Role Description - The One-Minute Toastmaster will select one aspect of Toastmasters and develop a brief speech on that subject. The speech should be about one minute and will be timed. You will find a list of possible topics below, but feel free to select any topic related to Toastmasters.
Goal - This role gives an opportunity for members to discover new things about Toastmasters while learning to craft a short, informative speech.
Topic Suggestions*
• How to prepare a meeting agenda when you are the Toastmaster.
• Where to find words of the day, and how to present them to the club.
• How to find questions for Table Topics when you are the Table Topics Master.
• A strategy for delivering a great Table Topics response.
• Explain how you do not necessarily have to directly answer a Table Topics question.
• Things to look for in Table Topics responses when you are the Table Topics Evaluator.
• How to use the stopwatch when you are the Timer.
• The timing of all of the different speeches and evaluations when you are the Timer.
• Where to find speech topics for your next speech, when you are the Speaker.
• Things to watch for when you are critiquing the meeting, when you are the General Evaluator.
• Strategies for Counting Ah's when you are the Ah Counter.
• Things to watch for when you are critiquing a speech, when you are a Speech Evaluator.
• Common Grammatical errors to watch for when you are the Grammarian
• How to open and close a Toastmasters meeting when you are the Presiding Officer.
• Describe the different membership drives and the related awards.
• The importance of telling your friends about Toastmasters.
• A brief explanation of our Distinguished Club goals.
• A listing of the different advanced communicator manuals.
• Describe the Better Speaker Series.
• Describe the High Performance Leadership program.
• Describe the Leadership Excellence Series.
• Describe the Successful Club Series.
• How to attain the advanced Toastmaster awards.
• How to host a Youth Leadership program.
• The importance of being a mentor to a new member.
• The importance of ensuring that your evaluator fills out your project evaluation sheet when you are a speaker.
• The importance of having the Project Completion Record at the back of the project book filled out.
• The value of being an active listener
• The different levels of contests.
• The role we all play in attaining our Distinguished Club goals.
• The general role of the Area Governor.
• The general role of the Club Contest Chair.
• The general role of the Club President.
• The general role of the Club Secretary.
• The general role of the Club VP Education.
• The general role of the Club VP Membership.
• The general role of the Club VP Public Relations.
• The general role of the Sergeant at Arms.
• The role of the officer nominating committee.
• What goes on in a Timber Talkers Board meeting.
• A description of all of the contents of the Timber Talkers Toastmasters website.
• A description of all of the contents of the District 7 Toastmasters website.
• A description of all of the contents of the Toastmasters International website.
• A description of all of the contents of the Toastmasters magazine.
• Explain the features of the Timber Talkers Toastmasters Facebook page.
• The importance of arriving at the meetings on time.
• The importance of helping the Sergeant at Arms set up the room for the meeting.
• The importance of volunteering to fill roles at weekly meetings.
• The role that parliamentary procedure plays in our meetings.
• A specific example of how Toastmasters has improved your life.
• The benefit of attending club activities outside of the regular meeting.
• The fun and benefits of attending the meeting of another club, as a guest.
• A brief description of how, when, and where Ralph Smedley started Toastmasters.
• A description of the Toastmasters district conference.
• A description of the Toastmasters International conference.
• How attending Toastmasters Leadership Institute has made you a better officer.
• Your experience at Toastmasters Leadership Institute.
• A description of an upcoming Toastmasters speech contest.
* Adapted from http://dogwoodtoastmasters.org/oneminutetoastmaster.aspx
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 January 2011 )
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