Toastmaster Newsletters
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Written by John
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Thursday, 23 August 2007 |
Since joining Toastmasters, I have been interested in helping members stay involved in the club, even when they are not able to attend meetings. To that end, I have found that newsletters are an excellent way to achieve this. It is hard to stay away when you can see the fun everyone else is having!
I have learned a lot by doing these newsletters. I hope to pass that knowledge on to everyone. I am currently on my third design. Each design solved a particular problem.
Design 1
The first design was created as a way to get information out to our members. I wanted something that looked good, was simple, and looked like what I thought a newsletter should look like.
Here is an example, and a template you can use yourself (Word).
Design 2
The first design was a great start. It conveyed information well. The only downside was that it took a long time for me to format the content. I decided I wanted something easier as I was creating this newsletter every week. I decided to use PowerPoint.
Here is an example, and a template you can use yourself (PPT 2007).
Design 3
I was happy with design 2 as I could get the newsletter out quicker. There were 2 issues with design 2. The issues revolved around printing. The newsletter is not well suited to printing. The colors make it difficult to read, and it is on many pages. We wanted to print the newsletter and give to guests so they could see how much fun our club was. Design 3 is a cross between design 1 and design 2. It uses the smart-art feature of Office to make updating content easier. It is much shorter and looks better printed.
Here is an example, and a template you can use yourself (Word 2007).
Update: Due to popular demand (any demand is popular at this point), I have created a pre-2007 version here.
Please note that the templates do not have a watermark set. This is an excellent way to spruce up the newsletter. Check out the watermark feature of Word to recreate what I have posted in the examples.
Have fun!
Please do use the templates for your own clubs. All I ask is that you let me know so that I get a warm fuzzy feeling and so that I can post a link to your club.
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