Overview

Evaluation is the heart of the Toastmasters educational program. You observe the speeches and leadership roles of your fellow club members and offer evaluations of their efforts, and they do the same for you.

Evaluation is the most important speech that person might ever deliver in Toastmasters. The reason why is because this is the part where member is giving practical value to somebody. Performing in this role gives speakers a chance to grow and improve, and an opportunity to learn.

As evaluator you:

• Ask those you've been assigned to evaluate what they will present and what they wish to achieve.
• Provide objective verbal and written evaluations for speakers.
• When giving any evaluation, offer praise as well as constructive criticism.

Resources

• Toastmaster Org Make the Most of Being an Evaluator (Learn how to ensure your evaluations benefit the entire club) - Click here
• Toastmaster Org The Invaluable Evaluator (This meeting role comes with powerful responsibilities) - Click here
• Toastmaster Org The Secret to a Meaningful Evaluation (Tips for delivering a useful evaluation) - Click here
• Toastmaster Org A Toastmaster Wears Many Hats (This manual offers tips and advice for taking on club meeting roles) - Click here

Meeting Duties

Prior to the Meeting

• Communicate with the member you will be evaluating for information about the project they are completing. Review the Pathways evaluation resource on Base Camp or provided to you by the member. The speaker should provide you with an evaluation form for their specific project in advance (even though this often does not happen, and it’s OK to take evaluation notes without it).
• It may also be helpful to take a moment to revisit the content in the Pathways “Evaluation and Feedback” project to review strategies for providing feedback and completing an evaluation.

Upon Arrival at the Meeting

• When you enter the meeting room, greet the member you will be evaluating. If you have any questions about the project they are completing or need to review specific concerns the member wants you to address in your evaluation, be sure to clarify them as soon as possible. If time permits, review the Evaluation Criteria section of the evaluation resource with the member and clarify any questions that arise.
• Meet briefly with the General Evaluator to confirm the evaluation section format.