Clubs must constantly be actively working on getting new members. It is the responsiblity of every club member. This is necessary because most every club will lose members over time.

To encourage membership growth, Toastmasters International deemed 20% of the Distinguished Club Program (DCP) to membership building. Membership growth is also a part of the Competent Leadership (CL) manual projects.

Here are links to articles to assist a club with its membership growth:

• Why You Should be a Toastmaster
• The ABC's of a Quality Club
• Corporate Club PR Tools
• Connect Ideas with Words
• The Soft Tap Technique for New Members

Here are links to articles to assist members with their presentations:

• My Ice Breaker: A Story
• Practice being a Table Topics Winner
• Be in a Speech Contest
• REVitalize Your Toastmasters Goals
• How to be a STAR Speaker