A major portion of each meeting is centered around one or more speakers. Their speeches are prepared based on manual project objectives and should last five to seven minutes for projects in the Communication and Leadership Program manual; and eight or more minutes for projects in the Advanced Communication and Leadership Program manuals. o
You are encouraged to
work through the manual in speech project order. o
Advise the
Toastmaster the title of your speech, the speech project number, and the minutes required for your speech. o
You should inform the
evaluator about what particular elements you are working on (i.e., voice,
gestures, elimination of notes, etc.). o
You should provide
the evaluator with your manual to make written
comments about your speech. o
You may be requested to give an impromptu speech. Make every effort to fulfill
the request and gain from the experience.
Preparation is essential to success when you are the speaker!