General Meeting Evaluations

For every Toastmasters meeting, there is a "General Evaluation". The evaluator of the meeting helps the entire club by commenting on things that went well, and things that could be done better at the next meeting. This is something that is unique to the Toastmasters organization, and very helpful for leadership development. At the August 25th meeting last week, Karen Looknanan gave a noteworthy meeting evaluation. It was so good in fact, that I wanted to share some of the tips she gave our group:

• Speakers Should approach the podium, and shake hands with the Toastmaster or previous speaker. This is like passing the baton from one person to the next. It assures an easy flow an helps prevent "dead" time during the meeting.
• When speakers concludes their speech, the best way to indicate completion is to say "Madam or Mr. Toastmaster"
  
• When exiting the stage, all speakers should walk from the same side. This will prevent the appearance of abandoning the stage.

Thank you Karen, for those useful pointers. I look forward to seeing out club strengthen by implementing your tips~