
an Excel spreadsheet courtesy of Kathy Upton, Tech Talkers.
 
bulletClub Success Plan Tracking Form
an Excel spreadsheet courtesy of Kathy Upton, Tech Talkers.
 
bulletToastmasters Education Series Tracking Form
an Excel spreadsheet courtesy of Kathy Upton, Tech Talkers.
(shows & tracks which Educational Series count towards which Toastmasters awards)
 
bulletClub DCP Report from WHQ -- enter your Club Number at the prompt
 
bulletDistrict 25 DCP reports from WHQ
The Educational Achievements report is great for seeing if/when WHQ awards your CTMs, ATMs, CLs, ALs, etc.  Note: at the bottom, awards listed in the "Pending" status have some sort of problem.  Contact WHQ to figure out and resolve the problem. 

The other reports are great for confirming your club has completed various goals e.g. turned in your officers list, turned in your Semi-Annual Report, etc.

Click on a highlighted report heading to sort the report into that sequence e.g. click Club Number to resort that report into Club Number sequence.
 
bulletGiving Recognition to Members -- Rick Sharon's PowerPoint presentation from the 12/3/2005 District Officer Training Session.

 
bulletDistrict 25 Website, a goldmine of useful information!
 
bulletToastmasters International Website, another goldmine of useful information!
 
bulletWhere do we fit in this International Organization?
bulletAreas 51, 52, 53, 54, and 55 are in Division E (4-6 Areas are grouped into a Division)
bulletDivision E is in District 25 (4-6 Divisions are grouped into a District)
bulletWhich is in Region III
bulletWhich is part of Toastmasters International aka World Headquarters or WHQ
bulletThis map shows Districts and Regions.

Planning Meetings

bulletIdeas for Meeting Themes
bulletMeeting Themes A to Z courtesy of Cindy Warmbrodt-Breaman, Keller Communicators
bulletBizarre American Holidays
bulletFun Meeting Themes
bulletCreative Meeting Ideas

Speech Contests

bulletRick Sharon's Contest Judge training PowerPoint
bulletRick Sharon's Contest Chief Judge training PowerPoint
bulletSample judging forms
(note: these are samples only for purposed of getting familiar with form layout; purchase your contest forms from International's on-line store).
bulletRick Sharon's Chief Judge planning Checklist
bulletRick Sharon's Chief Judge briefing outline/script
bulletRick Sharon's Contest Chair briefing outline/script

Images and Logos

From your web browser you can copy and paste these images or "save as" to download.  These are for official toastmasters use only.  Before you use the Toastmasters logos, please refer to International's policy regarding use of their trademarked images.

District 25 Logog       

  

More logos are on International's Logos Page.

Club and Individual Member Resources

These are resources owned by individual clubs or members that they may be open to sharing with you.  Contact the individual or club directly to arrange that.

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Rick Sharon has:
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A good Digital Camera

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Flat-bed Scanner

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Film scanner (esp. 35mm negatives or slides)

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Video Capture capability e.g. for importing video into the computer from a variety of sources (VCRs, Cameras, live cable TV feed), burning it to DVDs.

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DVD and CD burners

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Color Inkjet Printer capable of double-sided printing

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Black and White Laser Printer capable of double-sided printing

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Laptop projector and screen

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Toastmasters Educational Modules
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The complete “Better Speaker Series”

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The complete “Successful Club Series”

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The complete “Leadership Excellence Series”

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Educational CDs from World Champions
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Make ‘em Laugh hosted by Darren LaCroix
2001 World Champion of Public Speaking

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Just for Laffs! By Darren LaCroix

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Speak Like A Champion by Darren LaCroix

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Speaking Secrets Of The Champions – 5CDs from 5 World Champions
David Brooks 1990 Champion
Mark Brown 1995 Champion,
Craig Valentine 1999 Champion,
Ed Tate 2000 Champion,
Darren LaCroix 2001 Champion

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Get Paid To Speak By Next Week by Darren LaCroix (on CD)

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We're Talking Product by Darren LaCroix (on CD)

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Mentors Made the Difference
by David Brooks, Mark Brown, Darren LaCroix

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Get Paid to Speak by Next Week! by Darren LaCroix

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We're Talking Product - A Low-Tech System For Creating High-End Profits by Darren LaCroix

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Educational DVDs from World Champions
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 “How I Went From Chump To Champ” by Darren LaCroix
Includes his 2001 World Championship speech and Regional speech.

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“Magic Moments” by David Brooks
Video clips from 11 years of International Speech Contest Finals to showcase the best examples of various aspects of public speaking.

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Other Educational CDs and Tapes
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Personal Power by Anthony Robbins (on CD)

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Get The Edge by Anthony Robbins (on CD)

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Lessons in Mastery by Anthony Robbins (on CD)

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Live With Passion by Anthony Robbins (on CD)

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Time of Your Life by Anthony Robbons (on CD) - Life and priority/time management.

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Mastering Influence by Anthony Robbons (on CD) - incredible material on marketing and how the persuasive process really works.

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Entire PowerTalk series by Anthony Robbins (on CD) -- an updated version of his earlier tape series.

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Most of the PowerTalk series by Anthony Robbins (on cassette tape)

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Various tape programs from Brian Tracy

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Various CD and DVD programs from Jim Rohn and others.

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Great Reference Books
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Free Publicity by Emmy Award Winning Reporter Jeff Crilley

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Comedy Writing Secrets by Melvin Helitzer

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Laugh and Get Rich by Darren LaCroix

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Unlimited Power by Anthony Robbins

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Awaken The Giant Within by Anthony Robbins

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Several books by Steven Covey

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Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

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How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

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Some of Rick Sharon's Favorite Resources

 

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