Westside Toastmasters, For Public Speaking Education

Serving Santa Monica, West Los Angeles, and Greater Los Angeles

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Westside Toastmasters General Meeting Agenda

7:30

Sergeant-At-Arms calls meeting to order to introduce President
  1. Opening thought is presented
  2. Introduces President

7:35

President - Reviews Club Business
  1. Asks guests to introduce themselves
  2. Asks for Club Officer reports
  3. Unfinished business
  4. New business
  5. Announcements
  6. Introduces Toastmaster

7:45

Toastmaster
  1. Briefly explains the three parts of the meeting, and theme
  2. Introduces Joke Master
  3. Introduces Word Master
  4. Introduces Two Minute Toastmaster (when on schedule)
  5. Introduces Table Topics Master

7:50

Table Topics Master
  1. Gives the purpose of Table Topics and explains subject
  2. Asks timer to explain timing rules for Table Topics
  3. Directs a topic to each of the participants (Topic first, then pick participant)
  4. Give guests the option to participate (do not force it upon them)
  5. Asks timer if all of the participants qualified for the vote
  6. Calls for the vote on Best Table Topics speaker
  7. Announces a 10 minute recess starting in the range of 8:20pm to 8:30pm

8:30

Toastmaster Calls Meeting To Order
  1. Gives the purpose of the formal speeches
  2. Asks the timer to explain the timing rules for speeches
  3. Introduces the speakers, one by one. Give each person's name, speech number and purpose, and title of speech
  4. Asks timer if all of the speakers qualified for vote
  5. Calls for the vote on Best Speaker(s), (First and Second Best speaker, if 4 or more)
  6. Introduces the Chief Evaluator

9:00

Chief Evaluator
  1. Gives the purpose of evaluation
  2. Asks timer to explain timing rules for evaluation
  3. Introduces the evaluators, one by one.
  4. Asks timer if each of the evaluators qualified and calls for the vote
  5. Calls for the vote on Best Evaluator
  6. Introduces grammarian/"ah" counter and asks for this report
  7. Briefly evaluates the entire meeting
  8. Returns control to Toastmaster

9:20

Toastmaster presents awards
  1. Best Table Topics
  2. Best Evaluator
  3. Best Speaker
  4. Returns control to President

9:25

President
  1. Asks each guest for a brief comment
  2. Makes any additional announcements
  3. Asks Educational Vice-President to announce next week's schedule
  4. Asks for any closing thoughts and adjourns meeting.