Topic outline
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This course will focus on creating RDG Toastmasters meetings. This means having meetings that are efficient, effective, entertaining, engaging, and executed well.
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What's a RDG (Really Dang Good) Toastmaster meeting? How is it different from a non-RDG meeting? This introduction will show you what you can get out of this course.
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What separates your average meeting from a RDG meeting? What do I mean by RDG? You'll learn the answers to this as well as more in this lesson.
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This lesson will review common meeting etiquette, including how to transfer control of the stage.
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Sometimes your regular meeting location just isn't available, or you want to learn how to present remotely. This lesson will show you how by using Skype, though you can use your own favored platform.
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In this section we'll cover some of the roles that beginners can start with, including timer, WAG, and vote counter.
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This is an optional role that some clubs have. Learn how to excel at this role here.
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The timer is an essential role for your club, keeping speakers and the meeting on track. This lesson will teach you how to do it well.
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The Video Master is an optional role that records speeches so that speakers can review them.
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WAG is short for Word of the Day, Ah Um Counter, and Grammarian. In some clubs, these roles are split up, but in others, they go together. This will cover these three roles as one combined role.
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In this section, you'll learn how to tackle tougher roles with aplomb, such as Table Topics Master, invocator, and speaker.
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This lesson will show you how to prepare and execute Table Topics.
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The invocator is not an official Toastmaster role, but it is common enough that it merits a guide for doing it well.
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While this role is almost always taken by an officer, it is still an integral part of the meeting that needs to be done well. Here's how.
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This lesson will give you details on how to better navigate the speaking experience at Toastmasters. It will NOT focus on how to speak better (this will likely be another RDG program by itself); it will focus more on logistics.
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This final roles section will cover the toughest roles, including evaluator, Toastmaster, and General Evaluator.
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This lesson will show you how to effectively and confidently evaluate a speech, as well as show you how to prepare and execute the speech evaluator role.
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This lesson will get into the details of how to be a General Evaluator.
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How do you create and run entertaining & educational meetings? This lesson will show you how.
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Now that you know the roles, it's a matter of pulling everything together to create a RDG meeting. In this section, you'll get the steps you need to plan, execute, and follow up on your meeting.
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The first lesson in this section will cover everything about how to put together your RDG meeting.
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Now with the prep work all done, it's time to actually have the meeting that all the preparation has been done for.
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Putting together a contest can be a daunting task, but done right it can be a great experience for everyone. This lesson will help you put on a RDG contest.
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Nominations & elections culminate in a meeting, but are more a process. This lesson will explore some of the major tasks involved.
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This lesson will teach you about other special meetings, such as speechcrafts, open houses, and Golden Gavel meetings.
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Giving credit to people I've learned from, borrowed resources from, as well as asking for your help.
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A collection of other resources that haven't been linked to or placed anywhere else.
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Worksheets, cheat sheets, and other printable items that will help improve your meetings.
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