Attendance Tips

"Attendance is a habit.
Good attendance is a good habit."

Clubs with high attendance averages usually recognize that good attendance is a well developed habit.
When a member misses one or two meetings, a telephone call or a note from the Membership Vice President
usually helps the member to return--reinforcing and continuing the attendance habit.

Attendance Tips

1. Provide recognition for good attendance on a monthly basis (with quarterly, semi-annual winners, etc.).

2. Work as a team to improve your club's attendance percentage. Display performance at meetings.

3. Call members during the week. The process of organizing a meeting provides stimulation to attend.

4. Increase functionary roles to provide participating responsibilities to all members.

5. Provide a written program or newsletter reviewing the forth coming meeting with the schedule of participating members.

6. Ask members to be present.

Thoughts on Attendance:

Members will come when they expect to benefit by their attendance.
Members will come when they want to be a part of what happens that day.
Members will come when they are leading a club activity (in or outside the club).
Members will come when they expect the presence of a guest they've invited.
Members will come when they have a personal investment of ideas and energy in the success of the meeting.
Members will come when they are asked to contribute or bring something which enhances the meeting.

Toastmasters International suggests that clubs seek to maintain an attendance-to-member ratio of 75%. How is your club doing?

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