Once upon a time, the Keller Communicators club was struggling.For more than a year, average attendance was 4-6 people per meeting.We had guests visit but most would not return, most would not join the club.David Watkins and I decided the club needed to adhere better to the Toastmasters program, that our informal loosely run meetings just were not sufficient.David was elected Club President, and I was elected Vice President of Education, on the platform of raising our club standards – adding more structure and best practices to the operation of our club.
The result?In the first seven months we recruited 20 new members.
Three and a half years ago, when I was elected Club President, I had a vision.
I shared “my” vision with our membership to get their refinements, their buy in, to transform it from “my” to “our” vision.Ever since, we’ve had 30+ members and have been a President’s Distinguished Club.
Specifically, the seeds I planted, that our members nurtured and grew into a mighty tree of achievements were:
Public and professional speaking is a learned skill. Anyone can do it provided they are willing to put in the time and effort to learn that skill. You can greatly accelerate that process though mentors -- people who have "been there, done that" and can show you the way.
My mentors include World Champion's Edge: a team of past World Champions of Public Speaking "turned professional" who now provide a variety of products and services to Professional Speakers and to those who want to become Professionals.
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