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Monday June 5, 2023 7:45 PM EDT to 8:45 PM EDT
 

If you have a password, sign up for meeting roles below. Guests should complete the RSVP registration form at the bottom of the agenda. (If you have a password, it’s not necessary to also fill out the RSVP form – we would rather get you signed up for a specific role).

Members can find the online meetings details here (password protected).

THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED. Stills and excerpts from the video may be used by the club in its public relations and social media outreach.

Members and guests are encouraged to sign in anytime after 7:15 pm U.S. Eastern Time for an informal meet and greet and to allow time for any technical troubleshooting. We also do self introductions during this time. The meeting will officially starts at 7:45 pm.

Online Evaluation Forms can be found here: https://op.toastmost.org/eval-forms

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Embed Changes Within Company Culture and Practices

Member Inductions Ceremony

Toastmaster of the Day Carolina Ramírez, SR5
Introduces supporting roles. Leads the meeting.
Tip of the Day Carolina Ramírez, SR5
3-5 minutes for a tip about tech, technique, or leadership.
Timer David F. Carr, DTM

For the purpose of voting, please see Timer’s Notes below on expected duration of the different speeches

Ah Counter Joni-Renee Laidlaw
Grammarian Joni-Renee Laidlaw
Watcher Open
Chat Monitor Evie Hartman
Vote Counter Carolina Ramírez, SR5
Speaker 1 Andrew Bern, DTM
Path Not Set Level 1 Mastering Fundamentals (evaluation form)
Speaker 2 Graham Cairns, DTM
"The Sydney Ducks" Presentation Mastery Level 3 Increasing Knowledge: Researching and Presenting (evaluation form)

5 – 7 minutes

Introduction:

Today, another snippet from history – but despite the title, npthing to do with Australia – well, sort of!

Speaker 3 Open
Backup Speaker 1 Open
As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.

Toastmaster asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Speaker of the Day

Prospective Member Speeches

Topics Master Marianne Grady, EC4
Leads the Table Topics impromptu speaking section of the meeting. Priority toward members not performing any roles.
Each Table Topics Speaker green Green: 1 yellow Yellow: 1:30 red Red: 2

Topics Master asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Topics Speaker of the Day

General Evaluator David F. Carr, DTM
General Evaluator leads the evaluation portion of the meeting, starting with the prepared speech evaluations.
Evaluator 1 Jim Barber, PM1
Evaluator 2 Andriy Smolenko, CC
Evaluator 3 Open
Each evaluator green Green: 2 yellow Yellow: 2:30 red Red: 3

General Evaluator asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Evaluator of the Day

General Evaluator continues with the functionary reports (the Grammarian, the Watcher, the Ah Counter, and the Chat Monitor (1 minute each)).

General Evaluator rounds out this portion of the meeting by giving an overall evaluation, 2-3 minutes. General Evaluator should aim ONLY to add any new insights, not re-evaluate speakers or repeat information covered by others.

General Evaluator asks Vote Counter to reveal the winners of the meeting

Timer’s Notes

  • Only Prepared Speeches with duration of more than four (4) minutes 30 seconds or less than seven (7) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
  • Only Table Topics speeches with duration of more than one (1) minute or less than two (2) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
  • Only Evaluation Speeches of more than one (1) minute 30 seconds or less than three (3) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
  • Timing will begin with the contestant’s first definite verbal or nonverbal communication with the audience. This usually will be the first word uttered by the contestant, but would include any other communication such as sound effects, a staged act by another person, etc.

    Planned Absences – Only displayed for logged in members of this site

    RSVP deadline is past

    Event Types:

    Posted by David F. Carr on June 3, 2023

    Monday June 12, 2023 7:15 PM EDT to 9:00 PM EDT
     

    The deadline to register to compete is past, but we hope you will join the audience for our event on June 12. Register here.

    Read more about the webinar contest in this blog post.

