Each of our regular meetings follows a standard agenda. Click on the sections below to learn more.
The Sergeant-at-Arms opens the meeting, informs everyone of the meeting protocols, and yields control of the meeting to the club President.
The President welcomes guests, greets club members, briefs the club on announcements, and then passes control of the meeting to the Toastmaster of the Day.
The Toastmaster of the Day (TMOD) introduces the theme of the meeting, gives a short presentation, and introduces the functionaries & speakers.
The Ah Counter inform club members that they will be charged 10 cents for each mistake. (Up to a maximum of 50 cents).
The Word Master informs club members that they will charged 10 cents if they do not use the word of the day.
Club members present a rehearsed speech.
These speeches are usually between 5 to 7 minutes long.
The speaker chooses a topic that aligns with a development goal within their educational program.
If there is more than one speech during the meeting, attendees vote on the "Best Speaker" for the meeting.
The Toastmaster of the Day introduces the Table Topics Master.
The Table Topics Master leads Table Topics portion of the meeting.
The Table Topics portion of the meeting consists of the Table Topics Master asking impromptu questions that match the theme of the meeting.
Once all of the questions have been asked, attendees are asked to vote for the "Best Table Topics Speaker".
The Toastmaster of the Day introduces the General Evaluator, who oversees the evaluation portion of the meeting.
(Prior to the meeting, each speaker is assigned an evaluator who will pay attention to content, structure, body language, and other areas of improvement for the speaker's speech.)
The General Evaluator introduces the speech evaluators and informs the audience which speaker they are evaluating.
Each evaluator offers a report for their respective speaker.
Attendees are asked to vote for the Best Evaluator and Most Improved Speaker.
The General Evaluator provides their assessment for the meeting as a whole.
The General Evaluator returns control of the meeting to the Toastmaster of the Day.
(We want to acknowledge each member's growth so we recognize the best prepared speech, table topic response, and most improved speaker for each meeting.)
The Toastmaster of the Day calls on the Ballot Counter to present the winners for the evening.
The Ballot Counter presents the winners of the Best Speaker, Best Table Topics Response, and Most Improved Speaker.
The Toastmaster of the Day makes final comments on the theme of the meeting and returns control of the meeting to the club President.
The President addresses any club business, like sharing information or actions that need to be taken.
The club President adjourns the meeting.