Home | Membership | Open House Meetings An Open House or demonstration meeting can be one of the easiest ways to build membership. Organizing such an event satisfies the requirements in the Component Leadership (CL) manual: Organize & Delegate for organizing a special event, or Motivating People for running a membership campaign. Choose a specific date in advance, and publicize that your meeting is welcoming guests. Create a flier like this Open House Flier or use some of the promotional materials on the Increasing Club Membership page. Post the event in the Club Events Calendar on this web site by sending your flier and information to webmaster@d4tm.org. Invite past members to attend. If you have just a one hour meeting, consider having just one speech & evaluation or take out optional roles such as jokes/tips/invocations to keep the meeting simple and allow time to talk about joining the club and have questions and answers. Perhaps invite a special speaker, or have some food/drinks available. If you don't have enough active and available club members to fill all the meeting roles, ask your Area Governor or another club to send some volunteers to help. Put on a good show! Show the guests how a Toastmasters meeting works, and explain all the roles well. You can provide a handout like this Guest Guide Example or promotional materials for guests. And don’t forget to ask guests to join! You can also show the Welcome to Toastmasters DVD for some more information about how a club meeting works, and the benefits of joining Toastmasters.   Membership     »   Finding and Visiting a Club     »   Starting a Club     »   Your Organization Needs Toastmasters     »   Increasing Club Membership     «   Open House Meetings     »   Adopt a Club Related Resources Order Free Printed Fliers Free Membership Building Materials Business Card & Flier Templates

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