3. Presenter: Barry McCann
Advanced Communicator Silver
Pikes Peak Toastmasters VP of Public Relations
District 26 Southern Division Area 1 Governor
New Initiatives Leader at Current USA and PaperDirect
LinkedIn and Twitter: just search for Barry R. McCann
Fav music group: Porcupine Tree
Aspiration: become a self-sufficient small business owner
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4. Your turn! (30 seconds each)
Name
Club info
What you do for work (or not)
Favorite musical group
Your aspiration
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5. Role & Responsibilities
Toastmasters Club Constitution for Member Clubs, Article VII:
Duties of Officers, Section 4
The vice president public relations is the fourth ranking club
officer and is responsible for developing and directing a publicity
program that informs individual members and the general public
about Toastmasters International.
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7. Role & Responsibilities
You’re the club link to the outside world
notify the public of your club’s existence
wield the club communication tools
communicate from TMI to the club
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8. Connect with the local community
Publish club meeting times & location
Make club visible in local event calendars
Create the club newsletter
Post on social media sites
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9. Create & maintain the Web site
Core club information for visitors
News & events for members
Recognition for achievements
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10. Manage the club brand image
Make consistent with TM International
Ensure professional look in public
Facilitate members’ use of brand
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11. But what are your real goals?
attract new visitors
create opportunities for outside speaking
establish a positive reputation
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12. Exercise 1: Setting Goals
Count to 1,2,3
Create three PR goals
How will you do this?
How will measure success?
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13. Common Situations
“Nobody seems to notice ....”
“I just don’t have a lot of time for this ....”
“I don’t know if this is working ....”
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14. Exercise 2: Overcoming Barriers
List the three biggest challenges in your club
How can your role as VP of PR work to overcome
these?
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15. Resources
Achieving Success as VP of PR
The VP of PR Role
PR FAQs
Developing a PR Calendar
Toastmasters Branding
Web sites
Logos
Images
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Trainer: Divide trainees into small groups. Have each group develop three public relations goals and create a plan to accomplish the goals. Discuss the goals and strategies developed by the small groups with the entire group.For example, one goal you may have is to promote the club monthly with an article in the local newspaper. Your plan may be to submit one success story about each member to the local newspaper.
Trainer: Solicit trainees for methods for overcoming barriers. Discuss with the group. Conduct a discussion about delegation and how to use it within the scope of this office
And now to teach us how to turn those prospects and guests into members, I’d like you to welcome Chuck Bader, who’ll talk about the VP of Membership role ....