TOPIC:

I understand that hiding the start time on zero-duration events is considered a "feature", but it would be extremely helpful to be able to override (configure) this setting.

For example, if the Toastmaster is introducing three speakers, we only want to assign time to the speakers, not the Toastmaster. Yes, there is minimal time associated with giving the speech title, but that, along with written evaluations, should be included in the speaker time. The alternative would be to have separate line items for
>Toastmaster
>Speaker 1
>Toastmaster
>Speaker 2
>Toastmaster
>Speaker 3
>Toastmaster.

But that would make for an extremely busy agenda.

Same applies to the Functionaries describing their duties at the beginning of the meeting (one minute for each, maybe 2 minutes for the joke/comment). And additionally applies to the Evaluations portion of the meeting led by the General Evaluator.

It is very confusing for our Toastmaster and GE not to have start times for the portions of the meeting that they are leading.

Why not assign an extra minute or two to each speaker. In the role description note that time includes changeover between speakers? The actual speech time is included in the speech description.
Also give the GE a minute to introduce their session and give each functionary a fixed time.

Zero time roles are more appropriate if you include secretary & parliamentarian for a business session, or for contest functionaries in a contest.....

Well, we already do add a couple minutes for each speaker -- for the very reasons mentioned.

The idea is, when each major section starts (Functionary Intros, Speeches, Table Topics, Evaluations), the person leading that portion requires zero time up front.

I've attached a sample agenda below (in 3 screenshots), plus the rendered (print) version, which removed the start times for the major sections of the meeting.

moved to to suggestion forum for future consideration.

Hoping to nudge this along. Two of my clubs are wanting to be able to reflect the "hierarchical" nature of Toastmasters meetings (e.g., the General Evaluator is in charge of a portion of the meeting, as are the Toastmaster and Topicsmaster), we are frustrated by the inability to do this.

Allowing zero-duration events to have timestamps like the 1+ durations would at least allow a coherent agenda to be created.