2. Meeting Basics:
• Club meetings
• Club Officers/Board meetings
• Timing
• Weekly, Bi-weekly, Monthly, Quarterly
• Forum
• Phone, In Person, Skype/Web
3. Meeting Basics (cont.):
• Secretary (in conjunction with President) sets the agenda (use
freetoasthost!)
• Secretary takes minutes and
distributes immediately afterwards
• Items to discuss
• Club Success Plan
• DCP Goals
• Club Issues/Events
4. Typical Meeting:
• Create and distribute Agenda ahead of time.
• Meeting Room
• Must be Convenient
• Arrangements (switch it up from time to time)
• Resources (overheads, flip charts, pens, paper)
• Timing
• Weekly
• Bi-weekly
• Monthly
5. Meeting Supplies:
• Banner
• Gavel
• Agenda (various formats, use freetoasthost)
• Name Tags (not always)
• Name Tags (if needed)
• Lectern (NOT a podium)
• Sergeant At Arms prepares the room (greets and seats)
6. Variety of Meetings:
• Tall Tales
• Backwards
• Dr. Love (Valentine’s Day)
• Chain Story or 100% Table Topics Marathon
• Halloween/Fall Festival
• Ice Breaker Extravaganza
• Speechathon
7. Fellowship (aka NETWORKING):
• Evening Get-togethers
• Holiday Party
• Summer Picnic
• Recognition Ceremonies
• Attend Training together
• Area, Division, District, International Events
• Inter-Club Events
8. What are the types of Speech Contests:
• Table Topics (Fall in D38)
• Humorous (Fall in D38)
• Evaluation (Spring in D38)
• International (Spring - Worldwide)
• Tall Tales (Not held in D38)
• Video (undistricted clubs) (N/A to D38)
9. What Makes for a Successful Year:
• Communication
• Planning
• Committed Officers
• Interesting Meetings
• NETWORKING
• Above all…….HAVE FUN!!!!!