Meeting Roles and Responsibilities
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Toastmaster |
Conducts the Toastmasters Meeting. Introduces the
speakers and other meeting participants. Ensures that the meeting flows
smoothly. |
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Table
Topics Master |
Presents
several topics that challenge the members to present impromptu speeches. The Table Topics Master should provide an
opportunity for all members (and guests if they want) to speak at the club meeting. |
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General Evaluator |
Conducts
the Evaluation Segment of the Toastmasters meeting. Introduces the individual
Evaluators, and other evaluation participants.
Also evaluates the Toastmaster, Evaluators and the meeting as a whole. |
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Presiding
Officer |
Oversees
the business meeting according to Robert's Rules of Order. |
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Ah Counter |
Counts
the number of verbal stumbles such as (ahs, ums, etc.) for all meeting participants and reports the
results. |
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Grammarian |
Listens for grammatical errors and reports on these
results. Also listens
for particularly well-done grammar. |
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Jokemaster |
Sets the tone for the meeting by presenting a joke or
brief humorous
story. |
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Quizmaster |
Helps
members to develop listening skills by presenting several questions based on
the content of the meeting. |
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Wordmaster |
Help's meeting participants to expand their vocabulary
by presenting a word that members are challenged to use it when they speak during the
meeting. |
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Opener / Quotemaster / Invocator |
Opens the Toastmasters meeting by presenting a short
introductory speech or invocation. Leads the club through
the Pledge
of Allegiance and introduces any guests in attendance. |
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Timer |
Times
meeting activities such as speeches, evaluations, and table topics as well as
any other timings as directed by the Toastmaster.
Presents signals to the speakers based on the time interval (typically green at minimum time, red at the maximum time, and yellow at the midpoint time. |
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Speaker |
Presents a speech based on objectives as specified in
the various Communications and Leadership Manuals. |
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Evaluator |
Presents a brief evaluation of the individual speakers.
The evaluator
should indicate the things that the speaker does particularly well as well
as giving the speaker one or two suggestions that he or she can use for improvement next time. |
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Greeter |
Greets all members and guests as they arrive to the
Toastmasters meeting. Introduces guests to club members who
will sit with the guest during the meeting to explain the
meeting. |
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Harkmaster |
Makes note of various things that are said during the
meeting (speeches, table topics, announcements, etc.). At the end of the meeting, asks questions
based on the notes. The intent is to
encourage attentive listening throughout the meeting. |