Northrise Toastmasters

Leadership

Roles & Contributions

7 Roles

• President

• Roster Officer

• Vice President Education

• Vice President Membership

• Vice President Public Relations

• Treasurer

• Sergeant at Arms

President• Overseeing the smooth running & administration

of the club • Presiding over club and executive meetings• Ensuring the club has an ongoing membership

program• Encouraging communication and leadership

development • Recruiting club executive replacements.• Promoting Toastmasters externally• Maintaining relationships with District &

Toastmasters International

Roster Officer

• Responsible rostering – the key to success of our meetings

• Ensures members develop through exposure to different roles in meetings

• Rosters competitions, speeches, workshops, etc.

• Not responsible for finding replacements when you can’t attend – but will help.

• Maintaining educational attainments of each member

• Planning of club activity.

• Inviting guest, officials such as external Judges, test speakers etc

• Displays member achievement chart at meetings from time to time

Vice President Education

The Welcoming Committee

• Ensures all guests at meetings receive a Guest/Visitor Pack, due care and attention, and telephone follow up between meetings

• Maintains overview of Hospitality role at meetings – making sure they have the resources

• Prepares name badges and maintains Visitor Pack stocks.

Vice President Membership

• Responsible for fostering membership generally.

• Keeps eyes and ears open for opportunities to promote Northrise

• Maintains data base of prospects and follows up visitors and potential visitors by telephone between meetings

• Advises VPM & Hospitality of expected visitors.

Vice President Public Relations

Treasurer

• Maintains club accounting records and prepares financial reports annually at the club AGM

• Collects semi annual subs and pays WHQ in April and September.

• Processes Membership Applications and arranges for payment to WHQ.

• Collects breakfast takings, banks them, and settles creditor payments

Sergeant @ Arms

• Sets up (with assistance) meeting room, banner, signs for each meeting

• Keeps the meeting on time

• Rousing welcome and start

• Gets us back after the break

• Helps with the clearing up after meeting

Why Share This?

Successful Club = – Organisation & Structure– Experience & Enthusiasm– Effort – things need doing– Commitment

• These roles proven as keys to being a successful club

• Executive appointed July-June

• Exec members go in cycles

• Need new people to feed through the system

• Think about it now –

is it time to contribute?

What This Means For You…?