General Evaluator

Role Overview

As General Evaluator, you evaluate everyone who doesn't already have an evaluator - the Toastmaster, all helping roles (Timer, Grammarian, Ah-Counter, Sergeant at Arms, etc.), and meeting setup elements. You also lead the evaluation team and manage the evaluation segment.

Who You Evaluate

Individuals Without Evaluators

• Toastmaster: Energy, introductions, transitions, time management
• All Helping Roles: Timer, Grammarian, Ah-Counter, Sergeant at Arms, App Master, Joke Master, Quiz Master, etc.
• Meeting Setup: Room arrangement, materials preparation, technology
• Meeting Elements: Overall flow, organization, atmosphere

What You Don't Evaluate

• Speakers (they have speech evaluators)
• Table Topics participants (they have Table Topics Evaluator)

During the Meeting

Take Individual Notes

For each person you're evaluating, note:

• One strength: What they did well
• One improvement: Something specific they could work on
• One challenge: How they could stretch themselves next time

Sample Note-Taking

Toastmaster (John): Great energy and smooth transitions. Could improve: introductions were a bit long. Challenge: try adding more interaction with audience.

Timer (Sarah): Clear signals and accurate timing. Could improve: hold cards higher for better visibility. Challenge: try adding brief explanation of timing purpose.

Sergeant at Arms (Mike): Welcoming presence and good meeting setup. Could improve: check microphone levels before meeting. Challenge: try adding brief club introduction for guests.

Leading the Evaluation Segment

Your Introduction

"Good evening. As General Evaluator, I coordinate our evaluation team and provide feedback to help everyone grow. Let's begin with our speech evaluations."

Calling Evaluators

Standard Order:

1. Speech Evaluators (in order of speeches)
2. Table Topics Evaluator
3. Timer Report
4. Grammarian Report
5. Ah-Counter Report
6. Your General Evaluation

Managing the Segment

• Keep evaluations moving at good pace
• Support nervous evaluators with encouragement
• Manage time professionally
• Thank each evaluator warmly

Your General Evaluation

Structure Your Feedback

Individual Feedback (4-5 minutes): Go through each person you're evaluating:

"John, as our Toastmaster, your energy was infectious and kept us engaged. For next time, consider shorter introductions to keep momentum. Challenge yourself to add more audience interaction."

Meeting Highlights (1-2 minutes): Note 2-3 overall meeting strengths

Wrap-up (30 seconds): Thank everyone and celebrate the learning atmosphere

Focus on Growth

Each person should leave knowing:

• Something they did well
• One specific thing to improve
• A challenge to push their development

Your Development

This role builds:

• Individual coaching and feedback skills
• Meeting management abilities
• Leadership presence
• Observation and analytical skills

You help every participant grow while developing your own leadership capabilities!