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Toastmaster
The main duty of the Toastmaster is to act as a genial host and conduct the
entire program, including introducing participants. The Toastmaster creates
an atmosphere of interest, expectation, and receptivity.
Speaker
A major portion of each meeting is centered around 2 or more speakers.
Their speeches are prepared based on manual project objectives and should
last from 4-7 minutes depending on the assignment.
Evaluator
After every prepared speech, the speaker receives an evaluation. After you
have presented a few speeches, you will be asked to serve as an evaluator
and will evaluate one of the prepared speakers for the meeting. In addition
to your oral evaluation, you also will give the speaker a written
evaluation using the guide in the manual.
General Evaluator
The general evaluator is just what the name implies - an evaluator of
anything and everything that takes place throughout the meeting. The
responsibilities are large, but so are the rewards. The general eveluator
is responsible for the Toastmaster, the evaluation team which consists of
the timer, grammarian, ah counter, and table topics.
Table Topics Master
The Toastmasters program has a tradition - every member speaks at the
meeting. The table topics session is that portion of the meeting whihc insures
the tradition. The purpose of this period is to have members "think on
their feet" and speak for a minute and a half to 2 minutes. The topics
masters prepares and issues the topic; originality is desirable as much as
possible. Each speaker may be given an individual subject or a choice of
subjects may be presented from which the members can draw at random.
Jokesmaster
The jokesmaster will learn to use humor, storytelling, the careful choice
of words, and the proper delivery of the punch line in public speaking.
Ah Counter
The purpose of the ah counter is to note words and sounds used as a
"crutch" or "pause filler" by anyone during the
meeting. Words may be inappropriate interjections such as "and, well,
but, so, you know." Sounds may be "ah, um, er" or
repeating words such as "I,I" or "This means, this
means."
Timer
The General Evaluator of the meeting will call timer to explain the timing
rules. One of the lessons to be learned in speech training is expressing a
thought within a specific time. Each segment of the meeting is timed. The
timer should explain his or her duties and report to the Club clearly and
precisely.
Grammarian
Being a grammarian is truly an exercise in expanding your listening skills.
You have two basic responsibilities: First, to introduce new words to
members, and second, to comment on the use of English during the course of
the meeting.
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