July Meetings
Tuesday 13th
Club Meeting
Tuesday 27th
Club Meeting
August Meetings
Tuesday 10th
Club Meeting
Tuesday 24th
Club Social
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Role Descriptions
This is a guide to some of the functions of the participants during the meeting. We hope this will make your attendance at our meeting more enjoyable.
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The Chair - The primary duty of the chair is to act as the “Master of Ceremonies” and host the entire evening’s programme. This includes introducing the speakers and providing a smooth transition between the different parts of the meeting.
The Table Topics Master - The Table Topics Master prepares a series of topics based on a theme. After a short introduction of the theme, the Table Topics Master calls on members for brief 1-2 minute impromptu speeches. The purpose is to help members become experienced in thinking and speaking on their feet and handling interjections. |
The Speaker - Speakers deliver prepared speeches from a selection of manuals. The first manual is the Competent Communicator manual which contains 10 speech projects, each of which focuses on a different aspect of public speaking. Different speech projects have different objectives, but the primary purpose of all of them is to help members become more experienced and confident public speakers.
The Timekeeper - It is important for every speaker to keep to time. The Timekeeper records the times of all speeches and operates the lights. A green light means keep going; an orange light means prepare to finish; a red light means stop!
The Evaluator - The evaluator’s responsibility is to help speakers improve their skills. This is done by commending the speaker on aspects done well and recommending improvements in other areas. The Commend-Recommend-Commend (CRC) approach is generally used. Both written and oral evaluations are given based on speech project objectives.
The Grammarian - The Grammarian helps members improve their language skills by identifying the use of particularly good (or particularly bad) grammar during the meeting. They will also provide a 'Word of the Day' which all speakers will try to incorporate into their speeches.
The Um/Ah Counter - The Um/Ah Counter identifies the use of “crutch” words, such as "um", "er", "ah" and any words which take the place of a pause at the end of a sentence. This helps members become aware of things detracting from a good speech.
The General Evaluator - The General Evaluator evaluates the meeting as a whole and every speaker not already evaluated
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Club News
The new commitee is elected for the 10/11 Toastmasters year.
Phil Gladwell is the new Area Governor for Area 46.
Derek Bingham achieves his Competent Communicator award. Ray Wilton and Phil Gladwell are Competent Leaders.
Alison Coles and Matt Simons achieve their Competent Communicator awards.
Jenny Mills achieves her Advanced Communicator Gold award.
Ray Wilton wins through in the Area 46 Evaluation Contest.
Afolabi Sekoni is a Competent Communicator.
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