We almost had a full house at today's meeting and I think we all learnt something new.
We had one speaker today, our Vice President of Education, who explained the importance of the "leadership" training you can receive at Toastmasters. As a member of Toastmasters, you are supplied with two manuals. One to develop your communication skills, which most of us are concentrating on. But we also receive a manual that helps us develop our leadership skills. This manual is not as familiar to most.
Melissa explained that the Leadership manual has ten projects. These projects cover such essential leadership skills as Listening, Critical Thinking, Time Management and Motivation, among others. There are a number of tasks that must be completed in each project so you get ample feedback on the skills you are developing. At first glance, the sheer number of these tasks seem overwhelming, but Melissa assured us it is easy, as long as we bring our Leadership manual to every meeting and pass it on to our neighbour for them to evaluate us. Even if we don't have a role to play, she urged us to bring our manual as you never know when you may have to fill a vacant position.
Melissa asked us to review our manuals and let her know the areas we were working at completing. If there was something specific we needed, she would ensure we would get on the schedule. She also asked us to have a close look because a couple of the project require participation in club events that only happen one or two times a year. You wouldn't want to miss out on completing your manual because you missed an event.
Great job Melissa on educating us on how important the leadership track in Toastmasters really is and how easy it is to develop these essential skills.
If you are interested in learning more about what Toastmasters has to offer in the way of Leadership or Communication skill building, why not stop in for a visit. Guests are always welcome.
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