Guide: General Evaluator

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GENERAL EVALUATOR

Taking on this role improves critical thinking, organization, time management, motivational and team-building skills.

The General Evaluator evaluates everything that takes place during the club meeting. In addition, the General Evaluator conducts the evaluation portion of the meeting and is responsible for the evaluation team: the speech evaluators, Ah Counter, grammarian and timer. As General Evaluator, you:

  • The week leading up to the meeting check easy-speak for the agenda and fill in any rejected or vacant roles until all roles are filled
  • Confirm speakers and roles on the agenda on easy-speak (send email by clicking on the person’s name on easy-speak and roles to click ACCEPT on Easy-speak)
  • Ask confirmed speakers to send you a title and Speech Introduction
  • Before the meeting work with the Toastmaster to ensure all club roles are filled, participants know their roles and responsibilities
  • During of the meeting after you are introduced by the Toastmasters you will explain the purpose of your role and benefits of evaluations to the audience.

    • See Timeline during meeting below (Steps 1 to 12)

  • During the meeting, take notes and report on all club proceedings to evaluate things such as:
  • Toastmaster/ prepared speeches
  • Timeliness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Preparation
  • Organization
  • Performance of duties
  • Pass the podium the Chairman

HINT: Start with broad positive observations, lead into what could be improved and end with specific strong positive observations

Timeline during meeting for the General Evaluator (GE) after Meeting Toastmaster (MT) first introduces GE:

1) After the meeting Toastmaster (MT) gives their speech, then the MT passes the lectern over to General Evaluator (GE), and you stay at the lectern until 5) below

2) Then GE asks Grammarian to stand up and describe their role, then Grammarian goes back to GE

3) Then GE to Ah Counter, then back to GE

4) Then GE to Quizmaster, then back to GE.

5) Then GE to Timekeeper, then back to GE

6) Then GE describes own role, and passes lectern back to MT

Timeline after Table Topics:

7) After Timekeeper says time is up for Table Topics vote, Table Topics Master (TTM) passes lectern to GE

For every Speech Evaluator, you would temporarily give the lectern and stand way to the side (door side or window side), and return back to lectern after Speech Evaluator is done and repeat for each Speech Evaluator

**From 8 to 12, you would remain at podium**

8) GE to Grammarian (grammarian stands up), then back to GE

9) GE to Ah Counter, then back to GE

10) GE to Quizmaster, then back to GE. Then GE delivers own report

11) GE to Timekeeper, then back to GE

12) GE passes lectern to Meeting Chair 

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