The following guidelines are intended to help you help fellow Toastmasters. We define "story" here as any submission that you provide.

1. As with good prepared speeches: Keep your audience in mind as you get to the point.
2. Be clear if not interesting or compelling. Answer all basic questions that apply: Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How?
3. Consider your story’s “readability.” Is its tone appropriate for the message?

4. We welcome reactions to materials in The Toastmaster magazine.
5. We welcome reviews of communications and leadership materials. Sales pitches are not welcome.
6. Attribute others' work that you use or quote. When quoting someone, give us sufficient context.

7. If a story is out-of-date after a certain point in time, please update or remove it when that time comes.
8. DO NOT replicate and/or duplicate others’ work unnecessarily nor state nor imply that it came from a different source.
9. DO NOT offer a private individual’s personal contact information without their explicit permission.

10. DO NOT cite an email address of a recipient unprepared to manage the spam that is sure to follow.

11. Regarding hyperlinks: Ensure that they work OK.
12. Regarding contact information: Ensure that all addresses and phone numbers are accurate.
13. Regarding photos of recognizable persons: Identify all persons in all photographs submitted. If the photographer took the photo while on private property, provide written consents of release for photography.

14. We may move or remove in whole or in part any story that poses any concern to us and/or does not support the website’s mission.
15. We may edit your story for brevity.
16. We may remove a posted story at any time.

17. You agree to hold District 40 Toastmasters and Toastmasters International harmless and to waive all claims of liability for publishing your story as submitted and/or as edited.

See also:
• Guidance for writing event announcements.