General Evaluatorの役割
トーストマスターズクラブの例会におけるGeneral Evaluatorの役割は、evaluation sessionの進行役を担うとともに、例会全体のevaluation、prepared speaker以外の役割についてのフィードバックを行うことである。prepared speakerに対する論評は、Evaluatorがつくので、基本General Evaluatorは論評の対象にしないのである。
原稿は用意するものの、その日のトピックスやスピーチの内容、当日起こることはその時にならないとわからない。だから、用意した原稿をすべて読み切ろうとか、原稿通りに進行しなければならない、と思う必要はない。むしろその時に思いついたこと、気づいたことがあれば、できるだけ言葉をつなぐように話す。そのほうが、用意した原稿を読み上げる方より自然だ。むしろ、用意した原稿を最初から最後まで読み上げ続けると、セッション全体の雰囲気も固くなってしまうし、evaluationはその日に起きたことをその場で考えて話すのが基本なので、そもそもそんなことは不可能だ。
実際にやってみたところ、事前に用意した進行原稿の半分以上は発言していない。確かに出だし部分は決まり文句のようなものがあるが、全体の感覚としては、用意した原稿の６割は発言に使用していない。
ただ、進行原稿を用意することが無駄かというとそうでもない。進行原稿を書きながら、当日のイメージをつかむことができ、脳内予行演習ができるし、当日も原稿が手元にあると安心だ。言葉に詰まったり、今どこにいるか分からない、次何をすればいいか分からない、となったときに、戻って確認する拠り所があるからだ。万が一のお守りという意味でも、進行原稿は、事前準備として手元において無駄になることはない。
evaluation sessionの進行原稿
以下は、 実際に自分で準備したevaluation sessionの進行原稿である。
Thank you, Toastmaster of the evening XXXXXXXX.
This is the evaluation session of our meeting.
I’m XXXXXXXX.
I will condact this session tonight.
First I will call our evaluator for a prepared speech, and then I will evaluate this meating in general.
Talking about Toastmaster’s evaluation, we try find your strength and give positive feedback.
Positive feedback gives you motivation to enhance communication and leadership.
evaluator will talk for 2 minutes to 3 minutes.
Are you ready?
OK.
Our evaluator is TM XXXXXXX, evaluating TM XXXXXXX’s speech, “___________________.”
Please welcome TM XXXXXXX.
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Thank you TM XXXXXXXX.
OK.Now timer’s report.
Timer, TM XXXXXXXX, could you report times?
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Thanks for timer’s report.
As you can hear, evaluator is eligible.
OK.Now let me introduce Ah-counter. Please welcome XXXXXXXX.
could you report your ah-counter’s report?
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Thanks for Ah-counter’s report.
Now, I will evaluate this meating in general.
Our meeting began on time tonight.
Tonight, we had a new member TM XXXXXXXX, and we were able to invite two guests, TM XXXXXX and Ms.XXXXXXXX. Guests were given an opportunity of the self-introduction.
I thought that guests were welcomed by other members in warm atmosphere.
At the beginning of prepared speech, Toastmaster of the evening introduced tonight’s prepared speaker, TM XXXXXXXX, appropriately.
And also, timer, ah counter, vote counter were introduced by Toastmaster of the evening, properly.
Table topics master.
Tonight, table topics master was TM XXXXXXX, her management of this long session was remarkable.
she provided very unique NOT ordinary topics xxxxxxx to perticipants.
That’s helps us to think what we never think in ordinary days.
Its only in her table topic session.
And she was able to get ideas from perticipants, facilitated table topic session.
The most significant achievement she did was make almost all of participants talk throughout this session. No one just sit down in front of PC in silence.
Table topic master is like a host or hostess of home party. Distribution of time in which we talk is similar to delivery of dish out the food for everyone at the party.
she provided many oppotunities to talk about ourselves through table topics session.
table topic session has finished successfully by her leadership.
Toastmaster of the evening
TM XXXXXXX is not only reliable, but also playful.
Icebreaking talk was great, we laugh a little bit and relaxed, and became excited about what’s to come later.
And I felt his hospitality to all members and guests, everwhere, for example introduction for prepared speaker, table topicmaster and guests.
because of supplementary information he mentions at the beginning or between of each session, we were able to Understand more deeply about session and person who will talk or talked.
There is no heavy silence throughout this meating, because he tried to continue talking, depending on situation.
I thought these things lead to smooth organization of this meating.
Evaluator
TM XXXXXXXX used sandwich-method efficiently.
Strongpoint,strongpoint,strongpoint,greatpoint,at last advice to improve.
So, his advice make speaker who receive his comments more motivated to improve skills.
And I also appreciate, ah counter, vote counter, timer, other members, but time wouldn’t allow to continue anymore.
That’s all of my General Evaluation. I will return the control of the meeting to Toastmaster of the evening, TM XXXXXXXX.
注釈）私が参加しているクラブの例会は夜開催されるため、Toastmaster of the evening、となっている。
通常はToastmaster of the day である。