Westside Toastmasters is located in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California

Preparation

1. Were the room and the seating appropriate?______________________

2. Were the visual aids supportive and visible?____________________

3. How were the handouts and support materials handled?

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4. Was the agenda distributed in advance?________________________

5. Were the right people there? _________________________________

6. Were name cards, smoking sections, breaks, and so on accounted for?

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Conducting the Meeting

1. Was the purpose clear?__________________________

2. Did I or the facilitator keep the meeting on track?

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3. Was I or the facilitator in control but not monopolizing?

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4. How were interruptions and distractions handled?

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5. Was maximum involvement and participation encouraged?

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6. Was the group and the group process fully utilized?

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7. Were all the key issues, key commitments, and future actions carefully noted by the recorder or minutes-taker?

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8. Were the presentations interesting, pertinent, and well coordinated with the rest of the meeting?

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9. Was the timing appropriate to the meeting priorities?

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Concluding the Meeting

1. Were there sufficient summaries?

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2. Did the minutes-taker have time to "feedback" key commitments?

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3. If this was a decision-making meeting, was that decision made? Why or why not?

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4. Were all future actions and assignments clear?_______________________

5. Was an evaluation form distributed? _______________________________

6. Was there a clear summary and memorable closing remarks?

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Follow-up