Guides for Being the Toastmaster

The following guides and sample agendas (in both MS Word and .pdf formats) help make the role of Toastmaster easy and enjoyable for both first-time and experienced Toastmasters. Adapt to fit your meeting.

Being the Toastmaster [.pdf format]
The Toastmaster's Worksheet [.pdf format]
Hosting Toastmaster Made Easy
Sample Agenda 1 [.pdf format]
Sample Agenda 2 [.pdf format]
Sample Agenda 3 [.pdf format]
Sample Agenda 4 [.pdf format]

Scripts for General Evaluator and Table Topics Master

These fill-in-the-blank scripts can be used verbatim or as guidelines.

General Evaluator [.pdf format]
Table Topics Master [.pdf format]

Duty-Holder’s Duty Description Scripts

"Ah" Counter
Grammarian
Vote Counter
Timer
Listener

"Your web site is a great resource. Your manual's General Evaluator page came in very handy in my preparation for the first time in this role. Thank you, and keep up the good work.- E. W., Sgt-at-Arms, The Mighty 1290, Lewis County, WA

More About Toastmasters

Award Levels -- Aspire to the numerous possibilities for achievement in Toastmasters.

Description of Toastmaster Speeches & Manuals -- A list of the first ten speeches from the Communication & Leadership Manual, plus a list of the ATM (Advanced Toastmaster) manuals.

Typical Meeting with Description of Duties -- A step-by-step description of the meetings, plus a brief description of the various roles you can take on each meeting.

The Purpose and History of Toastmasters International -- By member Marianne Stiewi. Includes the fear of public speaking, reasons and benefits of joining Toastmasters, how the club works, and history.

Speech Topics

Need help thinking of a topic for your next speech? Click here for a huge list of possible speech topics.

"Thank you for the exhaustive list of ideas for speaking topics. I was really struggling with what to talk about for my upcoming Speaking with Sincerity speech ... I have more than enough ideas now. Great resource!" - C. C., Rochester High Noon Toastmasters, Rochester, New York