    This “invitational” edition of the contest is specifically for guests from other clubs and is not open to Online Presenters members (who will play supporting roles for the event).

    Posted by backupadmin on June 1, 2023

    Monday June 12, 2023 7:45 PM EDT to 9:15 PM EDT
     

    For this special meeting, we are inviting Toastmasters from outside of Online Presenters to compete in a contest we are hosting to showcase excellence in speeches designed specifically to be delivered online. To attend as a guest, complete the form at the bottom of this page.

    Contest Master:
    Jim Barber, PM1
    Delivers opening remarks
    Chief Judge:
    David F. Carr, DTM
    Explains the rules. Asks the timers to demonstrate the timing lights.
    Timer:
    Jim Guld (guest)
    Chat Monitor:
    Open
    Assists the speakers with tracking comments and questions posted in the ch
    Ballot Counter:
    Carolina Ramírez, SR5

    RSVP Now!

    Posted by David F. Carr on June 8, 2023

    Monday June 19, 2023 7:45 PM EDT to 8:45 PM EDT
     

    If you have a password, sign up for meeting roles below. Guests should complete the RSVP registration form at the bottom of the agenda. (If you have a password, it’s not necessary to also fill out the RSVP form – we would rather get you signed up for a specific role).

    Members can find the online meetings details here (password protected).

    THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED. Stills and excerpts from the video may be used by the club in its public relations and social media outreach.

    Members and guests are encouraged to sign in anytime after 7:15 pm U.S. Eastern Time for an informal meet and greet and to allow time for any technical troubleshooting. We also do self introductions during this time. The meeting will officially starts at 7:45 pm.

    Online Evaluation Forms can be found here: https://op.toastmost.org/eval-forms

    Meeting Theme

    Word of the Day

    Member Inductions Ceremony

    Toastmaster of the Day:
    Kim Leaming
    Introduces supporting roles. Leads the meeting.
    Tip of the Day:
    Open
    3-5 minutes for a tip about tech, technique, or leadership.
    Timer:
    Open

    For the purpose of voting, please see Timer’s Notes below on expected duration of the different speeches

    Ah Counter:
    Open
    Grammarian:
    Open
    Watcher:
    Open
    Chat Monitor:
    Open
    Vote Counter:
    Open
    Speaker:
    Carolina Ramírez, SR5
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Joni-Renee Laidlaw
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Backup Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.

    Toastmaster asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Speaker of the Day

    Prospective Member Speeches

    Topics Master:
    Open
    Leads the Table Topics impromptu speaking section of the meeting. Priority toward members not performing any roles.

    Topics Master asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Topics Speaker of the Day

    General Evaluator:
    Jim Barber, PM1
    General Evaluator leads the evaluation portion of the meeting, starting with the prepared speech evaluations.
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Graham Cairns, DTM
    Evaluator:
    Open

    General Evaluator asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Evaluator of the Day

    General Evaluator continues with the functionary reports (the Grammarian, the Watcher, the Ah Counter, and the Chat Monitor (1 minute each)).

    General Evaluator rounds out this portion of the meeting by giving an overall evaluation, 2-3 minutes. General Evaluator should aim ONLY to add any new insights, not re-evaluate speakers or repeat information covered by others.

    General Evaluator asks Vote Counter to reveal the winners of the meeting

    Timer’s Notes

    • Only Prepared Speeches with duration of more than four (4) minutes 30 seconds or less than seven (7) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Table Topics speeches with duration of more than one (1) minute or less than two (2) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Evaluation Speeches of more than one (1) minute 30 seconds or less than three (3) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.

    Timing will begin with the contestant’s first definite verbal or nonverbal communication with the audience. This usually will be the first word uttered by the contestant, but would include any other communication such as sound effects, a staged act by another person, etc.

    Planned Absences – Only displayed for logged in members of this site

    RSVP Now!

