TOPICSMASTER
TO BE DONE BEFORE THE MEETING :
CALL :
1. Toastmaster to:
 Decide on the theme for the meeting
 Find out who will not do any topics
 Find out who will do a topic if time allows
1. Grammarian to choose a word of the day that will be easy to use in the topics
2. Topics evaluator to guide him/her on what aspect to evaluate in each topic
WRITE :
1. A brief summary of your duty as a topics master, a summary that you will
mention at the beginning of the session
2. Explanation of the objectives all participants will try to achieve during their
topics
AT THE MEETING :
1. Briefly state the purpose of the topics session
2. Ask guests if they would like to participate in the session
TO AVOID GOING OVERTIME
1. Each impromptu speech will be no longer than 2:00 minutes or less depending
on the number of participants
2. For double impromptu speeches, time will be 3:00 minutes or less depending on
the number of participants
FOLLOWING PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DO AN IMPROMPTU SPEECH :
 Toastmaster
 Topics evaluator
 General evaluator
 Speakers and/or educational session
FOLLOWING PEOPLE COULD DO AN IMPROMPTU SPEECH :
 Speech evaluators
 Grammarian, timer and ah-hum counter
ALL THE OTHER ONES SHOULD DO AN IMPROMPTU
DURING THE SESSION :
1. Thank the Toastmaster
2. Explain the purpose of the topic session :_______________________________
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3. Explain the theme you selected for tonight’s session :_____________________
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4. Introduce the specific objectives and/or the evaluation criteria to be repeated
a few times during the session (not more than 3) :________________________
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5. Give the time allotted for each topic : 2:00 minutes for single and 3:00
minutes for double.
6. Word of the day ____________________________________. Ask the people
to use it as much as possible during their impromptu.
7. TOPICS :
NAME
QUESTION
8. CONCLUSION : ask for timer’s report and people to vote for the best
impromptu on the basis of the objectives.
9. I will now give the floor back to the Toastmaster.