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What happens at Our Meetings?
The format varies slightly from club to club, but the basics include:
- introduction of the Chairperson of the Meeting, who presides over
the program that day and explains the meeting as it goes along
- the business meeting (usually very brief)
- impromptu speeches from members (also known as Table Topics)
- prepared speeches from members
- evaluations of the prepared speeches
- reports from other evaluation personnel, such as speech timer,
grammarian, "ah" counter, and General Evaluator.
Our meetings at Surrey Club 2590 last for 2 hours.
Constructive Evaluation
Every prepared speaker is
assigned an evaluator who points out speech strengths and offers
suggestions for improvement.
Toastmaster Tools
Upon joining a Toastmasters club, each new
member receives a variety of manuals and resources on speaking. They also
receive the award-winning The Toastmaster, a monthly magazine that offers
the latest insights on speaking and leadership techniques.
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