Timer

The Timer is responsible for keeping track of speech and evaluation time during the meeting. Here is the Timer Duty:

1. Prior to the Meeting  

• Please find something Green, Yellow, and Red to indicate the time (Broccoli, banana, tomato or colored paper, books, folders, anything goes!).
  OR
• You can use Zoom Virtual Background feature: http://bit.ly/ZoomVirtualBGforTimer
  OR
• Our friend made a Youtube video using software: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeaecY8MHh0

To time each speech, you can use online service like below:

Or your phone or Toastmasters Timer apps like below:

2. During the Meeting  

When the Toastmaster calls you to explain your role, please explain your role to the audience. (see Sample script below)

When speaker takes stage: *Important*

Start your stopwatch when the speaker expressing definite verbal or nonverbal communications. (please wait while the speaker is adjusting the camera, checking audio and prepare the stage)

During the speech and evaluation,

• please show the color to your camera. Keep it until you are spotlighted by Zoom Host.
• Please keep log for each speaker’s speech length.

3. Report

General Evaluator will ask your report at the evaluate session. Please give your report. You can verbally report the summary and details in the chatbox.

1. Sample Basic Script

Introducing your role:

Thank you, Mister/Madam Toastmaster, Fellow Toastmasters, and welcome Guests!

As Timer, I will be helping the speakers practice expressing a thought within a specific time. My duty is to time prepared speeches, Table Topics speeches, and Speech Evaluations during this meeting.

For Speaker #1 (name), the speech is 5-7 minutes. I will show: the Green at 5 minutes, Yellow at 6 minutes, Red at 7 minutes, and the speaker has 30 seconds to wrap up.

For Speaker #2 (name),….

Table Topics are Minimum 1 minute, maximum 2min & 30 seconds.

I will show: The Green at 1 minute,

The Yellow at 1.5 minutes,

The Red at 2 minutes. You have 30 seconds to wrap up.

Evaluations are 2 to 3 minutes.  

I will show:

The Green At 2minutes,

The Yellow at 2 minutes and 30 second,

and The Red at 3 minutes. You have 30 seconds to wrap up.

At the end of the meeting, I will report the times of each participant. Thank you, Mr./Madam Toastmasters.

Timer Report

Thank you, Madam/Mr. Genereal Evaluator.

For prepared speakers,

[Name] is min. Seconds, [Name] is min. Seconds.

For Tabletopics,

[Name] is min. Seconds, [Name] is min. Seconds. [Name] is min. Seconds, and [Name] is min. Seconds.

For Evaluators,

[Name] is min. Seconds, [Name] is min. Seconds.

I am going to put the detail on the chat box.

Back to you, Madam/Mr. General Evaluator.

Sample Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMh9Pal3wTA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI_VUt0W914

*Timer Role gets credit towards your CL. Project #4, Time management. Be sure to ask someone to evaluate your performance.