Meeting Roles

Toastmaster of the Day - The primary duty of the Toastmaster is to act as the “Master of Ceremony” and host of the entire program. This includes introducing the speakers and providing a smooth transition between speeches.

General Evaluator - The General Evaluator conducts the evaluation segment of the meeting. In addition, the General Evaluator assesses the effectiveness of the overall meeting.

Grammarian - The purpose of this position is to help our members identify the use of poor English usage during speeches. The grammarian also provides the word of the day. Defines the word of the day and uses the word in a sentence. 

Ah Counter -  The purpose of the Ah Counter is to detect “crutch” words such as AH, UM, ER, UH or any other filler that takes the place of a pause in a sentence. Grammarian and Ah Counter may be assigned to the same person.

Timer - The timekeeper records the time used by speakers, evaluators, table topics respondents and evaluation team reports. Manual speeches have time objectives of 5-7 minutes, except Advanced Manual speeches, which may be 8-10 minutes.  Table Topics speeches are from 1-2 minutes, evaluations average 2-3 minutes and evaluation teams have 1-2 minutes.

Speaker - Speakers work out of manuals to deliver prepared assignments.  Each manual assignment has different objectives, but the primary purpose of the manuals is to help members become more confident and experienced public speakers.

Speech Evaluator - The purpose of the Evaluator is to help speakers improve their skills. The Evaluator does this by pointing out some of the speaker’s strengths and weaknesses, and offering suggestions for improvement.

Table Topics Master - The Table Topics Master prepares a series of questions for volunteers to respond extemporaneously. After a short introduction to the topic, the Table Topic Master calls on individuals for a brief 1-2-minute response.

Competent Leader Projects:
	1.  Listening and Leadership						6.  Organizing and Delegating
	2.  Critical Thinking							7.  Developing Facilitating Skills
	3.  Giving Feedback							8.  Motivating People
	4.  Time Management						9.  Mentoring
	5.  Planning and Implementation					10. Team Building

TOASTMASTERS GOALS (CC and CL can be obtained simultaneously)
·	Competent Communicator (CC) – 10 projects/speeches from the Basic Manual
Competent Leader (CL) – 10 projects consisting of 19 roles in meetings, mentoring and additional project(s)	 
·	Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) – Achieve CC or CTM Award and complete 2 different Advanced Communicator Manuals (10 speeches)
·	Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS) – Achieve ACB or ATMB Award, complete 2 different Advanced Communicator Manuals, and conduct two programs from either Better Speaker Series or Successful Club Series
·	Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG) – Achieve ACS or ATMS Award, complete 2 more different Advanced Communicator Manuals, and conduct one Success/Leadership Program, Success/Communication Program, or Youth Leadership Program and coach a new member for first 3 speeches projects
·	Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB) – Achieve CL Award and CC or CTM Award, serve at least 6 months as Club Officer & participate in the Club Success Plan, while officer participate in District-sponsored Club TLI, conduct 2 programs from either Successful Club Series or Leadership Excellence Series
·	Advanced Leader Silver (ALS) – Achieve ALB Award, serve 1 year term as District Officer, complete the High-Performance Leadership program (HPL), serve successfully as Club Sponsor, Club Mentor or Club Coach
·	Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) – Achieve ACG or ATMG Award and Achieve ALS or old AL Award Highest Accomplishment