General Evaluator
This role is usually carried out in conjunction with the Competent Leadership Evaluation | |
Role Objective |
Provide the meeting and specific participants with an evaluation of the conduct of the meeting and the performance of roles that have not otherwise been evaluated. The object of any evaluation in Toastmasters is to provide constructive
identification of areas of a meeting that would benefit from
added attention and areas that can be regarded as strengths. The
General Evaluation (GE) provides a wider view than a Speech Evaluators
ambit allows and should assist members generally and evaluators
especially to develop their skills. |
Description of Role |
Observe the meeting, taking necessary notes and at the end of the
meeting deliver a review/evaluation of proceedings and the preceding
evaluations . |
Preparation |
Some thought as to the Roster/Agenda prior to the meeting should
permit anticipation of areas that would reward detailed attention.
Confer with the Leadership Evaluator - you are not required to evaluate the presentations that the Leadership Evaluator will evaluate. |
Timing |
Usually 7 or 8 minutes, reduced by the time allotted to the Leadership Evaluator (see below). Often GE's have difficulty delivering all they wish to present within this time. |
Procedure |
The GE should be seen as a teacher-by-example. His or her guidance of the Speech Evaluators and fair summation of the meeting will have a great influence on members' attitudes. The GE should point with enthusiasm to the good in the meeting and show by example and helpful suggestions how weak areas could be improved. Do not forget to explain your role to guests if this was not included when the Chair introduced you.
The GE is not required to evaluate the Table Topic speakers or the main Speakers. It may be necessary to make some reference to these presentations to draw attention to evaluation omissions or illustrate points but speakers should not feel that they are being evaluated twice. The GE must form some view on each presentation in order to give feedback on each relevant evaluation. The GE is not required to evaluate any of the roles being evaluated by the Leadership Evaluator. A GE should be mindful of all aspects of the meeting from the Hospitality function, room layout, visibility of the club banner to the specific execution of each role in the meeting. Create and use a check list if it will help, certainly ensure from the agenda that you have not skipped past anything obvious or important. However, you must prioritize and be prepared to discard comments as more important items come to light. It is very easy to get bogged down on trivia and omit the important. Carefully read the requirements for all the other duties. You are, after all, looking for all the things others did well, didn't do, or what they did that needs some improving. Some inexperienced GE's let themselves down by not keeping clear notes and then fumbling and stumbling when they come to deliver. If you can escape linear thinking constraints, consider using a mind map. You may find use of a hiliter helpful. Certainly, uncluttered notes will help you keep on track during your delivery.
Ideally, your presentation should take the form of a speech
in its own right, complete with a beginning, middle and end, the
end best being in the form of a positive summary. |
Key points |
|
Desirable Outcome |
A meeting which has benefited from your encouragement and insights and can use these for individual personal growth at future meeings. |