Program Quality

The Distinguished Club Program (DCP) is Toastmasters International general measure of club success and quality of service delivered to members.

A primary objective of clubs is to provide the best possible member experience so that existing members are retained and new members join. When clubs possess characteristics of quality, the member experience is enhanced.

The District supports clubs to enhance this experience through the working interactions of Area and Division Directors to promote the value of the program to the club’s reputation and to coach club officers in helping their clubs achieve their set targets in the DCP.

To help members achieve their educational goals in the Toastmasters program, clubs are encouraged to create a vision and develop a Club Success Plan, which for many clubs will be based on the targets outlined in the DCP.

By achieving a certain number of the targets in this program, a club can earn one of three levels of recognition:

The following are DCP resources available for download.

Pathways is the new educational program providing a unique journey filled with opportunities to develop skills from more than 300 unique competencies. Members complete projects giving speeches and receiving feedback in a safe supportive environment.

The District provides clubs with training and resources to help with the full adoption of the program so that the club can be Pathways ready to deliver a rich experience to new and existing members.

Here are useful resources available for reference and download.

The success of a club and its members depend on how well club officers execute their responsibilities. By providing leadership training and support, club officers can foster a positive environment that’s conducive to members’ personal and professional growth, allowing them to achieve their Toastmasters education program goals.

There are two rounds of training sessions conducted in the program year, between June 1 and August 31 and between November 1 and February 28, with facilitators from the educational development team delivering a quality training experience.

A minimum of four club officers, preferably all seven, are required to attend each round of training which earns the club a credit in the DCP.

Here is the guideline for awarding credit to officers who have attended training and are looking to be awarded credit for multiple positions.

The following materials are available for reference.

June-August 2020 Training Sessions

Role Specific Resources 

Other Resources 

Every year, guests join clubs as new members and existing members leave for various reason. Flourishing clubs focus on both recruiting new members and retaining existing ones. To support all clubs to achieve excellence, the District provides programs through the Club growth portfolio to train and provide clubs with resources and materials for membership building. The program quality portfolio provides clubs with the training, tools and materials to support retention of existing members. Membership retention programs include mentoring programs for new members, creative programming that offer massive value to existing and a recognition program

Here are useful resources available for reference and download.

Speech contests are a Toastmaster’s tradition. Speech competitions provide an opportunity for Toastmasters to gain valuable speaking experiences. By stepping outside of their comfort zone, Toastmaster members can test the skills they have honed and developed during club meetings.

Due to the impact of the pandemic crisis, the Toastmasters International board directive is that Spring 2021 contests at the Area, Division, and District levels would be conducted online. The District’s leadership decision is to have the spring 2021 contest as the International speech contest format only. This helps us manage the learning curve impact associated with using technology to enable procedures required for conducting table topic or evaluation contests.

The international speech contest competition beyond the district level is in three stages – the regional quarter-finals, semifinals, and the World Championship of Public Speaking^® finals.

The following are related resources for conducting online contests.

The District’s recognition programs are designed to recognize the efforts and achievements of clubs, officers and members each program year.  The focus is club quality and member satisfaction, and the objective is to promote, develop and sustain quality clubs.

Awards are presented at the Spring Conference to Toastmasters who demonstrate outstanding commitment, dedication and leadership to their clubs, areas, divisions and our organization as a whole. Club members benefit by understanding the qualities of past winners who are examples of those who go above and beyond in their participation in Toastmasters.

Here are resources for the recognition programs

The district’s conference is an annual weekend event held in the Spring at the pinnacle of the District 99 Toastmasters’ year. Toastmasters gather from all across the district for 3 days of learning, competition, conducting the district’s business, renewing old friendships and making new ones. It is all about the power of the community expressed through a first-class program packed with activities, food, entertainment, awards and educational presentations by keynote speakers and thought leaders.

Stay tuned for the Spring 2021 conference event details.

A critical element to creating a successful district that supports all clubs to achieving excellence is providing effective training for club leaders and division and area directors. Without properly trained leaders at every level, districts and clubs cannot meet members’ needs or introduce the benefits of Toastmasters to others.

Training for division and area directors occur three times a year, in June, August and January. The August training provides the opportunity to train these district officers who couldn’t make the June session.

The following are useful training resources for the division and area directors.

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