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Toastmaster Functionaries: Prior to the meeting: During the meeting:

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Contact Topicmaster to discuss duties; contact speakers for information on speech; contact General Evaluator to discuss duties; prepare remarks relevant to theme of evening Preside over meeting; lead applause; introduce meeting participants; limit comments; call for Timer's report and vote for Best Speaker
Topicmaster Prepare questions for Tabletopics relevant to theme of evening; take note of members without functions for the evening State purpose of Tabletopics session; limit comments; call upon members without functions for Tabletopics questions; Invite guest participation; watch time; call for Timer's report and vote for best Tabletopics
Speaker Prepare speech; rehearse speech; be in touch with evaluator; prepare introduction for Toastmaster Present speech
General Evaluator Contact evaluators and other functionaries to discuss duties Introduce evaluators; call for Timer's report and vote for Best Evaluator; call for Functionary reports; present awards (select Vicki Treciak Spirit Award recipient - What's this?); give general evaluation of meeting. General Evaluator is encouraged to take notes during the meeting and send out a "Meeting Review" to the club membership following the meeting.
Evaluator Contact speaker to discuss speech and objectives; obtain manual from speaker Write evaluation notes in manual; answer evaluation questions in manual; present oral evaluation
Wordmaster Select word to use for vocabulary building; print word on paper for display at meeting Introduce word, meaning, and cite example; listen for use of word throughout meeting; report on use of word
Grammarian Prepare brief explanation of duties Explain duties; listen for good and bad usage of English language; report on good and bad usage of English language & each evening's grammar focus within 2-3 timed minutes
Ah Counter Prepare brief explanation of duties Explain duties; listen for ah's, um's, inappropriate pauses, and other fillers; report on use of fillers
Timer Confirm speech times; prepare brief explanation of duties Time speeches, evaluations, tabletopics, and other timed sessions; report on times; also time Grammarian's report at 2-3 minutes
Jokemaster Prepare joke Present joke
Word of Wisdom Select quote or other words of wisdom Present quote or other words of wisdom
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