The success of a Toastmasters meeting depends on the program participants; with many roles to fill, each job is designed to improve members’ public speaking and leadership skills. Most links will lead to a specific page on the Toastmasters International website, providing a detailed description of each meeting role.
Even seasoned Career Builders Toastmasters members can brush up on their skills with these helpful guidelines.
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ToastmasterThe Toastmaster is the emcee and acts as the meeting’s director and host. As the Toastmaster of the meeting, you are responsible for ensuring all of the meeting’s players know their parts and hit their marks.
Click here to learn more and download agenda here. Download the Toastmaster email template here. Want an easy step-by-step sheet to guide you through the meeting? We've got you covered. Download Career Builders Toastmaster Cheat Sheet |
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TopicsmasterWith Table Topics™, the Topicsmaster gives members who are not assigned a speaking role the opportunity to speak during the meeting. The Topicsmaster challenges each member with a question, and the speaker responds with a 1 to 2 minute impromptu talk.
Click here to learn more. Click here for a Table Topics script to follow. |
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Speaker
The speaking section of a Toastmasters meeting is the highlight of the evening. Beside the guidelines in the Toastmasters manuals, you will find some additional useful information about the role as a Speaker who gives a prepared presentation.
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Speech EvaluatorPeople join Toastmasters to improve their speaking and leadership skills, and these skills are improved with the help of evaluations. At some point, everyone is asked to participate by providing an evaluation. The mission of the Speech Evaluator is evaluate to motivate!
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General EvaluatorIf you think of a club meeting as a project, then you can see the General Evaluator as a kind of project manager. The General Evaluator supervises the Timer, Grammarian, Ah-Counter, and Speech Evaluators and assesses everything that takes place during the club meeting to ensure proper execution.
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Ah-counterThe purpose of the Ah-Counter is to note any word or sound used as a crutch by anyone who speaks during the meeting. Words may be inappropriate interjections, such as and, well, but, so and you know. Sounds may be ah, um or er. The role of the Ah-Counter is an excellent opportunity to practice your listening skills.
Click here to learn more. Download Ah-Counter Form |
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GrammarianToastmasters helps people improve their grammar and word use. Being Grammarian also provides an exercise in expanding listening skills. The responsibilities of the Grammarian include the introduction of the word of the week and feedback on language usage during the course of the meeting.
Click here to learn more. Download Grammarian Form |
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TimerOne of the skills all participants practice at Toastmasters is expressing a thought within a specific time. The Timer is responsible for monitoring time for each meeting segment and each speaker. Serving as Timer is an excellent opportunity to practice giving instructions and practicing time management.
During the virtual meetings, you can use the Toastmaster app, color objects around you, or download the color cards and use them as your background. Download Background Color Cards Download Timer Form |