Competent Leadership

The Competent Leadership Manual is designed to give new members a strong start in developing a core set of skills to take on leadership roles and responsibilities.

New members receive this manual in the mail just after they join.

The manual is organized into ten separate projects, each with its own individual focus or objective, for example listening, planning, motivating, and organizing. An extremely effective tool in developing your leadership skills, the Competent Leadership Manual provides you background information and an assignment that requires your serving in one or more specified meeting or club roles in which you can practice aspects of that skill. Example meeting roles are Evaluator, Timer, and Toastmaster. In most projects you can choose which roles to serve in.

As an essential part of the Toastmasters program, another Toastmaster will provide you written and possibly verbal feedback on each leadership project completed. The evaluator provides a personal opinion of your leadership role, pointing out strengths and offering suggestions for improvement.

After completing each project (most require fulfilling several meeting roles), be sure to have your club's Vice President Education provide his or her initials in the front of your manual to indicate project completion.

Completion of all 10 projects in the Competent Leadership Manual fulfills the requirements for the Competent Leader (CL) award. After completing all ten projects, provide your club's Vice President Education (VPE) with the page in your manual showing the roles fulfilled / project completed and the completion dates. The VPE can then submit an application to Toastmasters International  (TI) for a Competent Leader (CL) award.

Click here to order this manual from Toastmasters International.

The Education Program
    The Two Tracks
    Communication Track
        Competent Communication
        Advanced Communication
        Better Speaker Series
        Successful Club Series
        Success/Leadership
        Success/Communication
               Speechcraft
        Youth Leadership Program
        Coaching a New Member
    Leadership Track
        Competent Leadership
        Serving as a Club Officer
            Club Success Plan
            Officer Training
        Successful Club Series
        Leadership Excellence Series
        Serving as a District Officer
        High Performance Leadership
        Club Sponsor, Mentor, Coach