Organizing Greenville TLI Training

29 August 2012

Organize Greenville TLI in 4 weeks by 28 July Main tasks

◦ TLI program: find 12+ speakers and facilitators◦ Identify venue location – Flour center◦ Arrange food and other amenities◦ Prepare for the training; Saturday 8 – 2pm

Main organizers ◦ Nick Graham, Jody Usher and Jun Peralta◦ District and Area Governors

Challenge

Ask help from district or division officers Invite participation by email – get the membership directory, look for DTM, ACB, ACS,ACG Schedule regular meetings with organizers and share documents – use Drop box to

finalize the program Assist speakers and facilitators – what do they need, topic to speak about

Complete the Program

Venue

Determine the facility and contact person Check facility features – WIFI, bathrooms, number of chairs and rooms

Facility Layout

Get registration details and facility layout Assign the biggest room to the session with highest registration Determine who needs projectors and other visual aids Go early and prepare the room – put labels to identify the room, etc.

Feedback

Great speakers ◦ Real stories & lessons for incoming officers to make their

clubs a success Help from District, Division officers Teamwork, planning and coordination of

core team ◦ Regular meetings by phone◦ Share common document (TLI program) in Dropbox◦ To do list: who does what

Proactive participation from all Toastmasters◦ Willing to volunteer, help out in event

Success Factors