The Ambassador Program
Thank you for your interest in the District 35 Toastmasters Ambassador Program (TAP). The time frame for the District TAP is from July 1 – June 30. The TAP encourages visits to other clubs and events in the district, and rewards the member’s growth through this exploration experience. It also recognizes best practices reported across the District.
What Will You, The Ambassador, Gain?
- New ideas to bring back to and rejuvenate your home club.
- Confidence from speaking in front of an unfamiliar audience.
- The satisfaction of helping in a functionary role (if asked).
- New contacts and meaningful connections to promote your personal growth!
- Recognition of your adventurous spirit while building our district from the “inside out.”
- The greatest reward for you is the experience!
What Will The Visited Club Gain?
- New ideas and energy from the ambassador.
- The ambassador may be interested in a “dual membership” in the visited club.
- More knowledge and confidence for the existing club members.
- Advertise on your website or club page that you are welcoming Club Ambassadors!
How To Become a District 35 Toastmasters Ambassador?
- FIRST: Visit any club in which you are NOT a member OR attend any District, Division, or Area contest, officer training, or conference.
- The goal is to visit as many clubs and events as possibleou can to get a variety of ideas, different contributions, and diverse experiences from those Toastmasters Clubs and District events. NOTE: Only the first visit to any club will be counted as an Ambassador visit. NOTE: Area and Division Directors can participate by visiting clubs outside their area or divisio.n
- SECOND: Have fun at the meeting or event as you observe, take notes, and promote the TAP.
- THIRD: Submit your Toastmasters Ambassador Report online below.
Before You Visit:
- Contact the club to confirm it is meeting on the published date/time/location. Offer to be assigned a role, a guest speaker, and/or included in the agenda.
- Pick any club you haven’t previously visited (can be within District 35 or any other District). If your participation is not needed, let them know you just want to visit, observe, and have fun.
- Visit the club during a regular meeting or a scheduled Area, Division, or District event.
- Announce yourself as an Ambassador, promote the TAP and its benefits, and encourage others to participate in the Ambassador Program.
- Observe the meeting details, participate, and take note of the practices you admire the most and best practices you would take back to your own club.
After You Visit a Club:
- REMEMBER… “The job’s not complete until the paperwork’s done.”
- Submit your report as soon as possible after your visit (the same day is best).
- List the observed best practices and what you would like to implement in your own club or your personal development.
- Visit more clubs! Visit more District/Division/Area events! Above all, have fun exploring different venues!
Recognition:
- If you complete a total of 3-5 club visits and/or District events, you will be recognized at the Spring Convention with a Blue Ambassador Award.
- If you complete a total of 6-10 club visits and/or District events, you will be recognized at the Spring Convention with a Red Ambassador Award.
- If you complete a total of 11-15 club visits and/or District events, you will be recognized at the Spring Convention with a Silver Ambassador Award.
- If you complete a total of 16+ club visits and/or District events, you will be recognized at the Spring Convention with a Gold Ambassador Award.
- If you visit the most clubs and/or District/Division/Area events, and submit a report during the District 35 TAP, you will be declared District 35 Toastmasters Ambassador of the Year!
Resources
Ambassador Report:
Submit a report for each first time visit you make as an ambassador between July 1 and June 30.