Meeting Roles

Toastmasters Learning experiences happen:

• through osmosis
• by participation
• by delivering a speech

and are enabled through the meeting roles at a club meeting.

Here is the general overview of meeting roles on the

Chair (Acts as the host and conducts the meeting)

• Determines the theme of the meeting that connects the 3 parts of a meeting
• Delivers a 2- 3 min opening remarks and closing remarks
• Leads the Head Table
• Chair – Toastmaster Script (doc)
• Chair Toastmaster Assignment Notes (pdf)
• Grosvenor Toastmaster Agenda (doc)

Table Topics Master (Enables members and guests to think on their feet – for 1 -2 min)

• Explains the concept of table topics (mechanics, timing, voting)
• Prepares topic/question in alignment with the theme of meeting
• Table Topics Script Sample (pdf)
• Table Topics Instructions (pdf)

Toastmaster (Acts as a host and conducts the meeting)

• Delivers a 2- 3 min toast related to the meeting theme
• Introduces the speakers
• Chair – Toastmaster Script (doc)
• Chair Toastmaster Assignment Notes (pdf)
• Grosvenor Toastmaster Agenda (doc)

General Evaluator (Evaluates anything and everything at the meeting)

• Facilitates the evaluation process
• Provides overall feedback – both about the meeting and for the club benefit
• General Evaluator Script (pdf)
• General Evaluator Checklist (official pdf)

Speaker (Explores and enhances skills through practice)

• Delivers a prepared speech on a topic of your choice
• Based on the clearly defined learning objectives in each Pathway project, the online learning curriculum
• 5-7 mins speech except your very first speech at the club at 4-6 mins for icebreaker

Evaluator (Evaluates a speaker on both content and delivery)

• Evaluates the speaker reinforcing strengths and provides constructive feedback for improvement
• Effective Evaluation Instructions

Tip of the Week (Delivers a solid piece of educational content)

• 3-4 minutes

Musing Master (Shares a short musing at the top of meeting)

• Can be a joke, a quote or a poem that relates to the theme of the meeting

Ah Counter (Tracks the usage of filler words and clutch phrases)

• Ah Counter Script & Log Sheet (official pdf)

Grammarian (Introduces the word of the day and monitors the good/bad use of the English language)

• Grammarian Role (pdf)

Quizmaster (Asks questions to test the audience’s memory & listening skills)

Timer (Records and reports time on various segments of the meeting)

• Timer Assignment Role (pdf)