Susan Zhou, DTM President of CAT 2010-2011 Nov. 16, 2010

1. PROPOSAL 2. SITUATION 3. MISSION OF CAT 4. VISION OF CAT 5. ACTION PLAN

Current requirement:

You have to have your Competent Communicator or Competent

Toastmaster award… If you haven’t done this, you can attend, but just can’t join.

Change to:

1. Accomplish 6 Manual speeches of Competent Communicator … If you haven’t done this, you can attend, but just can’t join.

2. Attend CAT meeting twice and deliver one TT speech

3. Pass the interview from VPE and VPM (See “ACTION PLAN” for detail)

• Lose Member

• Fewer Meeting Attendance

• Lose Candidate

• What Have We Tried

June 30, 2010: 18 members

Nov. 15, 2010: 16 members

LOST4

Member not maintain membership: 4

Reason: 3 left China, 1 is too busy to be dual member

ATTRACT ED 2:

One lives out of Shanghai

Net lost:

2 10%

Jan-Jun Jul-Nov, 11 Notes

Member 8 7 Fewer member

Member Attendance rate 54% 48% Less Attendance Rate

Attendance 12 11 Fewer Attendance

Member/Attendance 69% 76% Fewer Guests

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Jan - Sept 11, 2010 Attendance Rate

Member Attendance rate

Member/Attendance

Many candidates show their interests to join CAT during the visit, but fail to come again because they need to wait few months before they finish their CC.

Two potential members, Sherry and Dora from 1st Zhangjiang Bilingual TMC, almost apply for the membership in August, but didn’t come to present their C8, C9 and C10 – never come again (although we’ve invited)

Purpose: Attract CC or above

Action : Education Day: Aug. 30, 2009

120 attendance who are interested in AC

Over 60% of CC+ in Shanghai had attend

Content: Introduce 6 AC manuals, 6 AC Demo

speech and CAT’s evaluation

Organizer: Susan Zhou

Trainer: Daniel Smith

Evaluator: Carlo Wolff, Spike Gu, Wendy Wang

Attract New Member: 0

Purpose: Attract CC or above

Action : AC Spotlight from July – Nov, 2010

Introduce 1 AC manual in each meeting

Send out Coupon and invite

Promote CAT as well

Yes, there came a lot of visitors (See

attendance rate in Aug-Sept.)

Attract New Member: 0

From July – Nov.2010

Joint meeting Leadership

People Square

5A+

Shanghai No.1

Attract New Member: 0

Visit other clubs Numerous

CC is a target for most members. After they accomplish CC, they would rather:

Not participate in TM actively (no more AC)

Stay in home club and relax

Yet, CAT can help:

Give better evaluation to accomplish CC

Show them the Demo and benefit to continue AC

China Advanced Toastmasters is the home of

advanced speaking in China

CAT focuses on those who pursue excellence

and even mastery in communication skills

Samuel Jones, DTM on July 3, 2008 (See page 5 of your CAT PAW book)

Confident, visionary and nervous was how I felt when we launched the China Advanced Toastmasters. It was exciting to be the first advanced speaking club to serve the Toastmasters community in Shanghai.

The time “cost” of being a CC+ meant that our members were all attending and leading other clubs and had little discretionary time, therefore recruiting members was slow and were not able to meet our membership goals the first year

“Advanced” is an attitude Not a result, but a process

Learn and improve by continuous practice

“Advanced” is a standard Not by title, but by actions

Good speech to inspire and influence others

Practical evaluation to help others grow

Willing to compete in contest and exchange ideas

Dynamic, diversified and desirable members

Professional and entertaining speeches and

programs

Practical and effective evaluation for people to grow

Relax and friendly atmosphere

Achieve 9 of 10 goals President's Distinguished Club Membership Requirement: At year-end a Club must have at

least 20 members, or net growth of at least five new members

CAT can meet 9 of 10 goals, Yet not meet the membership

requirement – less than 20 members

1. First Impressions

2. New Member Orientations

3. Fellowship, Variety and Communication

4. Program Planning and Meeting Organization

5. Membership Strength

Club has 20 or more members

6. Recognizing Accomplishments

1. Accomplish 6 Manual speeches of Competent Communicator

2. Attend CAT meeting twice and deliver one TT speech

3. Pass the interview from VPE and VPM (See “ACTION PLAN” for detail)

Reason

More candidate who are eager to grow

Know CAT better to see if they really want to joint CAT. Show their commitment

Test the English level, Set goal (CC to DTM), and confirm the commitment

Dual member

Can get better evaluation from advanced speakers Can contribute CC to current club Can bring what you’ve learned from CAT to your current club See the Advanced Manual Speech and be ready to start AC

journey

Waive RMB100 new member fee

Only to pay: RMB250/6 months membership fee RMB180/6 months door fee (Or pay RMB30/each meeting)