42 Educational Advancement in Toastmasters International: Is there anything else?
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This article is from the Toastmasters International FAQ, by Joel Furr DTM jfurr@danger.com with numerous contributions by others.
42 Educational Advancement in Toastmasters International: Is there anything else?
Well, yes. The very, very best speakers may qualify for the Accredited
Speaker program, a TI program to recognize those with professional
speaking skills.
The requirements to qualify as an Accredited Speaker are as follows.
The applicant must:
1) be a current member of a Toastmasters club.
2) have given a minimum of 25 speaking engagements to non-Toastmas-
ters audiences within three years of application date. Copies of
five letters of acknowledgement or appreciation from any of the 25
engagements must be provided as documentary evidence of successful
presentations.
3) pass a rigorous two-stage judging process.
Fewer than 25% of the members who apply for the Accredited Speaker
program become Accredited Speakers, and very few Toastmasters apply in
the first place. This program is only for the best.
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