When does the club meet, how often, how long, where?
What’s the structure of the meetings?
See a sample meeting agenda below
| Time | Role/Agenda Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 6:30p | Welcome | Opens the meeting and shares a thought of the day or club news/updates. (2-3 mins) |
| 6:33p | Toastmaster/Host | Host/MC the meeting and introduce other roles (speaks throughout) |
| 6:34p | Word Master | Introduce the word of the day (1-2 mins) |
| 6:36p | Joke Master | Tell a fun joke or story (1-2 mins) |
| 6:38p | Speaker #1 | Prepared presentation (5-7 mins) |
| 6:45p | Speaker #2 | Prepared presentation (5-7 mins) |
| 6:52p | Table Topics | Facilitate impromptu open ended questions (10-20 mins) - Members/Guests selected to participate speak for 1-2 mins each |
| 7:07p | General Evaluator | Introduce/ask each feedback role to present their feedback |
| 7:08p | Evaluator #1 | For speaker #1 - Share what you observed/noticed - ie clarity, vocal variety, eye contact, gestures, audience awareness, |
| comfort level, interest. (2-3 mins) | ||
| 7:11p | Evaluator #2 | For speaker #2 - Share what you observed/noticed - ie clarity, vocal variety, eye contact, gestures, audience awareness, comfort level, interest. (2-3 mins) |
| 7:14p | Ah Counter/Grammarian | Report on filler words count and use of word of the day (1-2 mins) |
| 7:16p | Timer | Report on overall meeting start/end time and share how long each role above spoke. (1-2 mins) |
| 7:18p | General Evaluator | Share overall thoughts on the meeting (2-3 mins) |
| 7:20p | Close/End | Toastmaster/Host closes out the meeting and may ask guests for feedback on the meeting (1-5 mins) |
Examples of past meetings:
NYSSCPA Toastmasters - Virtual Meeting - May 2024
NYSSCPA Toastmasters "Ugly Sweater Holiday Edition” - December 2023
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