WELCOME to

CIPS Power Achievers Toastmasters Club

Thank you for your expressed interest in joining CIPS Power Achievers Toastmasters Club.

Toastmasters International is the only organization devoted to making effective Public speaking a
worldwide reality. As a Toastmaster you develop the skills of speaking, listening, and thinking. You enhance
your self-confidence through public speaking, develop a lifelong network of professional individuals. You
learn by doing as you follow a Pathway and get immediate feedback to help you refine your message as
a speaker. We help individuals become better speakers and leaders through practice of speeches and
evaluation. Members draw strength from one another and take pride in helping each other grow This spirit
of camaraderie and mutual support is one of the most satisfying benefits of Toastmasters membership. It
also makes learning educational and fun.

Toastmasters Mission Statement

The mission of the Toastmasters program is to provide a mutually supportive and positive
learning environment in which participants have the opportunity to develop oral
communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal
growth.

Why CIPS Power Achievers?

Our Club can proudly boast of having several Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM) who have achieved
accolades at both the Speech Awards and Leadership Awards. Apart from the regular scheduled
meetings the club along with the Division host several online training workshops on a variety of topics
related to the Toastmaster journey. The club also hosts occasionally, ‘Games Night’ where the
Toastmasters hats are taken off and we just celebrate and have an evening of fun and games.
CIPS Power Achievers Toastmasters Club meets twice a month 2nd Sat & 4th Mon of the month
via Zoom.3.29 PM on Sat & 5.29 PM on Mon (AST)

Zoom Credentials
Meeting ID 851 8342 0666
Passcode 6280926
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85183420666?pwd=T1FSTmRvSm8wTUVVUmJuZjcyYW14UT09
When you become a Toastmaster, you can achieve the following 3 Cs:

1. Community. You can build a network of like-minded individuals who can ably assist
you on your Toastmasters journey both personally and professionally.
2. Communication-you develop competent speaking skills that can serve you well in
any forum
3. Confidence-your confidence level in public speaking is developed to a
professional level where you can speak to both a regional and international
audience. This can be attained through your participation in the Competitions held
annually.

To Join, the process is simple:

1. Fill out the attached application Form

https://www.toastmasters.org/resources/membership-application
2. Contact our President Taze McLeod
[email protected]
or (868) 320-9721
3. Pay the required Toastmaster International fees $45 US and $20US new
member fee

Keep in touch with us

Email: https://[email protected]

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 PATHS AND PROJECTS

DYNAMIC EFFECTIVE ENGAGING INNOVATIVE

LEADERSHP COACHING HUMOR PLANNING
Focus on understanding Understand and build Focus on Develop a strong
leadership and consensus, contribute understanding your connection with audience
communication styles, the to the development sense of humor and members when you
effect of conflict on a of others by coaching how that sense of present, speech writing
group and the skills and humor translates to and speech delivery.
needed to defuse and establishing strong engaging audience
direct conflict. public speaking skills. members.

LEADERSHIP MOTIVATIONAL PERSUASIVE PRESENTATION

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES INFLUENCE MASTERY
Learn how to manage Learn strategies for building Negotiate a positive Learn how an audience
time, as well as how to connections with the people outcome together responds to you and
develop and implement a around you, understanding with building strong improving your connection
plan. motivation and successfully interpersonal with audience members.
leading small groups to communication and
accomplish tasks. public speaking skills.

STRATEGIC TEAM VISIONARY

RELATIONSHIPS COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION

Understand diversity, Focus on active Developing your skills

build personal and/or listening, motivating for sharing
professional others and collaborating information with a
connections with a with a team. group, planning
variety of people and communications and
developing a public creating innovative
relations strategy. solutions.
BEYOND YOUR
PATH

DISTINGUISHED
TOASTMASTER (DTM)
PATHWAYS MENTORING
Frequently Asked Questions

uses of the English language as well as

How do members improve their public
exceptional turns of phrase
speaking skills?
Ah-Counter: listens for the use of

Toastmasters provides participants access to filler words (ex. “um”) as well as
an educational program called Pathways. repeated “double clutch” words
This program includes 11 different paths Table Topics Master: prompts

that include detailed projects within specific volunteers to speak
areas of interest, including but not limited to extemporaneously for 1-2 minutes on
leadership, project management, a variety of topics he or she selects
motivational speaking, and delivering General
 Evaluator: provides
presentations. Weekly sessions are constructive feedback on the
structured to provide support and meeting in general
encouragement to participants as they
To ensure a prompt start time, participants
strive to improve speaking and leadership
are encouraged to sign up in advance for
abilities.
roles via our web site.
What are roles?
Do I have to compete in contests?
To help ensure that each session is
While some participants find that the healthy
successful and efficient, participants (and
competition provided by speech contests can
sometimes guests) volunteer to fulfill certain
motivate them toward achieving their goals,
roles for the meeting:
others prefer to progress at their own pace,
Toastmaster-of-the-Day: the master
 focusing exclusively on Pathways as the
of ceremonies who leads the source of their progress. No participant is
meeting required to compete in speech contests.
Speaker: gives a prepared speech

How can I serve on the Executive
from the Pathways Program, usually
Committee?
5 to 7 minutes in length, often with
one or more specific objectives Elections for the Executive Committee are
Evaluator:
 provides constructive held annually during the month of May.
feedback to the speaker at the Interested participants are encouraged to
conclusion of his or her speech express their interest in a given position
Timer: monitors and records the
 before the elections are held, although same-
time elapsed during each speech day nominations are accepted. Members of
and table topic response the Executive Committee are always happy
Grammarian:
 introduces and to accept help, so if the position in which
monitors usage of the “Word of the you are interested is
Day”; listens for both
imprecise
presently filled, consider asking for an Timer one week, then Grammarian,
opportunity to share some of the then Timer, then Grammarian, etc.
responsibility of the role. Concentrating on these three basic
roles at the beginning will help
establish your footing in the world of
What can I expect of my mentor? public speaking, as well as teach you
about how Toastmasters meetings
Your mentor will help provide additional
are run.
support as you progress through the
Plan to give your first speech – “the

Toastmasters educational program. He or
Icebreaker” – from your chosen
she can also provide insight into how to get
Pathway curriculum within the first
the most from your experience and help
month of joining. Sooner is better
answer any questions you might have.
since this speech is intended to serve
How can I get the most out of Toastmasters? as your introduction to the club.
Ask the Vice President of Education to
 Come join us and let us help you on
assign you a mentor. your journey on becoming a
Try to speak at every meeting. If
 Distinguished Public speaker and
you are not signed up for a role, Leader.
volunteer to participate during
Table Topics.
As soon as you are an official member,

you should receive login information
for the Vice President of Education of
CIPS Toastmasters Club on Easy-speak
(https//www.easy-speak.org). Log in to
start signing up for roles. The three
easiest roles to start with are:
▪ Timer
▪ Grammarian
▪ Ah Counter
A good strategy is to sign up for the
same role two weeks in a row. This
will allow you to get comfortable
performing the role, and then you
can try a new role. You could also
choose to alternate: