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CTM
Competent Toastmaster
An award a member of Toastmasters receives after they complete all 10
project speeches in the Communication & Leadership
Manual. Each project focuses on one of the basic skills of making a presentation
and builds upon skills learned previously.
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ATM
Advanced Toastmaster
After completing all the projects in their Communication &Leadership Manual. The Toastmaster has two educational tracks to choose from: an communication track, which will further develop your speaking skills or a leadership track which develops your leadership skills. If the member chooses the communication track, then the member selects two of the fifteen Advanced Manuals currently available. When the member completes all speeches in both manuals,(five speaking assignments in each) they earn the ATM-Bronze recognition. When the member completes two more and also presents two modules from the Successful Club or Better Speaker Series, they earn ATM-Silver ... two more manuals + two more modules AND coaches a new member through the first three speeches, the member earns ATM-Gold.
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CL
Competent Leader
The CL is the first level in Leadership Track. To earn the CL designation,
a member must have earned the CTM Award, must serve at least six months as a Club Officer,attend District-sponsored Club Officer training, participate with the
other members of the Club's Executive Team to produce the Club Success
Plan, and present two 10-15 minute modules from the 'Successful Club
Series' or the 'Leadership Excellence Series'.
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AL
Advanced Leader.
To earn this designation, a Toastmaster must have earned the CL Award,
and must also: serve as a District Officer; complete the High Performance Leadership
Program (a self-paced hands-on program which develops Project Management
skills); and serve successfully as a Sponsor or Mentor for a new Club, or
Specialist for a Club that needs to rebuild membership.
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DTM
Distinguished Toastmaster
This is the highest recognition available in the Toastmasters program.
When a member has completed the Communication track and earned the ATM-Gold
and has completed the Leadership track and earned the AL, the member
is awarded DTM recognition. Many have tried....
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DCP
Distinguished Club Program
The Distinguished Club Program is a system that Toastmasters International uses monitor and measure a club’s achievements in these two critical areas: educational awards
(CTMs, ATMs, CLs, etc.) and membership. Check out how our club is progressing
towards the its current year Distinguished Club Program Status.
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BDCP
Best Damn Club on the Planet
The designation being worked towards every week at the Greater Stamford Toastmasters.
Coined by our 2003 Club President, James Jorasch, "The Best Damn Club on the Planet" not only represents the club’s new by-line, but also embodies the goals the club strives for at every meeting!
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TI
Toastmasters International
This is the most common abbreviation for our parent organization, Toastmasters International.
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Every specialized organization has their own group of words and designations. Here are few terms that are very specific to Toastmasters.