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Toastmasters meet twice a month throughout
the year.
A typical Toastmasters Club meeting is made up of 20 - 30 people. Most clubs here meet in
a local hotel , usually in the evening.
A normal meeting lasts about two to two and a half hours. And the member
in charge of the meeting ( the Toastmaster of the Evening ) has to see that the meeting do not drag on
unnecessarily. A typical meeting generally consists of the following:
- A short business session, which gives ordinary members a chance to be
involved
in club affairs and hence inculcate sense of belonging. Such
business session is also
an important part of Toastmasters' training in parliamentary procedure.
- A table topics session, giving members the opportunity to participate
in impromptu speech situations.
- Prepared speeches , based on projects from the Communication and
Leadership program manuals, from several of the club members
- An evaluation session, during which each speaker is provided with
valuable feedback regarding the strengths of the speech, and provide with
information that will assist the speaker in problem areas
- A critique of the evaluations, and of the meeting by a general
evaluator
Besides speaking , each member will also have the opportunity to serve as
Toastmaster, Topicmaster, Evaluator, General Evaluator, Time keeper, Ah
counter etc. Each
Assignment is rotated among members to provide a variety of experience
Click here for a typical meeting agenda.
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