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1、KOWLOON TOASTMASTERS CLUB Meeting Venue: Room 1114, 11/F, BP International, 8 Austin Road, Jordon, Kowloon (Jordon MTR Exit D)Meeting Date: every 2nd, 4th and 5th Wednesday of each month (except public holidays)Time: 6:45 p.m. 9:00 p.m.Website: www.kowloontoastmasters.orgWhen you are the Toastmaster
2、 of the Evening (TME)TME: Acts as the host of the Toastmasters meeting Conducts the entire program Introduces all the participants Before The Meeting:To be a good TME requires you prepare ahead. Talk to the VP-Education (VPE) about the program. Contact all speakers, facilitators, evaluators and the
3、General Evaluator to ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities and to obtain speech titles for speakers, collect interesting information (e.g. background, hobbies, profession etc.) for your introduction. Prepare your introduction. Prepare what you are going to say to bridge the gaps betwe
4、en program segments to avoid awkward periods of silence.Just Before The Meeting Arrive at the venue at least 15 minutes in advance. Confirm the speakers and facilitators have all arrived and make contingency plans if some do not turn up on time; check for last minute changes. Make sure you are comfo
5、rtable with the speaking environment; it is important to check if the microphone and audio-visual aids are working or if they are needed. Check if your appearance is presentable. Make sure you have in mind what to say to start off your session. Check with the President that he/she knows how to intro
6、duce you. Establish your leadership of the meeting by greeting others as the Host and by acting as the Leader. Make sure you know yourself that YOU ARE in charge of the timing of the meeting. Most importantly, READ the program and STICK TO IT!During The Meeting:At the meeting you are the glue that t
7、ies the program together. Your role is to explain the format of the meeting, introduce the speakers so that the meeting runs interestingly, smoothly and on time. Your tasks include: Sit near the stage to shorten your walking time and allow you to thank the speakers before they return to their seats
8、Greet the audience Introduce yourself very briefly Introduce the roles of TME Remind the audience to mute or turn off their pager/mobile Brief program run down, highlight the changes if any Ask the audience to fill in the Evaluation and the Best Speakers Voting Form and remind that it will be collec
9、ted at the end of the meeting. Introduce the facilitators: time keeper, ah counter and grammarian. Just read out their names and let them to read out their roles. Introduce the Table Topics Master. There are 4 Ts to remember:TTMs Role = Introduce the role of TTM THEME = the theme of the Table Topic
10、Session TIME = the time allowed for each table topic speaker TTMs introduction = introduce the TTM Introduce prepared speech speakers. The following “POETS” sequence is recommended:P = Project level O = Speech Objective E = Name of individual evaluatorT = Speech TitleS = The Speaker. Try to tell the
11、 audience briefly about the speakers profession and something about that speaker that other Toastmasters can quickly identify with. Remember, you must be positive when introducing someone! Invite SAA to come out for guest introduction. Introduce the individual evaluators. The word “PETS” can be used
12、Project Evaluated Speakers name Time allowedSpeaker = name of the individual evaluator Ask the audience (both members and guests) to complete the Evaluation and the Best Speakers Voting Form Ask for facilitators Report Introduce the General Evaluator in 4 areas: Role of GE, a brief bio (emphasizing
13、the TM experience), the Toastmaster level and time allowed. Hand back the control to the President.# Remember to do the followings:-o Smile!o Be brief , concise and avoid putting on a showo Show others that you are LEADING the meeting; try to be sincere and warmo Pay attention to time. Strive to bei
14、ng and end the meeting on time. You may have to make adjustments to the schedule during the meeting to accomplish this.o Lead the applauseo Tell yourself that “the mistakes you commit will not be obvious to others unless you become concerned by them”o Shake hands with all the speakers before and after their speecheso Gauge the audience for their responseo Finally, be flexible and adapt to the circumstances
