The Toastmaster is the evening’s host.

What’s great about this role:

The Toastmaster is the one who runs the show by introducing and motivating program participants, informing the audience what’s next, and keeping the evening rolling!

As a more advanced role, performing as Toastmaster helps you develop skills for running meetings, and hosting events.

Preparation:

• Review the agenda on the D71 site and if applicable, check with the Vice President of Education to confirm the evening’s theme.
• Contact each speaker several days before the meeting to confirm their attendance, manual project, and speech title.
• Prepare introductions for each speaker containing:
  • speech title,
  • manual project,
  • manual project’s objective.
• Prepare remarks to bridge the gap in between each program segment. This will help you to avoid awkward silences!

During the meeting:

• Check out this sample Toastmaster’s Guide for ideas of what to cover.
• Project sincerity, decisiveness, and enthusiasm. You’re in charge!
• Lead the applause.