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This article is from the Toastmasters International FAQ, by Joel Furr DTM jfurr@danger.com with numerous contributions by others.

07 What happens at a meeting? (Toastmasters International)

The format varies slightly from club to club, but the basics
include:
* the business meeting (usually very brief)
* introduction of the Toastmaster of the Meeting, who
presides over the program that day and explains the
meeting as it goes along
* prepared speeches from members (of which more below)
* impromptu speeches from members (also known as Table
Topics, of which more below)
* oral evaluations of the prepared speeches (of which
more below)
* reports from other evaluation personnel, such as speech
timer, grammarian, "ah" counter, wordmaster, and General
Evaluator.

Meetings last anywhere from one hour (especially at lunch or
breakfast) to three hours (if the club meets infrequently or
has long-winded speakers).

 

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