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Speech Contests - Toastmasters Leadership Institute - Meeting Agenda - Roles of Participants

Speech Contests

Throughout the year, Central Toastmasters will host a variety of speech contests. Contests include a Humorous Speech Contest, a Serious Speech Contest and a Table Topics Contest (impromptu speeches). The winners of these contests have the honor of competing in the regional contests held by our regional organization. The winners from the regional contest progress to the National and International contests respectively.

Please check this area often for notices of upcoming contests.

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Toastmasters Leadership Institute

Participate and take a big step towards being a Distinguished Club.

BENEFITS of Toastmasters Leadership Institute are:

Click here for details from the District 31 website.

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Meeting Agenda


7:00PRESIDENT

Calls meeting to order

Calls on members to give- invocation
- thought
- joke
- word

Opens club business- unfinished business
- new business
- committee reports (optional)

Introduces guests, if any

Introduces Toastmaster
7:15TOASTMASTER

"Warms up" audience ( optional )

Previews meeting

Introduces Timer, Grammarian, & General Evaluator; explains duties

Introduces Topicsmaster
7:20TOPICSMASTER

Explains Table Topics theme ( and timing, if different )

Conducts Table Topics by calling on those not scheduled for
prepared speeches, unless fewer than 12 members

Calls on General Evaluator
7:40GENERAL EVALUATOR

Calls for- vote for best impromptu speech
- Timer's report
- Grammarian's report
- Wordmaster's report

Evaluates the first half- President
- Toastmaster
- Topicsmaster
- Impromptu speakers

Calls for a 5 or 10 minute recess
8:00TOASTMASTER

Opens second half of meeting

Outlines Prepared Speech portion

Introduces each prepared speaker in turn
(noting time limits and if a manual speech is being given)

Calls on General Evaluator
8:30GENERAL EVALUATOR

Calls for- vote for best prepared speech
- Timer's report
- Grammarian's report
- Wordmaster's report

Introduces each evaluator ( in same sequence as prepared speeches )

Calls for vote for best evaluator

Evaluates the second half ( evaluates the evaluations )

Calls on Toastmaster
8:50TOASTMASTER       (bring awards to Toastmaster)

In conjunction with President, announces best impromptu speech, prepared speech, and evaluator

Returns meeting to President
8:55PRESIDENT

Thanks participants

Asks guests for comments
9:00Calls for adjournment of meeting

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Roles of Participants

PRESIDENT Conducts the business portion of the meeting.
INVOCATION A brief uplifting address to set the tone of the meeting.
THOUGHT A thought or saying.
JOKE A joke or humorous story.
WORDMASTER Selects a word to improve members' vocabulary and notes its correct use during speeches.
TIMER Gives time limit signals to speakers and records their times.
Counts votes and fills out award certificates.
GRAMMARIAN Notes both incorrect and good use of words and phrases.
Counts "ahs" and "ums".
TOASTMASTER Runs the entire program for the evening and makes sure the meeting schedule is maintained.
Introduces the Topicsmaster and the prepared speakers.
Provides appropriate transitions between speeches.
TOPICSMASTER Prepares topics for members to deliver impromptu speeches for approximately 2 minutes.
EVALUATORS Each evaluator evaluates one of the prepared speakers.
GENERAL EVALUATOR Assigns evaluators for each prepared speaker.
In the first half of the meeting, evaluates all parts of the meeting, beginning with the President.
In the second half of the meeting, introduces each evaluator and evaluates the evaluations.
PREPARED SPEAKERS Each speaker delivers a prepared speech, usually based on requirements outlined in one of the Toastmaster manuals.

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