THE WORLD OF TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL

The Headquarters of Toastmasters International is based in California and the clubs are all over the world in eighty-nine (89) countries. The basic set-up is:

CLUB
Our club is the North Shore Toastmasters Club #1085

AREA
Our Area (Area 72) consists of six (6) clubs on the North Shore: Our club which is the North Shore Toastmasters Club, District Dialoguers, Quay Speakers, SpeakerHub, Logos, and Friendship clubs.

DIVISION
Our Division (Division H) has a number of Areas which include the North Shore and parts of Vancouver.

DISTRICT
Our District (District 21) includes all of British Columbia.

REGION
We belong to Region 1, which includes all of B.C., Parts of Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Idaho, and Utah.

TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL
The body that oversees every aspect of Toastmasters all over the world.

DISTINGUISHED CLUB PROGRAM (DCP)

The Distinguished Club Program was established to help build strong, vibrant clubs. It does this by encouraging clubs to grow in four ways:

• Through increasing the actual size of the club membership;

• Through encouraging members’ personal growth as speakers by achieving the objectives in the speech manuals;

• Through the experience of giving and hearing a special series of enriching presentations which encompass both the growth of individuals and the club as a whole;

• Through the leadership of a knowledgeable club executive.

We are asked by Toastmasters International to set goals (see below) for the club at the beginning of the September to July 1st year. We do this and a copy is sent to Toastmasters International and to the District executive.

Our club prides itself on honouring the needs of our individual members and helping them in every way we can. This means that the people who want to improve their skills but are also very busy, have the opportunity to do things as they are able, and that the people who are keen to do as much as they can have the opportunity to give speeches spaced just 5 – 6 weeks apart (spaced so that they give themselves the chance to learn and grow even further before their next formal presentation). The goals we set at the beginning of the year are not always achievable by the end of the year for a variety of reasons, and we do not want our members to rush through a program before they have honestly achieved those required skills just for the sake of an award. Neither does Toastmasters International. With this in mind, we area proud to say that no matter how high we may have set our sights, we have always achieved a place in the Distinguished Club Program.

THE DISTINGUISHED CLUB “POINT PROGRAM”

The awards range from Five to Ten (5 – 10) Points:

To Earn These Points you must have completed:

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