Pathways is the Toastmasters school. You pick a path. You do projects. You give speeches at your club.

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Work lives in Base Camp on toastmasters.org. District 50 does not host the login.
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Five core skills

Public SpeakingTalk so people understand you.
Interpersonal CommunicationTalk with people, not only at them.
Strategic LeadershipHelp a group go where it should go.
ManagementPlan work and get it done.
ConfidenceYou earn this in every path by doing the work.

Every path has five levels

  1. Level 1 Mastering Fundamentals. Ice Breaker. How to write a speech. Voice and body. Evaluation.
  2. Level 2 Learning Your Style. How you lead and how you talk.
  3. Level 3 Increasing Knowledge. You pick extra projects.
  4. Level 4 Building Skills. Bigger leadership or speaking work.
  5. Level 5 Experting. A big finish project.

Six paths you can buy now

Dynamic Leadership

Learn to lead a group and handle conflict.

For people who run teams.

Skills: strategic leadership, conflict.

Engaging Humor

Learn to make people laugh on purpose and still make a point.

For speakers who want to be fun to hear.

Skills: speaking, writing, timing.

Motivational Strategies

Learn to move a small group and keep people going.

For coaches and team leads.

Skills: speaking, writing, leading small groups.

Persuasive Influence

Learn to change minds and run a project.

For people who sell ideas.

Skills: project management, communication.

Presentation Mastery

Learn to write and give a strong speech.

For speakers, teachers, trainers.

Skills: speaking, writing, delivery.

Visionary Communication

Learn to tell a big idea and get people to help build it.

For people with a plan they want others to join.

Skills: leadership, communication.

Vintage paths

Buy these only after you finish Level 1 in one of the six paths above. They use the same five levels.

Basic Training for Toastmasters

Old Smedley lessons. Ice Breaker and Speech Building. Finish it and you earn the BT credential.

The Communication Series: Entertaining Speaker + Storytelling

Old advanced speaking manuals. Finish it and you earn the CES credential.

Explorations are extra three-project packs. They are not a seventh path. The first one coming is Online Meeting Mastery.

If you already started an old path

You can finish it. New purchases are only the six paths plus vintage.

Workshops show on the district calendar. This page does not list dates.

Start or continue in Base Camp Ask pathways@d50tm.org