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When You Are the General Evaluator

The General Evaluator is the member who evaluates everything that takes place throughout the meeting. The General Evaluator role provides excellent practice in leadership skills such as critical thinking, planning, preparation, organization, time management, motivation, and team building. The General Evaluator is responsible to the Toastmaster of the meeting. General Evaluators are responsible for the evaluation team, which consists of the timer, grammarian, ah-counter, and speech evaluators. At the conclusion of the evaluation section of the meeting, you return control to the Toastmaster Tips on being an effective General Evaluator:

Check with the Toastmaster to confirm the program for the meeting and any planned changes to the usual meeting format Communicate with all evaluators to confirm whom they will be evaluating and the evaluation format needed for that member. Encourage them to prepare for their roles by contacting the speakers to discuss any special evaluation requirements. When you communicate with evaluators, emphasize the importance of positive, supportive, and honest evaluations. Their goal as evaluators is to help fellow members develop their skills. Communicate with remaining members of the evaluation team to remind them of their assignments (timer, grammarian, and ah-counter) For the benefit of any guest at the meeting, prepare a brief statement on the purpose, techniques, and benefits of evaluation. Arrive at meeting early to ensure your team is in plce. Check with the grammarian for any word of the day. Verify each speaker’s time and notify the timer. Take notes about everything that happens, including anything that doesn’t, but should. Evaluate each participant on the meeting program. Look for good examples of preparation, organization, delivery, enthusiasm, observation, and performance of duties. Although members who present a speech or fulfill a leadership project have evaluators assigned to them, you are free to add comments if you wish. Give your general evaluation based on the notes you took throughout the meeting. Phrase your evaluation to encourage and support club members while identifying areas for growth. As the general evaluator of the meeting, provide feedback on individual speech and leadership role evaluations. Be sure to note where evaluations followed the defined criteria and provided specific, meaningful feedback. Club Database

Review complete Evaluator responsibilities here.