    Event Types:

    Posted by David F. Carr on May 2, 2023

    Monday June 26, 2023 7:45 PM EDT to 8:45 PM EDT
     

    If you have a password, sign up for meeting roles below. Guests should complete the RSVP registration form at the bottom of the agenda. (If you have a password, it’s not necessary to also fill out the RSVP form – we would rather get you signed up for a specific role).

    Members can find the online meetings details here (password protected).

    THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED. Stills and excerpts from the video may be used by the club in its public relations and social media outreach.

    Members and guests are encouraged to sign in anytime after 7:15 pm U.S. Eastern Time for an informal meet and greet and to allow time for any technical troubleshooting. We also do self introductions during this time. The meeting will officially starts at 7:45 pm.

    Online Evaluation Forms can be found here: https://op.toastmost.org/eval-forms

    Meeting Theme

    Word of the Day

    Member Inductions Ceremony

    Toastmaster of the Day:
    Open
    Introduces supporting roles. Leads the meeting.
    Tip of the Day:
    Open
    3-5 minutes for a tip about tech, technique, or leadership.
    Timer:
    Open

    For the purpose of voting, please see Timer’s Notes below on expected duration of the different speeches

    Ah Counter:
    Open
    Grammarian:
    Open
    Watcher:
    Open
    Chat Monitor:
    Open
    Vote Counter:
    Open
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Backup Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.

    Toastmaster asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Speaker of the Day

    Prospective Member Speeches

    Topics Master:
    Open
    Leads the Table Topics impromptu speaking section of the meeting. Priority toward members not performing any roles.

    Topics Master asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Topics Speaker of the Day

    General Evaluator:
    Open
    General Evaluator leads the evaluation portion of the meeting, starting with the prepared speech evaluations.
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open

    General Evaluator asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Evaluator of the Day

    General Evaluator continues with the functionary reports (the Grammarian, the Watcher, the Ah Counter, and the Chat Monitor (1 minute each)).

    General Evaluator rounds out this portion of the meeting by giving an overall evaluation, 2-3 minutes. General Evaluator should aim ONLY to add any new insights, not re-evaluate speakers or repeat information covered by others.

    General Evaluator asks Vote Counter to reveal the winners of the meeting

    Timer’s Notes

    • Only Prepared Speeches with duration of more than four (4) minutes 30 seconds or less than seven (7) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Table Topics speeches with duration of more than one (1) minute or less than two (2) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Evaluation Speeches of more than one (1) minute 30 seconds or less than three (3) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.

    Timing will begin with the contestant’s first definite verbal or nonverbal communication with the audience. This usually will be the first word uttered by the contestant, but would include any other communication such as sound effects, a staged act by another person, etc.

    Planned Absences – Only displayed for logged in members of this site

    RSVP Now!

    Event Types:

    Posted by David F. Carr on May 2, 2023

    Monday July 3, 2023 7:45 PM EDT to 8:45 PM EDT
     

    If you have a password, sign up for meeting roles below. Guests should complete the RSVP registration form at the bottom of the agenda. (If you have a password, it’s not necessary to also fill out the RSVP form – we would rather get you signed up for a specific role).

    Members can find the online meetings details here (password protected).

    THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED. Stills and excerpts from the video may be used by the club in its public relations and social media outreach.

    Members and guests are encouraged to sign in anytime after 7:15 pm U.S. Eastern Time for an informal meet and greet and to allow time for any technical troubleshooting. We also do self introductions during this time. The meeting will officially starts at 7:45 pm.

    Online Evaluation Forms can be found here: https://op.toastmost.org/eval-forms

    Meeting Theme

    Word of the Day

    Member Inductions Ceremony

    Toastmaster of the Day:
    Open
    Introduces supporting roles. Leads the meeting.
    Tip of the Day:
    Open
    3-5 minutes for a tip about tech, technique, or leadership.
    Timer:
    Open

    For the purpose of voting, please see Timer’s Notes below on expected duration of the different speeches

    Ah Counter:
    Open
    Grammarian:
    Open
    Watcher:
    Open
    Chat Monitor:
    Open
    Vote Counter:
    Open
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Backup Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.

