It's always difficult for clubs to entirely satisfy member expectations of communications. Here are the results of a small survey which aimed to find out how members prefer to communicate club news. But at the same time, we have to be aware of the phenomenal growth of social media and how this may impact on future communications and recruitment.

1. East Midlands Speakers: Communications Now and For the Future

3. Receiving TI Information No-one wanted Print Numbers responding

5. How often email viewed

6. d71.org Toastmaster website for UK and Ireland District 71 Division E Area 39 Club 1200787 We are here! Make sure you visit d71 to find other UK toastmaster clubs

7. Who Uses Social Media? Numbers responding

8. Opinions on Social Media Numbers responding

9. UK Internet Visits Source: Hitwise

10. Toastmasters on Facebook Toastmasters International http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=2210503370&ref=ts Toastmasters International District 71 http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=11501211606&ref=t s

11. Toastmasters on LinkedIn The Official Toastmasters International Members Group http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=98449 Toastmasters International Division E District 71 http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=27554 98

12. Toastmasters on Twitter http://twitter.com/toastmasters Communication in 140 characters per message makes you succinct!

13. Watch this on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFZ0z5Fm-Ng

14. “ Our biggest challenge as a club is to stimulate the passion for communicating better.”