Meeting Theme

In ancient Rome, the ides was a way to mark dates on the calendar.  It was roughly in the middle of the month, but not always the same day.  Sometimes it was the 15th, as in March, others it was the 13th, as in April.  Let's look at the usage of this term in history ancient and modern and how it affects us.

Word of the Day

Restorative

Meeting Opening

The Sergeant-at-Arms takes care of any preliminary business before calling the meeting to order, welcoming any guests and introducing the Toastmaster-of-the-Day.

Prepared Speeches

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Extemporaneous Speeches

Evaluation

The third and final segment of the meeting is dedicated to evaluation and is facilitated by the General Evaluator.

The General Evaluator asks members and guests to vote for "Best Table Topic", "Best Speaker" (if applicable), and "Best Evaluator" (if applicable), tallies votes, and congratulates winners.

The General Evaluator calls upon each member of the evaluation team -- Ah Counter, Grammarian, and Timer -- to provide his or her report for the meeting.

The General Evaluator provides his or her report upon the overall quality of the meeting.

The President (or presiding officer) conducts any outstanding club business and provides final comments before closing the meeting.