Committee Role - President

The president's role is to lead the committee and the club. They also provide the main point of contact between the club and the rest of Toastmasters.

The most visible part of the job is running the general business session every week, and in doing so, setting the tone for the club. This needs enthusiasm and energy.

In addition, they need to work with the committee at the start of their term to complete the Distinguished Club Plan (DCP) for the year and then monitor it all year.

One of the main points of learning for a new club President is how to delegate to the committee, and with a good, enthusiastic committee, the President may have little actual work to do except chair the committee meetings. BUT they must set an example of positive, enthusiastic willingness to take on whatever needs doing. This means they need to be on top of everything that is happening:

Is the Chair organised for this week's meeting?

Do we need to change the schedule to meet the DCP goals?

Are the new members appearing on the contact list and schedule quickly?

etc, etc

and be able to step in wherever they are needed.

It is amazing how quickly any loss of energy on the part of the President is reflected in a general loss of energy within the whole club.

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