    Toastmaster asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Speaker of the Day

    Prospective Member Speeches

    Topics Master:
    Open
    Leads the Table Topics impromptu speaking section of the meeting. Priority toward members not performing any roles.

    Topics Master asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Topics Speaker of the Day

    General Evaluator:
    Open
    General Evaluator leads the evaluation portion of the meeting, starting with the prepared speech evaluations.
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open

    General Evaluator asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Evaluator of the Day

    General Evaluator continues with the functionary reports (the Grammarian, the Watcher, the Ah Counter, and the Chat Monitor (1 minute each)).

    General Evaluator rounds out this portion of the meeting by giving an overall evaluation, 2-3 minutes. General Evaluator should aim ONLY to add any new insights, not re-evaluate speakers or repeat information covered by others.

    General Evaluator asks Vote Counter to reveal the winners of the meeting

    Timer’s Notes

    • Only Prepared Speeches with duration of more than four (4) minutes 30 seconds or less than seven (7) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Table Topics speeches with duration of more than one (1) minute or less than two (2) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Evaluation Speeches of more than one (1) minute 30 seconds or less than three (3) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.

    Timing will begin with the contestant’s first definite verbal or nonverbal communication with the audience. This usually will be the first word uttered by the contestant, but would include any other communication such as sound effects, a staged act by another person, etc.

    Planned Absences – Only displayed for logged in members of this site

    RSVP Now!

    Event Types:

    Posted by David F. Carr on May 2, 2023

    Monday July 10, 2023 7:45 PM EDT to 9:15 PM EDT
     

    If you have a password, sign up for meeting roles below. Guests should complete the RSVP registration form at the bottom of the agenda. (If you have a password, it’s not necessary to also fill out the RSVP form – we would rather get you signed up for a specific role).

    Members can find the online meetings details here (password protected).

    THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED. Stills and excerpts from the video may be used by the club in its public relations and social media outreach.

    Members and guests are encouraged to sign in anytime after 7:15 pm U.S. Eastern Time for an informal meet and greet and to allow time for any technical troubleshooting. We also do self introductions during this time. The meeting will officially starts at 7:45 pm.

    Online Evaluation Forms can be found here: https://op.toastmost.org/eval-forms

    Meeting Theme

    Word of the Day

    Toastmaster of the Day:
    Open
    Introduces supporting roles. Leads the meeting.
    Tip of the Day:
    Open
    3-5 minutes for a tech or leadership tip
    Timer:
    Open

    For the purpose of voting, please see Timer’s Notes below on expected duration of the different speeches

    Vote Counter:
    Open
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Backup Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.

    Toastmaster asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Speaker of the Day

    Topics Master:
    Open
    General Evaluator:
    Open
    General Evaluator leads the evaluation portion of the meeting, starting with the prepared speech evaluations.
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open

    General Evaluator asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Evaluator of the Day.

    General Evaluator rounds out this portion of the meeting by giving an overall evaluation, 2-3 minutes. General Evaluator should aim ONLY to add any new insights, not re-evaluate speakers or repeat information covered by others.

    General Evaluator asks Vote Counter to reveal the winners of the meeting

    Planned Absences – Only displayed for logged in members of this site

    RSVP Now!

    Posted by David F. Carr on August 29, 2022

    Monday July 17, 2023 7:45 PM EDT to 8:45 PM EDT
     

    If you have a password, sign up for meeting roles below. Guests should complete the RSVP registration form at the bottom of the agenda. (If you have a password, it’s not necessary to also fill out the RSVP form – we would rather get you signed up for a specific role).

    Members can find the online meetings details here (password protected).

    THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED. Stills and excerpts from the video may be used by the club in its public relations and social media outreach.

    Members and guests are encouraged to sign in anytime after 7:15 pm U.S. Eastern Time for an informal meet and greet and to allow time for any technical troubleshooting. We also do self introductions during this time. The meeting will officially starts at 7:45 pm.

