District 45 Outstanding Newsletter Award 2011/2012

Otto Peter Club/Area Newsletter Award

to be announced

All club and district newsletters are judged on the following criteria:

• Content
  
  
  • Is content balanced among educational articles, recognition of members and Club / District achievement, and encouragement to participate in Toastmasters' activities?
  • Does the newsletter promote understanding of Toastmasters' programs, promotions, policies, and mission?
  • Does the newsletter contain personality profiles and highlights of the business meetings? Is it informative and entertaining?
  • Does the newsletter prominently feature the editor's name, address, and telephone number on each issue?
  • Does the club newsletter clearly indicate the club's name, district and club numbers, and meeting time and place? Does the District newsletter clearly indicate the district's number and location?
     
• Readability
  
  
  • Does the writing meet acceptable standards of sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, and grammar?
  • Is the writing interesting and clear?
     
• Layout and Presentation
   
• Does the newsletter's appearance stimulate reader interest?
   
• Does the layout indicate careful attention to white space, page balance, effective use of graphics, and the importance of organization of the articles?

Submit 3 issues of your newsletters to the Public Relations Officer by March 31st.

For examples and details on publishing a good newsletter, see the "Your Club Newsletter" brochure or the "Your District Newsletter" brochure, each available from World Headquarters.