This Business plan was compiled from the collective
contributions of club members and officers. While making new plans, we
incorporated many of the positive and beneficial activities that our
Toastmasters have enjoyed in the past in an effort to preserve the fun,
learning and warm culture of our Club.
The purpose of this document is to layout the club’s
plan of action for the year 2004-2005 that would serve as a road map on our
journey to becoming a President’s
Distinguished Club.
The Club’s theme for 2004-2005 is
“Toastmasters: Achieving Extraordinary
Things Together”. The messages in the theme are that we will
work to ACHIEVE and get results through greater commitment and
effort; to do EXTRAORDINARY THINGS by being innovative and creative;
and work TOGETHER as a team directed by a common purpose of personal
excellence. It is a time for us to re-invent ourselves, creating more value
for ourselves and for others. Each Toastmaster is encouraged to let these
words guide his/her planning and execution as we work towards our personal
goals and to help the Toastmasters movement in general.
In this plan we share information about our education
program, membership building plans, public relations plans, social and
reception activities, fundraising activities, rewards and recognition
program, calendar of events and the budget.
With the formation of the Caribbean Territorial
Council of Toastmasters (CTCT) in February 2003, our club formally became a
member of the “Barbados Area” now governed by an Area council. Our plans
would therefore include how we plan to work with the local area council and
the CTCT, to advance the Toastmasters movement in the Caribbean.
Reflect for a moment on the many fun times you have
enjoyed in the past, the many friends you have made through Toastmasters,
the personal changes you have experienced, as you became a more confident,
competent speaker and leader. Then, keep coming back for more to enhance
your personal and professional development whilst simultaneously helping the
Club to achieve its goal.
The Club that you helped to create has been doing more
for its members. We now have seven CTM’s, and four CL’s. This year we
continue to help more members achieve their Competent Toastmasters,
Competent Leaders and Advance Toastmasters awards with a well thought out
plan that requires steadfast commitment and rigorous execution.
Club meetings will be held three times a month at the
Cable & Wireless Toastmasters Training Annex, on first Thursdays at 5:15 pm
and second and fourth Saturdays at 4:30 pm. This provides roughly
thirty-five opportunities for members of deliver projects. So take the time
to set your goals and make your own action plan to achieve your goals, with
the help of your fellow Toastmasters. Don’t wait until the end of the year
to rush.
The Club continues to be a corporate club sponsored by
Cable & Wireless Barbados and will continue to work with the Company to
enhance its employee development and training programs.
We look forward to working with every member of the
Cable & Wireless Toastmasters Club to create the right environment for you
to make full use of your talents and to fulfill your dreams of becoming
excellent communicators with effective leadership skills.
This quotation from Mark Sanbourn’s book The Fred
Factor sums it all up: “The situation does not determine the outcome,
the participants do”.
The rest of this document provides the details related
to our objectives and plan of action.
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full copy of the Business Plan
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