106 Ideas to Retain Members
These 106 ideas for retaining members are not in any particular order. We recommend that you look at each one and pick out those that you think will work for you, adapting them as you wish.
We hope that they will help your Club grow and become strong.
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1.
Call When
Absent 2.
Put The
Member On The Agenda 3.
Recognize
Each Member 4.
Reward
Achievements 5.
Fun
Meetings 6.
Theme
Meetings 7.
Find Out
The Individual Needs of Members 8.
Attend
Officer Training 9.
Have
Educational Sessions 10.
Have A
Strong Mentoring Program 11.
Have Guest
Speakers 12.
Have
Interclub Meetings 13.
Have
Social Activities 14.
Keep It
Fun 15.
Have
Lively Meetings 16.
Allow Time
For Everyone To Participate 17.
Assign
Roles In Advance 18.
Toastmaster
Calls And Reminds All Participants 19.
Have A Mix
Of Speeches 20.
Maintain
Regular E-mail Or Phone Contact 21.
Follow The
Agenda 22.
Share The
Load 23.
Annual
Member Interest Survey 24.
Focus On
Supportive Evaluations And Positive Feedback 25.
Promote
The Awards Program 26.
All
Members Are Active To Their Level Of Comfort 27.
Get Them
Involved 28.
Praise Them 29.
Variety In
Meeting Format 30.
Individual
Name Tags Or Place Cards 31.
Executives
Speak To Members Personally 32.
Recognize
Progress 33.
Make
Friendships 34.
Senior
Members Set Good Example 35.
Present TM
Pin When The Icebreaker Is Delivered 36.
“Over The
Hump” Ceremony (after Sixth Speech) 37.
Induction
Ceremony - Include Sponsor 38.
Be More
Open To New Ideas 39.
Comfortable
Meetings 40.
Listen 41.
Use Each
Member's Specific Skills 42.
Be Warm
And Smile A Lot 43.
Get To
Know Each Member Individually 44.
Use Guilt
-- "Don't Quit Or We Will Die!" 45.
Learn To
Laugh 46.
Social Yet
Learning Atmosphere 47.
Executives
Delegate To Members 48.
Have
Well-organized Meetings 49.
Show That
You Care 50.
Give The
Members Responsibility 51.
Don't
Pressure New Members 52.
Always
Manual Speeches 53.
Change of
Pace In The Meetings |
54.
Continuity 55.
Re-Invite
Inactive Members 56.
Make Them
Feel Important 57.
Get Them
Working On A Goal 58.
Use Them
As Mentors 59.
Talk Up
The Benefits of Toastmasters 60.
Be An
Audience 61.
Treat
Others With Dignity And Respect 62.
Encourage
Growth 63.
Have A
Mystery Night 64.
Non-threatening
Atmosphere 65.
Break Up
The Routine 66.
Encourage
Members To Get CTM, ATM, CL, AL, DTM 67.
Get Them
To Attend A District Conference 68.
Use The
Successful Club Series 69.
Use The
Better Speaker Series 70.
Use The
Moments Of Truth 71.
Plan Ahead
Four To Six Weeks 72.
Have A
Backwards Meeting 73.
Have A
Brainstorming Session If Short A Speaker 74.
Positive
And Encouraging Environment 75.
Annual
Award Ceremony Or Recognition Day 76.
Send Out
Postcards 77.
Have An
Orientation Meeting 78.
Partner-up
Members For Progress 79.
Encourage
Them To Work On The Leadership Track 80.
Ask Their
Opinion 81.
Have Them
Write Down Their Goals 82.
Incorporate
Activities Outside Of Toastmasters 83.
Have
Refreshments 84.
Car Pools
For Older Members 85.
Timely
Meetings 86.
Send Lost
Members The Club Newsletter 87.
Celebrate
Birthdays 88.
Recognize
Achievement With Trophies And Ribbons 89.
Post
Toasties: Informal Get Together After The Meeting 90.
Periodically
Do Training Speeches To Reinforce Roles 91.
Talk About
The Next Meeting And Psyche Them Up 92.
Occasionally
Change The Meeting Time And Place 93.
Get Well
Cards 94.
Telephone
Tree: Call Each Member Before Each Meeting 95.
Do Things
As A Team 96.
Club Pays
Entry Fees and Expenses For Contestants 97.
Encourage
Members To Enter Contests 98.
Elect
Strong Officers 99.
Have
A "Terrific Toastmaster"
Plaque 100.
Tell Them
You Miss Them 101.
Design The
Meetings That The Members Want 102.
Encourage
Commitment 103.
Solve
Conflict Promptly and Fairly 104.
Motivate
And Teach 105.
Thank-You
Notes For Special Jobs 106.
Awards For
Attendance |
SPECIAL THANKS TO 73 TOASTMASTERS FROM REGION VI