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Evaluation Masterclass Series

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Date(s) - 09/10/2023
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Birchwood Leisure Centre, Hatfield


Hertfordshire Speakers Club

Evaluation Masterclass Series – Delivered by Bob Ferguson DTM

 

Herts Speakers Club has planned a series of masterclasses where you can learn the skills of evaluation. This trilogy of workshops has tremendous value to anyone who is required to listen, appraise, and give valuable feedback to someone – in a manner that is fair, honest, respectful, supportive, and ultimately inspires the listener to go on to do better and greater things.

Each masterclass is designed to build upon the previous one, and the presentation has been created as an in-person event.  However, it will also be available on-line.

The first workshop will be delivered on Monday 9th October 2023

Overview: The key factor in every speaker improving is high quality evaluation. It helps the speaker grow, the club grow, but equally it helps the evaluator grow.  What’s the best way to learn, develop and implement the skills of excellent evaluation?

Entitled – Why Excellent Evaluation is a powerful skill, you will learn:

  • The mindset of an excellent evaluator – learn to focus on adding the best value to the speaker and for yourself.
  • The benefits of excellent evaluation – why evaluation is so important for everyone in the club and how it becomes an equally important skill in the workplace.
  • How evaluation is the key to great speaking for the evaluator too.
    Where to start – how to go about building the skills that will become a natural part of your ability to help others.

The venue:  The WESTFIELD ROOMS, Birchwood Leisure Centre, Longmead, Hatfield AL10 0AN.

Time : 7.40 pm to 9.40 pm.

 Registration details will be provided shortly. 

 

Details will later be provided for:

Part 2: Monday 27th November – How to develop your evaluation skills

Part 3: Monday 11th December – Using your skills outside the club meetings.

 

 

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Elizabeth Jordan
Elizabeth Jordan, DTM, Club Growth Director

Elizabeth Jordan, Club Growth Director

Many clubs experience a loss in membership at September renewals as existing members leave the club for lots of different reasons. This incentive rewards clubs which renew 80% or more of their membership base at 30th June 2021. Having a good base of experienced members is important to offer mentoring to new members and stability to the club. 

It’s a good idea to follow up with members who do not renew to help club officers to understand the reason for not renewing and to extend an invite to rejoin at a future stage. They may be happy to stay on the club’s email list with this in mind.

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Elizabeth Jordan
Elizabeth Jordan, DTM, Club Growth Director

Elizabeth Jordan, Club Growth Director

Many clubs experience a loss in membership at September renewals as existing members leave the club for lots of different reasons. Recruiting in the early months helps to maintain the membership based upon the number of members at 30 June.

Maintaining a healthy membership number (25+) gives the club a much better opportunity to hold quality meetings with enough members to avoid double roles. Quality club meetings attract new members. Healthy club growth is an important part of Club Success.