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The president starts the meeting and requests introductory remarks.
If the president forgets to welcome guests, be prepared to do
so as Toastmaster.
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Your job is to open the program portion of the meeting, so your
next responsibility is to welcome your fellow Toastmasters and
honored guests. Share the theme of the meeting next. You might
do this by reading from a book, sharing your philosophies or showing
some type of a prop.
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If there are changes to the agenda, share them.
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Introduce the Word of the Day (WOD) speaker, then, take back
control of the meeting.
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Immediately use the WOD. This sets the example for the rest
of the meeting.
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Depending on how you have structured the meeting, you will next
introduce the Table Topics Master or the first speaker.
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After the first speaker, thank them and share a comment regarding
how the speech touched you.
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Remind members to write notes to the speakers regarding the
speech.
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If you are on schedule, you can share another theme related
vignette. If you are behind schedule, move right on to the next
speaker.
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After the last speaker, remind everyone to vote and let them
know who the vote counter is.
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If you saved the Table Topics (TTs) until now, introduce the
Table Topics master.
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Keep track of time so the meeting stays on schedule.
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Let the TT master know when it's time to end TTs.
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Thank the TT master and remind people to vote for the best TT.
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Time permitting, share another vignette.
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Control now shifts to the General Evaluator
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Introduce the GE, sit back and relax.
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After the evaluators, grammarian, timer and vote counter reports,
the GE will return control of the meeting to the Toastmaster.
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Share another vignette, time permitting.
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Thank everyone and wrap up the meeting.
- Return control to the president.
