Club Coach

Our Club Growth Team will be role models of service; creating an empowering learning environment as we continue to create and build our current clubs with a solid foundation that will ensure longevity through time. Our dedication to serve will inspire members through their Toastmasters journey to achieve their full potential, realize their dreams, and become our future leaders.

Frequently asked Questions

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a club coach do?

  • Build rapport with the club’s leaders and members.
  • Assess the environment—observe, analyze, and recommend solutions. Coaches do not tell the clubs what must be done, but instead offers various suggestions for improvements. The club officers and members need buy-in and must decide what they want to implement. It is still their club.
  • Develop a plan with goals for improvement, implement the plan and ensure those changes are performed by the officers and members as much as possible. Instill enthusiasm, loyalty, and a sense of responsibility for the club’s future.

 

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Are there any conditions for the coach?

  • Coach must not be a member of the club at the time of appointment but may join after being assigned.
  • You must attend at least 50% of the meetings.

 

 

Are there any qualifications or conditions for the Club?

  • Club must have between 1 to 12 paid members at the time of the appointment.
  • A club can have maximum 2 coaches at any given time.

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How long will the coach be assigned to the club?

The appointment lasts until June 30 2025, which can be extended another year until June 30 2026, if needed. For you to earn club coach credit, the club needs to be a Distinguished with the required membership goal and 5 DCP points by that deadline.

 

What are the incentives a Club Coach get?

A coach receives a pin upon assignment and a certificate upon successful completion of the assignment. A successful coach also receives credit toward the DTM requirement in Pathways.

Because a club can have two coaches, you can find a friend to be a coach with you. That will make it easier and more fun for both of you.   ExCiTing!

However, the biggest incentive is you getting the experience of successfully coaching a group back to health. This will take you to the next level.

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What will a coach gain by giving to others?

Toastmasters always provides opportunities for personal and organizational growth. Club coaching is an exciting, fun, and wonderful opportunity to assist a struggling club become distinguished while you earn credit for DTM requirements in Pathways.

Club Coach will develop listening, speaking and team-building skills, opportunities for critical thinking, expand leadership experience, increase proficiency as a facilitator and negotiator, improve your determination, patience and compassion, build your reputation, earn credit toward the path to DTM while having FUN, etc.

Did you notice these skills can directly transfer to other aspects of your life?

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If I want to be a coach, what is the process to apply to be a coach?

  1. Inform us online about what you are looking for – https://tinyurl.com/SponsorMentorCoachRequest
  2. Click here to review the list of D50 clubs eligible for club coaches.
  3. Visit some of those clubs, talk to the officers and decide which one you want to coach to success. Do not feel pressure to select a club. You can visit several times before deciding.
  4. Talk to the club officers. If you like the club and the club likes you, we need to hear from both parties.
  5. Once we receive information from both parties, we will forward that information to Toastmasters International and make the assignment official.
  6. Once the Toastmasters International make the appointment official, they will contact you.

If you have any questions or for more information, please reach the Club Coach Team at clubcoach@d50tm.org

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Our club would like a coach, what is the process to apply for a coach?

  1. If your club want to request a coach. We prefer the President / VP of Ed requesting

Inform us online –   https://tinyurl.com/RequestCoach.

  1. We will recommend your club to potential coaches.
  2. The potential coaches will visit your club, may be once, may be few times to know your club better.
  3. If your officers like to work with the coach and the coach likes to work with you, we need to hear from both parties.
  4. Once we receive information from both parties, we will forward that information to Toastmasters International and make the assignment official.
  5. Once the Toastmasters International make the appointment official, they will contact you.

If you have any questions or for more information, please reach the Club Coach Team at clubcoach@d50tm.org

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Useful links for Toastmasters International

Club Coach FAQ – https://www.toastmasters.org/footer/faq/Club%20Coach

First Class Club Coach – https://www.toastmasters.org/Resources/First-Class-Club-Coach

Club Coach troubleshooting Guide – https://www.toastmasters.org/-/media/files/department-documents/club-documents/club_coach_troubleshooting_guide.ashx

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