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WELCOME
The following is a guide to a typical meeting. We hope it will help you follow
along and understand what we're doing as the meeting progresses.


TOASTMASTER
The Toastmaster is now your host for the main portion of the meeting.  It is the assignment of the 
Toastmaster to introduce the speakers with their prepared presentations.

 WORDMASTER 
 A Toastmaster introduces us to a new word for all of us to incorporate into our vocabulary 

JOKEMASTER
Tells a humorous story or joke.

TABLE TOPICS
The purpose of Table Topics is to give our members an opportunity to speak on their feet - 
without prior notice. During this portion of the program the member is given a topic upon which he 
or she is asked to speak extemporaneously for 1-1 / 2 - 2 minutes. Not all members will be called 
upon, but any member is subject to being called.

MAIN SPEAKERS
The speakers have prepared their own speeches - the topics and content are their own. Each 
speaker is working on a specific project in their Communication & Leadership Manual. The length 
of most manual speeches is from 5 to 7 minutes.

GENERAL EVALUATOR
The General Evaluator is the M. C. of the evaluation segment of the program and introduces each 
of the several members of his or her evaluation team. This individual also comments on all 
phases of the meeting as a whole. The intent Is to take a broad, yet comprehensive, view of the 
meeting and try to point out both what was good, and where and how improvement can be made.

INDIVIDUAL EVALUATORS
An Evaluator has been assigned to each main speaker for the purpose of commenting 
constructively on the speaker's performance. This is an honest appraisal of the speech and the 
speaker’s delivery. Both Evaluator and Speaker alike should always keep in mind that the 
legitimate purpose of evaluation is improvement.

TIMER
All speeches are timed to help the speakers to learn to speak more effectively in their alloted time 
period. 

GRAMMARIAN
No one is perfect - we all make mistakes. The Grammarian helps us to know when we do make 
mistakes, and of course, corrects us.  It's our job to be more careful in the future.



WE HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED THE PROGRAM. WON’T YOU COME AGAIN.