    Online Evaluation Forms can be found here: https://op.toastmost.org/eval-forms

    Meeting Theme

    Word of the Day

    Member Inductions Ceremony

    Toastmaster of the Day:
    Open
    Introduces supporting roles. Leads the meeting.
    Tip of the Day:
    Open
    3-5 minutes for a tip about tech, technique, or leadership.
    Timer:
    Open

    For the purpose of voting, please see Timer’s Notes below on expected duration of the different speeches

    Ah Counter:
    Open
    Grammarian:
    Open
    Watcher:
    Open
    Chat Monitor:
    Open
    Vote Counter:
    Open
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Backup Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.

    Toastmaster asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Speaker of the Day

    Prospective Member Speeches

    Topics Master:
    Open
    Leads the Table Topics impromptu speaking section of the meeting. Priority toward members not performing any roles.

    Topics Master asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Topics Speaker of the Day

    General Evaluator:
    Open
    General Evaluator leads the evaluation portion of the meeting, starting with the prepared speech evaluations.
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open

    General Evaluator asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Evaluator of the Day

    General Evaluator continues with the functionary reports (the Grammarian, the Watcher, the Ah Counter, and the Chat Monitor (1 minute each)).

    General Evaluator rounds out this portion of the meeting by giving an overall evaluation, 2-3 minutes. General Evaluator should aim ONLY to add any new insights, not re-evaluate speakers or repeat information covered by others.

    General Evaluator asks Vote Counter to reveal the winners of the meeting

    Timer’s Notes

    • Only Prepared Speeches with duration of more than four (4) minutes 30 seconds or less than seven (7) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Table Topics speeches with duration of more than one (1) minute or less than two (2) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Evaluation Speeches of more than one (1) minute 30 seconds or less than three (3) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.

    Timing will begin with the contestant’s first definite verbal or nonverbal communication with the audience. This usually will be the first word uttered by the contestant, but would include any other communication such as sound effects, a staged act by another person, etc.

    Planned Absences – Only displayed for logged in members of this site

    RSVP Now!

    Event Types:

    Posted by David F. Carr on May 2, 2023

    Monday July 24, 2023 7:45 PM EDT to 8:45 PM EDT
     

    If you have a password, sign up for meeting roles below. Guests should complete the RSVP registration form at the bottom of the agenda. (If you have a password, it’s not necessary to also fill out the RSVP form – we would rather get you signed up for a specific role).

    Members can find the online meetings details here (password protected).

    THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED. Stills and excerpts from the video may be used by the club in its public relations and social media outreach.

    Members and guests are encouraged to sign in anytime after 7:15 pm U.S. Eastern Time for an informal meet and greet and to allow time for any technical troubleshooting. We also do self introductions during this time. The meeting will officially starts at 7:45 pm.

    Online Evaluation Forms can be found here: https://op.toastmost.org/eval-forms

    Meeting Theme

    Word of the Day

    Member Inductions Ceremony

    Toastmaster of the Day:
    Open
    Introduces supporting roles. Leads the meeting.
    Tip of the Day:
    Open
    3-5 minutes for a tip about tech, technique, or leadership.
    Timer:
    Open

    For the purpose of voting, please see Timer’s Notes below on expected duration of the different speeches

    Ah Counter:
    Open
    Grammarian:
    Open
    Watcher:
    Open
    Chat Monitor:
    Open
    Vote Counter:
    Open
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Backup Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.

    Toastmaster asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Speaker of the Day

    Prospective Member Speeches

    Topics Master:
    Open
    Leads the Table Topics impromptu speaking section of the meeting. Priority toward members not performing any roles.

    Topics Master asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Topics Speaker of the Day

    General Evaluator:
    Open
    General Evaluator leads the evaluation portion of the meeting, starting with the prepared speech evaluations.
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open
    Evaluator:
    Open

    General Evaluator asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Evaluator of the Day

    General Evaluator continues with the functionary reports (the Grammarian, the Watcher, the Ah Counter, and the Chat Monitor (1 minute each)).

