Meeting Agenda

5:45 Social Time / Greetings Guests
6:00 Business Section
  • Call to Order
  • Invocation or Inspiration, Pledge of Allegiance
  • Introduction of Guests and Members -- Explain Functionaries Duties
  • Word Master -- Word of the Day
  • Business -- Announcements / Officer Reports / Old, New Business
  • IPJ -- Joke of the Day
  • Introduce Evening's Toastmaster
6:10 Educational Portion
  • Topic of the Week
  • Introduce Table Topics Master
6:15 Table Topics (Rule of Thumb: 6 Topics)
  • Table Topics Speakers Members (Guests are Invited to Participate)
  • Timer's Report -- Were Table Topic Speakers Within Proper Time limits?
  • Complete Ballots for Best Table Topics Speaker
  • Return Control to Toastmaster
6:35 Intermission
  • Normally 10 minutes but may be reduced to 5, minimum, if time is short
6:50 Prepared Speeches
  • Meeting Reconvened
  • Introduction of Each Speaker
  • Members/Guests fill out Evaluations after each speech (1 minute perspeaker)
  • Timer's Report -- Were Speakers Within Proper Time Limits?
  • Complete Ballots for Best Speaker
  • Introduce Chief Evaluator
7:15 Evaluations
  • Each Speech Is Evaluated
  • Grammarian's Report
  • Ah Counter's Report
  • Timer's Report
  • General Evaluation of the Evening's Meeting (Chief Evaluator)
  • Announce Evaluators who qualify for awards and complete ballots for Best Evaluator
  • Return Control to Toastmaster
7:25 Awards
  • Next Week's Program
  • Best Table Topic
  • Best Evaluator
  • Best Speaker
  • Introduce Mystery Member for Inspiration Award (Quarter from members)
  • Return Control to Presiding Officer
7:30 Closing Remarks
  • Reintroduce Word Master
  • Motion for "The Bone"
  • Comments From Guests
  • Thought of the Week -- Last Week's Best Speaker
  • Adjourn Meeting

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