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What can I expect at a meeting?: How
the meetings are conducted All
Toastmasters Clubs are composed of three primary parts: Tabletopics (or impromptu
speaking), prepared speeches, and evaluations. The only variation is in which
order they occur in meetings. Gilbert's meetings are run as follows:
Opening
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Pledge, reading of mission statement, President's
remarks, introduction of guests, Toastmaster's remarks, introduction
of the evening's functionaries.
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Tabletopics
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Topicmaster asks prepared questions to random
individuals. The goal with Tabletopics is to learn to think
on our feet and speak extemporaneously for one and a half to
two minutes. Guests will be given the opportunity to answer
a question, but need not feel obligated to participate.
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Prepared Speeches
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Typically we have three speakers per meeting.
Speakers have different objectives, depending on out of which
manual they are working.
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Evaluations
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The emcee of this section of the meeting is the
General Evaluator. The GE calls upon the evaulators (one for
each prepared speech) to present his/her oral evaluation which
is in addition to a written evaluation. The goal in this section
is for the speaker to find out what his/her strengths are and
areas where improvement is needed. GE also gives out awards.
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Closing
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remarks, review of following week's schedule, Club business, President's closing
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