    General Evaluator rounds out this portion of the meeting by giving an overall evaluation, 2-3 minutes. General Evaluator should aim ONLY to add any new insights, not re-evaluate speakers or repeat information covered by others.

    General Evaluator asks Vote Counter to reveal the winners of the meeting

    Timer’s Notes

    • Only Prepared Speeches with duration of more than four (4) minutes 30 seconds or less than seven (7) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Table Topics speeches with duration of more than one (1) minute or less than two (2) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Evaluation Speeches of more than one (1) minute 30 seconds or less than three (3) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.

    Timing will begin with the contestant’s first definite verbal or nonverbal communication with the audience. This usually will be the first word uttered by the contestant, but would include any other communication such as sound effects, a staged act by another person, etc.

    Planned Absences – Only displayed for logged in members of this site

    RSVP Now!

    Event Types:

    Posted by David F. Carr on May 2, 2023

    Monday July 31, 2023 7:45 PM EDT to 8:45 PM EDT
     

    If you have a password, sign up for meeting roles below. Guests should complete the RSVP registration form at the bottom of the agenda. (If you have a password, it’s not necessary to also fill out the RSVP form – we would rather get you signed up for a specific role).

    Members can find the online meetings details here (password protected).

    THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED. Stills and excerpts from the video may be used by the club in its public relations and social media outreach.

    Members and guests are encouraged to sign in anytime after 7:15 pm U.S. Eastern Time for an informal meet and greet and to allow time for any technical troubleshooting. We also do self introductions during this time. The meeting will officially starts at 7:45 pm.

    Online Evaluation Forms can be found here: https://op.toastmost.org/eval-forms

    Meeting Theme

    Word of the Day

    Member Inductions Ceremony

    Toastmaster of the Day:
    Open
    Introduces supporting roles. Leads the meeting.
    Tip of the Day:
    Open
    3-5 minutes for a tip about tech, technique, or leadership.
    Timer:
    Open

    For the purpose of voting, please see Timer’s Notes below on expected duration of the different speeches

    Ah Counter:
    Open
    Grammarian:
    Open
    Watcher:
    Open
    Chat Monitor:
    Open
    Vote Counter:
    Open
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.
    Backup Speaker:
    Open
    As a rule, we should have no more than one speech longer than 5-7 minutes.

    Toastmaster asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Speaker of the Day

    Prospective Member Speeches

    Topics Master:
    Open
    Leads the Table Topics impromptu speaking section of the meeting. Priority toward members not performing any roles.

    Topics Master asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Topics Speaker of the Day

    General Evaluator:
    Open
    General Evaluator leads the evaluation portion of the meeting, starting with the prepared speech evaluations.
    Evaluator:
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    General Evaluator asks for the Timer’s Report & vote for the Best Evaluator of the Day

    General Evaluator continues with the functionary reports (the Grammarian, the Watcher, the Ah Counter, and the Chat Monitor (1 minute each)).

    General Evaluator rounds out this portion of the meeting by giving an overall evaluation, 2-3 minutes. General Evaluator should aim ONLY to add any new insights, not re-evaluate speakers or repeat information covered by others.

    General Evaluator asks Vote Counter to reveal the winners of the meeting

    Timer’s Notes

    • Only Prepared Speeches with duration of more than four (4) minutes 30 seconds or less than seven (7) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Table Topics speeches with duration of more than one (1) minute or less than two (2) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.
    • Only Evaluation Speeches of more than one (1) minute 30 seconds or less than three (3) minutes 30 seconds are eligible for voting.

    Timing will begin with the contestant’s first definite verbal or nonverbal communication with the audience. This usually will be the first word uttered by the contestant, but would include any other communication such as sound effects, a staged act by another person, etc.

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    Posted by David F. Carr on May 2, 2023