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President:
Dwayne Ismail
V.P. Education:
Kerra Fowler
V.P. Membership:
Joanna McCray
Treasurer:
Seka Cheeks
Sergeant-at-Arms:
Alicia Harris
Members:
Betty Parker, DTM
Sandra Davis
Elric Gaskins
Jean Humphrey
Vida Jennings, DTM
Bryant Latimer
Former Member:
Kitty Howard, ATM-S, CLLinks Section
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Meeting Roles
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Toastmaster of the Day
The main duty of the Toastmaster is to act as a genial host and conduct the entire program, including the introduction of participants.
- Call VP Education
- Check on program changes - Call Table Topics Master
- Find out theme for meeting - Discuss duties with Table Topics Master - Provide her/him with list of program participants to ensure they are not chosen - Call all the Speakers
- Remind them they are speaking - Interview them to find their: - speech title and purpose - manual & project number - time required by project - other topics of interest about them - Call the General Evaluator
- Ask her/him to call the other members of the evaluation team (speech evaluators, timer, grammarian) to remind them of their responsibilities - Prepare introductions for each speaker
- Prepare remarks to bridge the gaps between program segments
Table Topics Master
The main duty of the Table Topics Master is to ensure that every member speaks at a meeting.
- Choose a theme for the meeting and share with VPE and Toastmaster of the Day
- Prepare topics
- Find out who the prepared speakers, general evaluator, evaluators, and Toastmaster are so you can call on the other members first
- Give guests the opportunity to speak
- Call on speakers last – if at all
Speaker
A major portion of each meeting is centered on three or more speakers
- Get theme for meeting from Topics Master
- Prepare an introduction for the Toastmaster
- Discuss with your evaluator what areas you are striving to improve
- Have the VP Education sign you manual
Evaluator
The Evaluator gives feedback to a speaker on their prepared speech.
- Review your Effective Speech Evaluation manual
- Get the manual from the speaker and find out if there are any special areas they are striving to improve
- Remember the Toastmaster sandwich
- Positive feedback & encouragement - Items to improve - More positive feedback and praise
Timer & Vote Counter
The timer documents the times for table topics, speeches and evaluations
- Confirm the time for each speech
- Be familiar with and test the timing equipment
- Record the times on the Timer’s Report
General Evaluator
The General Evaluator evaluates anything, and everything, that takes place throughout the meeting.
- Responsible for the evaluation team
- Call all evaluators to inform them of their responsibilities
- Suggest that evaluators call speakers
- Call Grammarian to remind her/him about their duties (including word-of-the-day)
Grammarian
The grammarian listens to grammar usage and introduces new words to the club
- Get the Grammarians Report
- Choose a word for the day that can be incorporated easily into everyday conversation
- Document grammar misuse and fillers (Ahs)
- Document good use of grammar and colorful phrases
