How to Start a Toastmaster's Speakers Bureau
If a Toastmaster only speaks in front of other club members, he or she isn't getting the best training possible. Giving speeches to other groups not only benefits the Toastmaster, but will give other groups the opportunity to have speakers at their events and to learn about Toastmasters. Here are some steps for starting a Toastmaster's Speakers Bureau.
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Choose someone to chair the speakers bureau. The chair should be willing to put in the extra work involved in building and managing the speakers bureau.
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Establish the requirements of the bureau. At a minimum, a member should have completed six manual speeches, but if there are a lot of potential members, you may decide to require that members be Competent Communicators or Advanced Communicators.
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Distribute copies of the application form to club members or to several clubs in the area. You may use the application form provided by Toastmasters International or make your own form.
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Create a pamphlet and website for the speakers bureau. Give copies of the pamphlet to club members to hand out and send copies to groups that might be interested in booking speakers, such as PTAs, youth groups, chambers of commerce and civic organizations. Include any expertise that your bureau members have that would be of interest to other groups.
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Issue a press release to area newspapers announcing the formation of the speakers bureau. Include contact information for the bureau chair.
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Arrange for another Toastmaster to attend any event for which the speakers bureau is providing a speaker. This will allow the speaker to be evaluated and receive credit for the speech.
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Deposit any honorariums given the speaker into the club's treasury. Bureau members cannot profit monetarily for speaking.
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