Toastmasters Education Overview
The Toastmasters education program consists of two tracks - Communications and Leadership. The first step in these tracks is the Competent Communicator and Competent Leader programs.
The Competent Communicator consists of ten speech projects designed to help you improve core speaking skills, while the Competent Leader program consists of a series of roles you can serve within the confines of your Toastmasters meeting to improve your listening, evaluating and teamwork skills.
It is tempting to complete these projects, declare oneself an expert and move on, but there is so much more!
There are many more opportunities to learn and improve, culminating with the prestigious Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) achievement. The Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) achievement is the highest award recognized within Toastmasters, and is the result of succesfully completing dozens of speaking and leadership projects.
Toastmasters Communication Track
- Competent Communicator (CC)
- CC Award Requirements:
- Completed the Competent Communication manual.
- See the CC manual and award application [ TI Store Catalog #225 and #1225 ] for details.
- Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)
- ACB Award Requirements:
- Achieved Competent Communicator award (or achieved Competent Toastmaster award); and
- Completed two Advanced Communication manuals [ TI Store Catalog #226Z ]
- See the AC awards application (Catalog #1226) for details.
- Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS)
- ACS Award Requirements:
- Achieved Advanced Communicator Bronze award (or achieved Able Toastmaster award or Advanced Toastmaster Bronze award);
- Completed two additional Advanced Communication manuals (may not be those completed for any previous award) [ TI Store Catalog #226Z ]; and
- Conducted any two programs from The Better Speaker Series and/or The Successful Club Series.
- See the AC awards application (Catalog #1226) for details.
- Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG)
- ACG Award Requirements:
- Achieved Advanced Communicator Silver award (or achieved Able Toastmaster Bronze award or Advanced Toastmaster Silver award);
- Completed two additional Advanced Communication manuals (may not be those completed for any previous award) [ TI Store Catalog #226Z ];
- Conducted a Success/Leadership Program, Success/Communication Program or a Youth Leadership Program; and
- Coached a new member with the first three speech projects.
- See the AC awards application (Catalog #1226) for details.
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Toastmasters Leadership Track
- New Competent Leader (CL)
The new 10-project Competent Leadership manual [ TI Store Catalog #265 ] will help you develop leadership skills while serving in various club meeting roles, e.g. Evaluator, General Evaluator, Toastmaster, Table Topic Master. Toastmasters International began issuing the new CL award on July 1,2006.
- New CL Award Requirements:
- Complete the new Competent Leadership manual
- The new 10-Project CL Goals and Objectives
- Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)
- ALB Award Requirements:
- Achieved Competent Leader (CL) award;
- Achieved Competent Communicator (CC) award (or achieved Competent Toastmaster CTM award);
- Served at least six months as a club officer (president, vice president education, vice president membership, vice president public relations, secretary, treasurer or sergeant at arms) and participated in the preparation of a Club Success Plan while serving in this office.
- While serving in the above office, participated in a district-sponsored club officer training program; and
- Conducted any two programs from The Successful Club Series and/or The Leadership Excellence Series.
- Advanced Leader Silver (ALS)
- ALS Award Requirements:
- Achieved Advanced Leader Bronze award (or “old” Competent Leader award);
- Served a complete term as a district officer (District Governor, Lieutenant Governor (LGET or LGM), Public Relations Officer (PRO), District Secretary or Treasurer, Division or Area governor;
- Completed the High Performance Leadership program; and
- Served successfully as a club sponsor, mentor or coach.
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