Becoming
a Member of Toastmasters
Most
people attend a few meetings as a guest before they actually
join a club. If you have visited the Encinitas club and found
it to your liking, ask a member for an application form. They
will get you started and introduce you to a club officer. Upon
joining Toastmasters, you will find yourself paying three different
fees. One is the standard $21.75 fee (with tax) that every new
member must pay in order to receive educational materials (see
below). The next fee is the standard International dues, $4.50
per month. The third fee is your one time club new member fee.
At Encinitas Toastmasters, the one time club new member fee
is $5.00.
Clubs
usually charge dues on top of the world dues. This is so they'll
have money in the treasury for expenses. It's up to each club
what they want to charge. At Encinitas Toastmasters, the ongoing
club dues are $2.00 per month. All Toastmasters clubs are billed
in March and September for semi-annual dues for their members
who wish to remain members for the next six months. If you join
in between those periods, your club officer will calculate a
pro-rated share of the dues for you. So if you join at the following
times at Encinitas Toastmasters, you'd pay:
| April
or October |
$21.75
+ $36.00+ $5 new member fee+ $12 club dues = $74.75 |
|
| May
or November |
$21.75
+ $30.00+ $5 new member fee+ $10 club dues = $66.75 |
| June
or December |
$21.75
+ $24.00+ $5 new member fee+ $8 club dues = $58.75 |
| July
or January |
$21.75
+ $18.00+ $5 new member fee+ $6 club dues = $50.75 |
| August
or February |
$21.75
+ $12.00 + $5 new member fee+ $4 club dues = $42.75 |
| September
or March |
$21.75
+ $ 6.00+ $5 new member fee+ $2 club dues = $34.75 |
Then,
once you're a member, International dues of $36.00 plus club
dues of $12.00 are assessed every six months, in September and
March. In effect, your ongoing membership at Encinitas Toastmasters
will cost $48.00 every 6 months. A small price for the tremendous
rewards Toastmasters can provide. If you have any questions,
you can call or email:
Encinitas
Club President Rebecca
Hartstrom
Encinitas
Vice President of Membership Clare
Conway
or
E-mail
us at this website. Better yet, attend a meeting! For additional
information you can:
visit the District
5 Website, or
visit the Toastmasters
International Website
Why
Join?
(from TMI)
Survey after
survey shows that presentation skills are crucial to success
in the workplace. Many people pay high fees for seminars to
gain the skill and confidence necessary to face an audience.
Toastmasters provides an option that is less expensive and held
in high regard in business circles. This organization has been
around for more than 84 years and offers a proven – and
enjoyable – way to practice and hone communication and
leadership skills.
You
will…
