The Topicmaster for the evening calls upon members to speak extemporaneously for 1 to 1.5 minutes on a topic assigned by the Topicmaster. Members vote for the best Tabletopics Speaker. Prepared Speeches Two to three members give speeches that they have prepared. Speeches can be on any topic. The Toastmaster manuals provide guidelines.
Members vote for the best speaker.
Evaluations An evaluator has been assigned for each speaker. Each evaluator has 2 minutes to give his or her report on what the speaker did well and to make specific suggestions for improvement. The General Evaluator gives an evaluation of the overall meeting. Tropies are awarded. These are circulating trophies that are taken home by the night's winners and returned at the next meeting.