At each Toastmasters meeting, our club includes a word of the day as part of its agenda. Or a word that has been misused or confused with a similar sounding word.

1 Words may be inappropriate interjections such as and, well, but, so, you know. 2 Sounds may be ah, um, er. 3 Repetitive word or phrase such as I,I or This means, this means. Or you know, you know . 4 Pause fillers such as lip-smacking. It is up to the individual speakers to use pauses effectively in their speech.

One benefit of Toastmasters is that it helps people improve their grammar and word use. Being grammarian also provides an exercise in expanding listening skills. Several days before the meeting, select a word of the day. Briefly explain the role of the grammar.

Evaluators, Language Evaluators, Toastmaster of the Evening,.

Exciting portions of a Toastmasters Meeting- The Table Topics session. Toastmasters has a tradition - getting as many people to speak in a meeting as possible.

Responsible for keeping track of time taken by all speakers in the. Familiarize yourself with the Timing device and stopwatch. If you are operating these for the first time, learn how to operate them, before the contest starts. Speakers and appointment holders on the meeting. Allotted on the program sheet, and time accordingly.

The main duty of the TME is to act as a host and conduct the entire program,. If the TME does not perform the duties well, an entire meeting can end in failure. Obvious reasons this task is not usually assigned to a member until he or she is quite familiar with the Club and its procedures. Call all speakers at least 3 days in advance to remind them they are speaking. Ask the general evaluator to call the .