Have you ever been involved in a SWOT? Companies and organisations will often undertake a SWOT analysis to improve their business operation or the group effectiveness. What they are looking for are their Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Toastmasters are no different. But their SWOT analysis is called "Moments of Truth".
Well this is what happened at this weeks meeting. Julia presented a Moments in Truth session to the club as one of the requirements she needs for her Advance Leader Bronze award. She gave us a brief description of the program, basically what is our first impression in a number of areas. We then broke into small groups and were given these areas to analyse, areas that define how a well run Toastmasters Club operates. We then got an opportunity to report back on how we felt. This feedback will then be turned over the club executive and plans will be made to improve the areas that were not at their peak.
The area that we looked at were in fact our
First Impressions,
New Member Orientation,
Fellowship, Variety and Communications
Program Planing and Meeting Organization
Membership Strength and
Recognizing Accomplishments
I think we scored high in all these areas but there was some room for improvement and I look forward to the changes our Executive team will introduce to address the issues discovered. So if you are interested in improving yourself or organization, why not get involved in a SWOT analysis or get involved in a Moments of Truth.
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