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To submit educational awards, go to the "Club Business" section of http://www.toastmasters.org/.

Each of the ten projects in the Competent Leadership manual focuses on a different leadership skill, providing you background information and an assignment that requires your serving in one or more specified meeting or club roles in which you can practice aspects of that skill. Roles can include Evaluator, Timer, Toastmaster, Ah-Counter and General Evaluator. In most projects you can choose which roles to serve in. While leadership roles can be learned in every meeting role, some roles provide better learning experiences than others.

It's not necessary to complete the projects in order, although it is beneficial to do so. You can complete the manual at your own own pace and can work on it at the same time as working on the Competent Communication or Advanced Communication manuals.

As an essential part of the Toastmasters program, another Toastmaster will provide you written and verbal feedback on each leadship project completed. The evaluator provides a personal opinion of your leadership role, pointing out strengths and offering suggestions for improvment.

If many club members are working in the leadership manual, providing verbal evaluations during a club meeting may be difficult. Each club should discuss the matter and make a decision as to how to handle leadership manual evaluations.

Possible options are to
  • Provide verbal evaluations for leadership projects during meetings
  • Provide verbal evaluations privately outside of the club meeting
  • Provide only written evaluations for leadership projects
  • Provide verbal evaluations during meetings for both speech and leadership projects, but allow less time for each evaluation.
After completing the Competent Leadership manual, you will receive the Competent Leader (CL) award. Your Club Vice President Education can submit an application for a CL or other award. To submit educational awards, go to the "Club Business" section of http://www.toastmasters.org/.

The chart below lists the ten projects in the Competent Leadership manual. For details about the projects in the manual click on the title.

Or you can order the manual online (opens in new window): 1 copy, or set of 4 copies.

Projects
Listening and Leadership
Critical Thinking
Giving Feedback
Time Management
Planning and Implementation
Organizing and Delegating
Developing Your Facilitation Skills
Motivating People
Mentoring
Team Building