About Us
Gavel and Glass Club
The Gavel and Glass Toastmasters Club was founded in 1955 and has enjoyed more than 50 years of success. Our club is part of Area 35, Division D, District 60 of Toastmasters International. For more information on Toastmasters International and its vision, please visit the Toastmasters International website.
Meeting Time and Location
The club meets every Thursday from 7pm to 9pm, during September through June, at St. Mark's Church. Please visit the Contact Us page for address and map.
Membership Fees
- Annual fee for new members: $185.00
- Annual fee for returning members: $160.00
Fees include educational materials, manuals and the monthly Toastmasters magazine. Although our Toastmaster year begins in September, new members join throughout the year. Fees are pro-rated for individuals joining after January.
Typical Meeting
While there are similarities in the way clubs run meetings, each club has moulded the general format into a style unique to the club. The meetings at Gavel and Glass generally run according to the following format:
- 7:00 - Welcome and Introductions
- 7:15 - Table Topics Session - Practice impromptu speeches
- 7:40 - Business Session - A discussion of club business
- 7:55 - Recess
- 8:05 - Formal Speaking Session - Prepared speeches delivered by 2-4 speakers
- 8:30 - Formal Evaluation Session - Critique of each speech by assigned individuals
- 8:50 - Presentation of Awards and Final Comments
- 9:00 - Adjournment
Roles & Responsibilities
Meetings are run by the club's members who take turns performing various roles during the meeting. These roles include the following:
- Chair - Presides over the meeting
- Table Topics Master - Conducts the impromptu speaking portion of the meeting
- Toastmaster - Prepares a toast and presides the formal speaking portion of the meeting
- General Evaluator - Oversees the formal evaluation portion of the meeting
- Word of the Day - Promotes the use of a word during the meeting as a means of improving vocabulary
- Secretary - Records the minutes of the meeting
- Timer - Keeps track of the time to assist in keeping speakers and the meeting on time