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The Educational Minute
 
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Last updated: January 17, 2021
 
"Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere."
A Chinese proverb
 
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
Benjamin Franklin
 
 
What is the Educational Minute?
 
Does your club go through the same routine, week after week? Want to add spark to your meetings? Then consider adding an educational minute to the agenda. There's more to Toastmasters than most of your club members are aware of - and we all know that Pathways is a new and exciting program that has a wealth of un-discovered information.
 
Why not schedule a one-minute educational session each meeting? Get together with all club offers and plan which topics you want for your Educational Minute - who will present and when.

Pick members who are enthusiastic and eager to learn and share, and ask them to present to the club one single aspect of Pathways. Keep it short and to the point. Don't do special presentations for 'credit' or as a speech project - but just as a way to give more information to the group. If you keep them to a minute or so, they won't take up a speaking slot or won't add much time to the agenda, but will add great value.

Remember, just because you know some of this information, it doesn't mean other members do. You get new members all the time - and some other members may never have been exposed to this information.

If you have ideas you want posted here - send them to me with their links. Let me know if this idea is working for your club. Just email me.

Here's an entry you can use inside the club, outside the club or in your daily life. Just click: ZOOM Tips!
And 'Zoomology' -  the study and use of Zoom for online meetings - almost every thing you want to know about Zoom.
 
Here's just a sampling of topics that could be tackled (Note: all topics shown below are clickable links).
 
Pathways:
  1. Latest Changes to Pathways - September 2019
  2. New Member Tutorial
  3. Meeting Roles
  4. Core Competencies
  5. The Five Levels
  6. Base Camp
  7. All 63 Projects
  8. Site Map
  9. Getting Started in Pathways
  10. Latest Pathways Resources (Oct 2109)
  11. Distinguished Club Program
  12. Pathways Pointers
  13. Pathways Grouped by Skill Learned
  14. Level Completion Checklist
  15. Pathways Pocket Guide
  16. Did You Know?
  17. Pathways Resources (Fredrick Toastmasters Club)
  18. Pathways Progress Chart
  19. Evaluation forms for all 63 projects
  20. Pathways abbreviations
  21. Paths and Projects in Pathways (by George Marshall)
  22. The Navigator
  23. Club Officer involvement in Pathways
  24. All eleven paths - expanded
  25. All paths in Pathways
  26. Gifts/Awards in Pathways:  Achievement Medal | Pin | T-Shirts | Pins | Ribbons | Table Cloth
                                                       
    Custom Club Banners | Balloons | WOW! Button | Achievement Chart

Outside the Club:

Naturally there is more to talk about than Pathways. Why not tell members about:

  1. The International Convention: Denver, Paris, Nashville and San Antonio.
  2. What does an Area Director do? See page 31.
  3. What's an Area Success Plan?
  4. What does the Division Director do? See page 29.
  5. What about these district positions: District Director, Public Relations Officer, Administrative Manager, Finance Manager, Club Growth Director, Club Quality Director? Pg 19-29.
  6. What is a Region Advisor? See page 34.
  7. What is the Distinguished District, Division, Area and Club Plans? See page 31-34.
  8. 'Of the Year Awards': Area Director |Division Director| Toastmaster of the Year
  9. When and How to Rebuild a Club.
  10. What's Speechcraft all about?
  11. Tell me about the Youth Leadership Program.
  12. The Brand Manual
  13. Brand and Trademark Standards
  14. What does the District Marketing Team do?
  15. Listen to a Podcast
  16. What are the different Speech Contests?
  17. Who's on the Board of Directors?
  18. What's Toastmasters Strategic Plan?
  19. What are the International Leadership Roles?
  20. What is Toastmaster's Mission?
  21. Service to Members chart
  22. What's a Club Coach?
  23. What is the Leader Letter?

Inside the Club

There's lot's of activities that can benefit the club that members may not know about.

  1. Icebreaker Ideas
  2. What is the Toastmasters Promise?
  3. A Toastmaster Wears Many Hats
  4. Meeting Roles
  5. Member Interest Survey (What are your members' goals?)
  6. How do I become a Distinguished Toastmaster?
  7. The DTM Project
  8. High Performance Leadership (HPL) - item #262
  9. Club Officer Roles (see pages 22-40)
  10. Tips on Being a Successful Club Officer
  11. What is the Interpersonal Communication Program?
  12. What are Moments of Truth?
  13. Websites, Business Cards, Logos, Templates
  14. Speech Contest Tutorials, including the Contest Rulebook
  15. How will you be judged? Judges Guide and Ballot
  16. The WOW!Factor Project
  17. Public Speaking Tips
  18. The DTM Project
  19. The Toastmasters Video Library
  20. The Resource Library
  21. Latest Pathways Resources (Oct 2109)
  22. Membership Building Programs: Beat the Clock | Talk Up Toastmasters | Smedley Award
  23. Conducting a Quality Contest
  24. What do club officers do?
  25. Is there a Club Officer installation script? See page 58.
  26. What is the Club Officer election process? See page 56.
  27. Who was Ralph Smedley?
  28. The Toastmaster Journey (History of TI)
  29. What is the Smedley Memorial Fund?
  30. How many members does Toastmasters have?
  31. How do I find a club?
  32. What is the Club Mission?
  33. What is the Leadership Excellence Series?
  34. Service and Leadership (part of Leadership Excellence Series)
  35. Article Submissions: Guidelines | General Submissions | Photos and Videos
  36. TM Magazine Article Index
  37. Members' Forum
  38. The Better Speaker Series (Complete Set)
  Beginning Your Speech (Item #270) Know Your Audience (Item #275)
  Concluding Your Speech (Item #271) Organizing Your Speech (Item #276)
  Controlling Your Fear (Item #272) Creating an Introduction (Item #277)
  Impromptu Speaking (Item #273) Preparation and Practice (Item #278)
  Selecting Your Topic (Item #274) Using Body Language (Item #279)
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  39. The Successful Club Series (Complete Set)

Moments of Truth (Item #290A) Meeting Roles and Responsibilities (Item #295A)
Finding New Members for Your Club (Item #291A) Mentoring (Item #296A)
Evaluate to Motivate (Item #292A) Keeping the Commitment (Item #297A)
Closing the Sale (Item #293A) Going Beyond Our Club (Item #298A)
Creating the Best Club Climate (Item #294A) How to be a Distinguished Club (Item #299A)
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  40. Leadership Excellence Series (Complete Set)

The Visionary Leader (Item #311A) Building a Team (Item #316A)
Developing a Mission (Item #312A) Feedback (Item #317A)
Values and Leadership (Item #313A) The Leader as a Coach (Item #318A)
Goal Setting and Planning (Item #314A) Motivating People (Item #319A)
Delegate to Empower (Item #315A) Service and Leadership (Item #320A)
   Resolving Conflict (Item #321A)
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