The timer’s report is very well defined so the role is an excellent opportunity for new members to get used to being on stage without worry about the details of the contents of the speech.ĭespite requiring a lot of concentration, the role is rather mechanical. That is one report each after the table topics sessions, the prepared speeches and the evaluations. The time keeper must explain the rules at the beginning and present the timer keeper’s report after each major chunk of the meeting. Furthermore, it requires a lot of stage time. The person will need to concentrate to keep track of everyone’s names, speech titles and speaking durations. This sheet will be reported at the end of the meeting along with the report of the grammarian (which reports the “ah count” among others).Īlthough it sounds simple, time keeping is really a demanding task. In addition, the person playing the role must also record the speech durations in a toastmasters timer sheet.
Table topics speeches that are less than one minute will not be qualified as a speech whereas the speech timer is obligated to stop table topics speeches that are longer than three minutes. For example, table topics speeches are usually one to two minutes long. The timer role in a Toastmasters meeting ensure that all speeches are paced appropriately.
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