Beaverton Oregon, Toastmasters

One-Minute Toastmaster

One-Minute Toastmaster
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

Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 January 2011 )
 
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