What happens at a Club Meeting?

This will give a little idea of what you might expect at a club meeting –

Our meetings are broadly divided into three parts:

Table Topics:

Allow each person who is called on to get up and talk for one to two minutes on any topic of the Topic Master’s choosing. This helps us all to think on our feet. It is the fun part of the meeting that allows everyone to participate (we always invite guests to join in on a voluntary basis).

Prepared Speeches:

Two or three (occasionally four) prepared speeches are given. The length will depend on what the purpose of the assignment is trying to accomplish. Manual speeches are outlined to accomplish certain ends, i.e. learn to use props in a speech, or getting more vocal variety into the speech.

Evaluation:

Each of the speeches is evaluated by a club member who will give an oral evaluation of 2-3 minutes to the club, as well as a written evaluation to the speaker. These evaluations are geared toward helping each of us improve our speaking abilities not only the particular speaker, but everyone can learn something form this portion of the meeting.

And also –

Conducting Club Business:

The highest ranking officer at the meeting, usually the President, conducts the business portion of the meeting. This is when announcements are made, or the club may be taking a vote on an issue. Many clubs do this at the beginning of the meeting, but my club does this at the end, so you can see a club has the option to adjust and organize their meetings in whatever way works best for them