Summary: What is the <a title="Finding New Members for Your Club" href="http://www.tdktalks.com/finding-new-members-for-your-club/#.UiH3JT_lfOk" target="_blank">DCP Distinguished Club Program</a>? Why follow the DCP? Will it make your TEAM <a title="The NEW CL Manual - I talk with Christina and She Explains it" href="http://www.tdktalks.com/new-competent-leadership-manual-an-interview/#.UiNC3z_lfOk" target="_blank">leadership</a> better?<br> What about the <a title="Distinguished Club Program" href="http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/OfficerResources/ClubOfficerResources/DCP.aspx" target="_blank">Club Success Plan</a>?<br> In this show I explain the basics and simplicity of empowering you as a <a title="Toastmasters International" href="http://www.toastmasters.org/" target="_blank">Toastmasters</a> exec using the DCP. Achieve this by planning your year with the Distinguished Club Program.<br> We Area Governors always emphasize this to our execs. We want to ensure you plan and run your <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://afa.surfcanyon.com/search?f=sl&q=Toastmasters&partner=afa" target="scSearchLink">Toastmasters</a> team year around the DCP and the Club Success Plan.<br> The Club Success Plan is the actual working plan. It ensures you achieve the 10 line items of the DCP.<br> It puts you on the correct path to gain most, if not all 10 points by June 30 of your concluding Toastmaster year.<br> Think of it as a report card from grade school. It is a plan you set at the beginning of the year. There are 10 line items you as an exec have to try to achieve. Each one is worth 1 point. There is recognition for achieving 5, 7 or 9 out of 10. Of course, you should always strive for 10.<br> Month by month, you monitor it to see if you are on target for the June 30 year year end.<br> Plan the work and work the plan. It will make your life as an exec easy. Following it ensures your club succeeds. It also ensure each members goals and personal growth are achieved. All your members will finish the year having accomplished alot.<br> And you will be working towards your leadership skills development. Those are credits that are used in the Leadership tracks which runs in parallel to the speech track. Eventually a new member will realize you work in both tracks in parallel. To achieve <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://afa.surfcanyon.com/search?f=sl&q=Toastmasters&partner=afa" target="scSearchLink">Toastmasters</a> International highest award designation, the DTM, you have to complete requirements in both tracks.<br> Don’t follow it and you are just asking for more work. You will also have an unfulfilled year. Also you are most guaranteed to have an underperforming year.<br> –<br> You might also like<br> <a title="Show #003 - Consider FreeToastHost & Why" href="http://www.tdktalks.com/freetoasthost-club-websites-move-to-fth-2-0/#.UbpYtJzNmLU" target="_blank">Show #003 – Club Website – Consider FreeToastHost & Why</a><br> or<br> <a title="Listen to Show #006 - District 42 Spring Convention 2009 - Interviews" href="http://www.tdktalks.com/spring-means-convention-time/#.UbqapJzNmLU" target="_blank">Show #006 – District 42 Spring Convention 2009 – Interviews</a><br> –<br>
