President's Tip of the Week

Top 10 Ways You Can Help Prevent Your Club President & VPE, and the Week's Toastmaster & General Evaluator from Developing a Complex
(9/8/09)

10. Have spare jokes and words of wisdom on hand.

9. Have a hip-pocket speech ready.

8. Be ready to take over any role on a moment’s notice.

7. When your employer threatens to send you on a trip, let the VPE know when you “may” be out of town.

6. When you make your vacation plans, let the VPE know when you’ll be out of town.

5. Expeditiously confirm to the GE or Toastmaster you will be there to fill your role when the confirmation has been requested.

4. If you don’t already have a role for the week, volunteer for requests for substitutions.

3. Recruit your own replacement. Simply sending out a request for a replacement is not where your responsibility ends. Make sure someone actually responds, and confirm with that person, letting the GE, Toastmasters, and VPE know of the change.

2. Plan to attend Gilbert Toastmasters each week.

1. Communicate. After all, this is a communication and leadership organization.