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Mission of our Club
The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment
in which every member has the opportunity to develop and practice communication and leadership skills,
which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.
Online Guide to Meeting Assignments
Getting to Know You
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The object is to give
us an insight into a member of the club. |
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It also exercises your own interview
technique. But remember this is mainly your speaking assignment, which
you share with someone of your choice. You need to control it. |
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Choose someone who
you would like to interview. You are not obliged to tell that person in
advance. It can be as much a surprise for your interviewee as it is for
your audience. |
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Find out about the
person in advance and explore areas which may be of interest to the
audience. Prepare a few questions that can be answered with brief snappy
responses. |
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You should also have
a fallback plan in case the planned interviewee is a late apology. |
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meeting begins |
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Inform Chairman 2 if
there is any special way you would like to be introduced. You don't need
to tell the Chairman who will be your interviewee. That can be left as a
surprise. |
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What to do during your assignment |
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Invite the
interviewee to come out the front. |
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Ask the questions in
a friendly non intimidating way. |
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Give time to respond,
but be prepared to reign in someone who is too verbose, or who wants to
take over the session. Remember you stay in control. |
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As a guide, you
should be able to fit in 4-5 questions. |
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When you are
finished, hand back to Chairman 1. |
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That is the end of
your assignment. You will be evaluated by the General Evaluator |
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