Other Special Meetings

2. Golden Gavel

Coming soon.

Criteria for winning a Golden Gavel:

• Members and guests are greeted warmly and enthusiastically.
• Guests are given a guest packet that consists at a minimum of a membership application, Features Benefits and Values chart, and a Toastmasters magazine.
  
• Meeting starts and adjourns on time.
• 15 or more Toastmaster members of the club are present. Clubs with membership below 20 have 75% of club members present
• At least one non-Toastmaster guest is present.
• There is applause after every speaker and meeting participant presentation.
  
• All prepared speeches are manual projects/Pathways projects.
• Evaluations are written in the prepared speakers' manual and in role players' Competent Leader manuals. Oral evaluations are both specific and supportive.
• Members and guests wear badges or have name tents.
  
• Printed agendas are distributed and followed with three or fewer assignment changes to the agenda.
• Table Topics are interesting and/or fun.