When increasing your online presence it is important to place your meetings, club website link, and events on as many sites as possible. This helps with driving traffic to your website which generates guests. The goal is to transition guests to members.
Event Links:
This post was created in Canva and used on the club website, Meetup, Facebook, Next Door, LinkedIn, and Twitter (X).
Promoting Speech Contests
Notify the media by sending them a press release
Instead of promoting a "Speech Contest", consider promoting a "Public Speaking Event"
Ensure to add "open to the public"
Post print media such as flyers
Create events on the event links shown above
Submit a "Public Service Announcement" to area radio stations
Public Service Announcements (PSA): Radio
Public service announcements are short messages in the public interest disseminated by the media without charge to raise public awareness
Public Service Announcement Examples in Oklahoma: (Usually 30 seconds in length)
Libraries:
Tulsa City-County Library System offers listings on its website for nonprofit organizations such as Toastmasters that meet in their facilities. The page is called "Tulsa Library Organizations List" (TOL).
TOS Example: Keystone Toastmasters Club #3139
How to get listed on TOS:
Email request to: tos@tulsalibrary.org
How to get approved to post a Toastmasters Speech Contest/club meeting and trifold promotional flyers in the Tulsa Library system (including specific locations)
Go to www.TulsaLibrary.org/FlyerRequest (case sensitive)
Flyers must include this disclaimer: We do ask that all flyers include the disclaimer: “This event is not affiliated in any way with the Tulsa City-County Library. The Library neither sponsors nor endorses this event, the speaker(s) or the organization.” (A small font at the bottom is fine.)
Include a pdf of the material you wish to have displayed
The Toastmasters Communication Program sharpens you with:
Communicating better on TikTok,
Selling yourself in job interviews
Improving your ability to network and connect at business or social events
Creating or improving your online presence
Communicating better on YouTube
Creating awareness of your improved leadership or communication style through a speech
Becoming an influential public speaker
Improving your ability to speak off-the-cuff (saying something without having prepared or thought about your words first)
Providing and receiving effective feedback. (also how not to take it personally)
Communicating better on Podcasts
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Promote, Promote, Promote! Effective promoting and marketing helps your club reach those who are unaware of the Toastmasters communication program or how the club meeting evironment may help them.