How to Become a Traditional DTM

On your path to becoming a Distinguished Toastmaster in the traditional program, you first have to start at the beginning.
There are ten speeches that the Competent Communicator require you to give, including the Ice Breaker, How to Say It, and Vocal Variety. For the leadership track, you start with the Competent Leader, where you go through ten projects. These projects range from being timer and Toastmaster, to being a mentor to a new member and serving on a campaign.  The goals of these manuals is to give a foundation for both public speaking and leadership. Once these are completed, members will receive their Competent Communicator award and Competent Leadership Award.
The Advanced Communicator Bronze starts with new advanced manuals. These manuals range from humorous speaking, to storytelling and informative speaking. To complete your Advanced Communicator Bronze, you need to have completed two advanced manuals of your choice. If you completed Humorous Speaking and Storytelling, you will have given five speeches out of both manuals, totaling ten speeches. This will allow you to receive your Advanced Communicator Bronze Award.
The Advanced Leadership Bronze award comes, after receiving both the Competent Leader and Competent Communicator. You have to serve as one of the seven club officers for six months, participating in the club success plan. There are two presentations that you have to make as well for this award, from the successful club series or leadership series.
After completing the Advanced Communicator Bronze, you would work towards the Advanced Communicator Silver. This requires two more advanced manuals, such as the entertaining speaker and technical speeches. To receive this award, you must also complete two speeches from the successful leadership or club series, which are pre-made speeches.
To receive the Advanced Leader Silver award, you first have to serve as a district officer for a year. The second requirement is to complete a High Performance Leadership Project. This project first requires a guidance committee and action team to implement your project. For this project, you could run a campaign for Toastmasters, such as a membership campaign, create an awareness day for a cause that you are passionate about, or organize a corporate event open to the community. The duration of this project should be 6 months or longer. Lastly, you have to be a club sponsor, mentor or coach.
ACG After completing the Advanced Communicator Silver, you must complete two additional manuals from the advanced manuals. An additional presentation from the successful leadership or communication series is required or from the youth leadership. The last requirement is coaching a new member with three speech projects.