Weekly VPE Post - Meeting Roles

Fellow Toastmasters, this is my weekly Vice President, Education post.

I think it's great to have a club with such diversity and am happy to see we have continued to bring in new members.

Based on some questions asked about meeting roles at the end of this week's meeting and my observation of how some roles were handled the past few weeks, I offer the following:

Please check the guidelines for the role you are filling in advance so you can do research and prepare properly. Links are included below. If you have questions about your role after reading the guidelines, please call your mentor, the Toastmaster of the Meeting, the General Evaluator, or the Vice President, Education. We will be happy to help you.

When you are giving the Inspiration:
Give an inspirational story, quote, anecdote, or idea that is a maximum of one
minute. It should be directed toward personal growth and, if possible, the
theme of the meeting.

When you are giving the Small Tip:

The purpose of the Small Tip is to give a brief educational tip on a particular subject related to public speaking or meeting protocol. It can be original material created by the speaker or a restatement of material from another source. If another source is used, the other source should be credited. The Small Tip should be a maximum of three minutes.

We seem to have been getting a little lax in both timing and content for the Small Tip in particular. Both the Small Tip and Inspiration are speaking roles that require some planning and rehearsal. Please make sure your topics conform to the guidelines.

Here are links to information on our meeting roles. All can be found at the club website: http://www.bocaratontoastmasters.org/

Sample Meeting Agenda
Meeting Guidelines & Protocol
Inspiration Guidelines
Small Tip Guidelines
Toastmaster Guidelines
Toastmaster Preparation Guidelines
Timer Guidelines
Ah Counter Guidelines
Grammarian Guidelines
Table Topic Guidelines
Speaker Guidelines
General Evaluator Guidelines
Evaluator Guidelines
Meeting Minutes Template

Please offer any comments below. Thanks to all for making our meetings increasingly valuable.

Thank you,
John Schneyer
Vice President, Education