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What happens at a Star Search Toastmasters Meeting? Our goal is to give everyone
a chance to speak at every Toastmasters meeting, and for everyone to have fun!
Some members will give prepared speeches, working towards their next achievement
level, or perhaps presenting a tutorial on some aspect of speaking or club functions.
Others will give short talks during Table Topics to practice impromptu speaking.
Still others will give a short talk evaluating the prepared speeches, to provide
feedback to the speaker for future improvement.
There are other speaking roles, such as Toastmaster, Table Topics Master and
Master Evaluator, where a member takes charge for a portion of the meeting,
giving them a chance to gain practice leading a group. There are still other
roles needed for a successful meeting that involve shorter talks, and are often
done by newer members as they 'come up to speed".
Here is a sample agenda, showing the activities and approximate timing for
a "typical" meeting. Some meetings have special themes or activities,
so may be different in duration or content.
| Sample Agenda |
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Time
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Activity
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| 7:00 PM |
PRESIDENT
Call meeting to order
Introduce guests
Introduce Toastmaster of the evening |
7:05 PM |
TOASTMASTER
Make opening remarks
Explain agenda
Introduce the Word of the Day and encourage people to use it
Introduce the thought of the day.
Introduce Timer, and Ah Counter/Grammarian, and ask them to explain their
duties for the benefit of guests and new members.
Introduce Jokemaster, who will tell a joke or humorous story to start
the meeting on a light note.
Introduce each Speaker and request the respective Evaluator to read the
speech objectives and the timeframe for the talk.
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7:15 PM |
SPEAKERS - present speeches. The
typical speech is planned to be about five to seven minutes long.
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TOASTMASTER
Ask members and guests to provide brief written feedback to the Speaker
after each speech. |
TOASTMASTER
After all Speakers have finished, request a timer's report and call for
a vote for the best Speaker. |
7:50 PM |
TOASTMASTER
Call for a break
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8:00 PM |
TOASTMASTER
Introduce the Table Topics Master
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8:02 PM |
TABLE TOPICS MASTER
Make opening remarks - Explain Table Topics and theme
Conduct Table Topics session, in which several members (and guests, if
they wish to participate), are asked to give a short (one - two minute)
talk on a topic chosen by the Table Topics master. This is a fun part
of the program, and helps us learn to 'think on our feet".
Return control of the meeting to Toastmaster
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8:30 PM |
TOASTMASTER
Ask for a timer's report and call for a vote for the best Table Topics
speaker
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8:32 PM |
TOASTMASTER
Introduce the Master Evaluator |
8:33 PM |
MASTER EVALUATOR
Explain the evaluation portion of the meeting
Introduce each Evaluator in turn. |
8:35 PM |
EVALUATORS
Present an evaluation of the speech given by the Speaker the evaluator
was assigned, pointing out both the best points about the talk, and making
constructive suggestions for areas that need improvement.
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8:45 PM |
MASTER EVALUATOR
Give a general evaluation of the meeting.
Return control of the meeting to Toastmaster
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8:45 PM |
TOASTMASTER
Ask for a timer's report and call for a vote for best Evaluator
Call for the Grammarian/Ah counter's report
Return control of the meeting to president
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8:50 PM |
PRESIDENT
Thank guests for attending and give each one an opportunity to make any
comments
Present awards
Verify next week's agenda
Conduct club business (announcements, new members, awards, etc.)
Make closing comments
Adjourn
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