Food Master
The purpose of the Food Master is to provide talk about food for 2 minutes. Pick any aspect of food (or a specific food) you’d like to discuss – a favourite dish, an interesting story or share an experience. This … Continued
General Evaluator
The General Evaluator is an evaluator of everything that takes place throughout the meeting. Their main job is to review and assess the club meeting—from the time people arrive to the end of the program’s educational component—and report their findings. … Continued
Toastmaster
The main duty of the Toastmaster is to act as the host and make introductions between the prepared speech speakers and speech evaluators. They effectively help the Chair Person facilitate a big portion of the meeting. Participants should be introduced … Continued
Sergeant at Arms
Before the meeting (in-person) Plan to arrive approximately 15 minutes early to assist with room setup. Expect an Executive member to arrive early as well to provide access to the storage closet and community room. You do not need to … Continued
Wordmaster
Note: Other clubs often separate the functions of this role into two distinct roles (Grammarian and Ah-counter). At MetroSpeakers we combine it into a single role (Wordmaster)! Being the Wordmaster is an exercise in improving your listening skills. You have … Continued
Timer
The Timer is responsible for timing items in the meeting, and signalling at appropriate points. One of the skills in speech training is expressing oneself within a specific time. The Timer helps those at the meeting practise this. Prior to … Continued
Table Topics Master
Table Topics are impromptu speeches. The Table Topics Master hosts the round of table topics for the meeting. The purpose of the Table Topics section is to help members think on their feet and speak on a given subject for … Continued
Speech Evaluator
The Speech Evaluator observes the speeches and offers evaluations of their efforts. The Evaluation you present can make the difference between a worthwhile or a wasted speech for your Speaker. The purpose of Evaluation is to help the Speaker become … Continued
Table Topics Evaluator
The Table Topics Evaluator evaluates everyone who delivers a table topic. They do not evaluate the Table Topics Master (that is the General Evaluator’s role). Each evaluation is based on your objective opinion of the speech. It is not telling … Continued
Chair Person
The Chair Person is one of the most critical roles for any Toastmaster’s meeting. They set the theme, encourage people to sign up for roles/speeches and facilitate the overall meeting. On the week of meeting Determine a theme and question … Continued