PRE MEETING Review the grid and contact those on this by email immediately following the previous meeting to ascertain they are still able to undertake their role and if anyone on the programme drops out, work with the VPE to obtain a replacement. Check by telephone over the weekend immediately prior to your evening and… Continue reading HOW TO! – Fulfil the role of Toastmaster
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HOW TO! – Evaluate Topics
As Topics are short and quite quick in succession, the Topics Evaluator has a lot of listening and watching to do in a short time, plus taking some notes. Firstly evaluate the Topics Master on how they ran the session, their introduction, the theme and how they closed the session by giving a brief resume… Continue reading HOW TO! – Evaluate Topics
HOW TO! – Evaluate Like a Pro
Toastmasters are a courageous bunch. Not only do they come and give speeches in public – one of the well documented fears – but they are also prepared to receive open and public feedback in front of their peers. As evaluators, we owe it to them to do our very best. Evaluating a speech is… Continue reading HOW TO! – Evaluate Like a Pro
HOW TO! – Prepare and Practise
Now that you have the subject for your next speech, it is time to put it together. Write out your speech in full then read through it to see what is really not necessary to include and refine it so that it has a beginning that will hook in the audience, a body that has… Continue reading HOW TO! – Prepare and Practise