Here are the session notes and handouts from a marketing and PR course offered 5 January 2008.
- Session Notes
- Past District Governor Heath Suddleson's paper on membership building
- Sample kit for visitors to a club
- Campaign material on membership retention from Dan Blaney, DTM
- Sample tip sheet
- Sample tip sheet. Useful for the end of the year
- Flyer to recruit Club Coaches
- Flyer to recruit Club Mentors
- Flyer to recruit Club Sponsors
- Flyer promoting Membership Building Contests for 2008/9
- Flyer promoting Talk Up Toastmasters contest
- Another Flyer promoting Talk Up Toastmasters contest
- Roger Von Oech's Blog--a good source for creative ideas
- Lifehacker--source for many ideas--technology, productivity, public speaking
- Alltop's index of blogs dealing with speaking topics
- Craig Harrison--for information about elevator speeches
- Susan Roane--for information about networking
Here are the session notes and handouts from a PR course offered 26 January 2008
- Session Notes
- A Collection of PR Tips--Usiing Brochures, Writing Press Releases, Being Newsworthy
- Another Sample Tip Sheet
- Marketing by Story (Reference and Link)
Here are the session notes from a PR and marketing course offered Summer 2008 and a collection of flyers you should be able to customize with your club's information.
- Session Notes
- Alltop's Index of Public Speaking Sites
- The Evolution of Finding a Speech Topic
- Mindmeister Mind Map: Toastmasters Marketing Resources
- OPM Letter endorsing Toastmasters training
- Fourth of July
- Get Your Feet Wet
- Labor Day
- Swing for the Fences
- Make the Play
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- New Year's
- Valentine's Day
- St. Patrick's Day
- 12 Rules for Bringing Out the Best in People
- 12 Rules for Career Success
- Have You Got What It Takes?
- Enhancing Personal Growth
- Eight Steps to Personal Success
- Fifteen Strategies for Success
- Let's Get Rid of Management
Here are the notes for a course for VPMs and VPPRs at the Winter 2009 TLI.
- Session Notes
- Sample Press Release for Contest Winner
- Sample Press Release for an Election Winner
- President Abayasekara's Article Why Should You Compete in Speech Contests?