Toastmaster of the Day Script and
Checklist
“Thank you Sergeant at Arms __________ __________ for the introduction. Good afternoon everyone and welcome to
the 997
meeting of the West Mall Toastmasters Club. I am your Toastmaster of the Day and my name is
_______________Nour Merjani__________.
I would first like to acknowledge our Guests who are joining us here today. Welcome __ (name them individually).
We’re happy to have you with us and at the end of the meeting I will ask you to share your thoughts about the
meeting.
The theme today is _________________Thriving in difficult times_________ (Give a 2 minute explanation of the
theme)
What does it truly mean to thrive—not just survive—during adversity?
How have your past struggles shaped the person you are today?
1 Is suffering always necessary for growth, or can we evolve without pain?
What inner strengths or values do you tend to discover when things fall apart?
In difficult times, do you lean more on yourself, others, or something greater? Why?
How do you distinguish between giving up and gracefully letting go?
2 What role does mindset play in transforming a setback into a setup for growth?
Who are you when no one is watching and the pressure is high?
What small choices during hard times have had the biggest impact later on?
3 If your current challenge was actually preparing you for something greater, what might that be?
Now, it’s time to move to the main part of the meeting. I will call on those holding roles today to describe them.
I will begin with the Timer ______ ________________. Could you please describe your role.
THANK YOU _____________________
Next, I will call on the Grammarian and Ah Counter _________Brenda___________ Will you please describe your role
and give us the word of the Day. THANK YOU ________________
Today our Quiz Master today is ______Brena_______________ who will describe their role.
THANK YOU _____________
And will our Joke Master and Ballot Counter __________Vitally______________please describe their role and share a
light-hearted joke with us.
THANK YOU _______________
Now, it’s time for our Article Review. Today _____________Adele_______________will sharing an article with us today.
(2-3 minutes) THANK YOU _____________
It’s now time to move to the main speeches of today. I will now call upon ___________Tony____________who is
evaluating our first speaker _______________________to share the purpose and objectives of his/her speech.
THANK YOU ___________________
Christelle is a finance professional, currently working as Finance Manager at Diageo. She joined
toastmaster in April 2021 and is a busy woman with a husband and 3 kids. She practices Ariba
and lead a book club during her free time.
Speech title : Envision your next move
Time: 20-25 mins
THANK YOU __________________(speaker 1). That was a ____________speech and full of useful information (or other
quick comment).
Timer, may I please have 1 minute for evaluations (to give constructive feedback to our speaker) THANK YOU.
It’s now time for the Table Topics portion of the meeting to help us with our impromptu speaking. Questions will
be asked regarding the theme and members as well as guests are encouraged to participate by volunteering to
give a 1-2-minute response. This is a fun way to practice speaking without rehearsal.
I will now pass it over to our Table Topics Master _________IK_________________ (have them wrap up no later than
12:45pm)
THANK YOU ___________________
Now I will call on ________________Vitally__________who is our General Evaluator today.
THANK YOU _______________________________________ (GE name)
And now, I’d like to call on our Ballot Counter _____________Vitally_____________to give us the results of today’s
speakers and announce our winners. (if in person hand results to Toastmaster who will announce the winners)
Congratulations everyone. Before we wrap up today’s meeting, I’d like to call on the guests to share how they
enjoyed today’s meeting and any thoughts they may have. (call on each one individually). (Thank them all by
name). Please feel free to stay after the meeting for any questions you many have. We hope to see you back
here again.
Before we adjourn, is there any Club business or announcements?
Next week the scheduled Toastmaster will be ___________________. Please everyone confirm your roles on time.
I will now pass it to the Sergeant-at-Arms who will close out the meeting. (If Sergeant-at-Arms is not present, you
may also close the meeting by saying: That brings us to the end of the XXX (#ofmeeting) of the West Mall
Toastmasters Club. Hope you all have a wonderful rest of the day!)
Before Meeting:
Confirm all roles (aim to do this by Friday at 5 p.m.). Note: Roles are to be given to WMTM
Members only. Guests & members of other club are welcome to join Table Topics only.
Decide on and announce your theme (Table Topics Master needs to prepare questions in
advance)
Create and send out agenda through website (aim to do this by Sunday night)
Contact speakers in days leading up to meeting to ensure you receive their speech title, bio
Note if any guests are expected (confirm with VP Membership)
Send out Zoom link (for virtual meetings) on Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning
through WhatsApp
Just Before Meeting Starts:
Does everyone have an updated agenda? (for in-person meetings)
Ensure those with roles are present.
Take note as guests arrive and welcome them. If a guest arrives once the meeting is in
progress, when there is a pause, briefly welcome them and invite them to participate to the
degree they feel comfortable.
Have the speakers’ bios and speech titles ready so that you’re prepared to introduce them.
