Meeting agenda and roles

Every Liberty Toastmasters meeting follows the same basic agenda. Here's what a typical Thursday looks like, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.

Typical meeting agenda

Time	Who	What happens
7:00	Sergeant at Arms	Call to order Call the meeting to order Introduce the President
7:05	President	Welcome and business meeting Call for the Thought or Joke of the Day VP of Membership introduces guests Business announcements VP of Education announces program changes Timer, Crutch-word Counter and Grammarian describe their roles (the Grammarian shares the Word of the Day) Introduce the Toastmaster
7:15	Toastmaster	Toastmaster opens the meeting Opening remarks about the theme Introduce the Table Topics Master
	Table Topics Master	Table Topics (1 to 2 minutes each) Everyone, members and guests alike, is welcome to answer a question on the spot. Answers run 0:45 to 1:15, plus a 15-second grace period. Explain Table Topics Run the Table Topics session Timer's report Vote for Best Table Topics Call a break
		Break
7:40	Toastmaster	Prepared speeches Reconvene the meeting Introduce each speaker (speech length plus a 30-second grace period)
	Speakers	Two to three prepared speeches Speakers use Pathways, the Toastmasters education program, to build their speeches and skills. 5 to 7 minute speeches One minute of silence after each speech for written comments
	Toastmaster	Wrap up the speeches Timer's report on the speakers Vote for Best Speaker Introduce the General Evaluator
8:00	General Evaluator	Evaluations Why evaluation matters Speech evaluators give their evaluations Timer's report on the evaluations Grammarian's report Crutch-word Counter's report General evaluation of the meeting Vote for Best Evaluator Return the lectern to the Toastmaster
8:15	Toastmaster	Closing Introduce the Literary Corner (3 to 5 minutes)
	Literary Corner	Literary Corner A member reads a chapter from a book they recommend.
	Toastmaster	Awards Awards for Best Table Topics, Best Speaker and Best Evaluator Return the lectern to the President
8:30	President	Adjourn Guest comments and feedback on the meeting VP of Education on upcoming roles Adjourn the meeting

Meeting roles

Members rotate through these roles. Each one is a chance to practice a different skill.

Toastmaster: Hosts the meeting, sets the theme and introduces each part of the evening.
Table Topics Master: Asks impromptu questions and calls on people to answer them. Guests are welcome to take a turn.
General Evaluator: Leads the evaluation part of the meeting and gives feedback on the meeting as a whole.
Speech Evaluator: Gives one speaker spoken feedback on what worked and what to try next time.
Grammarian: Introduces the Word of the Day, then reports on good word choices and anything that stood out.
Crutch-word Counter: Counts filler words like "um," "ah" and "so," then reports the totals.
Timer: Times each speaker and shows green, yellow and red signals so they know where they stand.
Literary Corner: Reads a short passage from a book they recommend.
Thought or Joke of the Day: Opens the meeting with a short thought or joke.

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