Summary: In this show I feature 1 of <a title="Club Meeting Roles" href="http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/MemberExperience/MeetingRoles.aspx" target="_blank">many club roles</a>, that being the<a title="General Evaluator" href="http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/MemberExperience/MeetingRoles/GE.aspx" target="_blank"> General Evaluator</a> or GE. What value does a General Evaluator add? How does being a General Evaluator add to your <a title="Leadership Skills" href="http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/FreeResources/QuestionsaboutLeadership.aspx" target="_blank">leadership skills</a>? In a <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://afa.surfcanyon.com/search?f=sl&q=Toastmasters&partner=afa" target="scSearchLink">Toastmasters</a> club meeting, the General Evaluator evaluates the overall meeting.<br> I reflect on my recent role of being GE at my <a title="Home Club Meeting Experience" href="http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/MemberExperience/SuccessfulMeetings.aspx" target="_blank">home club meeting</a> and explain what went wrong. I try to pass forward the tips I learnt along with some new perspective of the General Evaluator role. I hope others will consider this along with their own style of being the General Evaluator.<br> Members look to the GE and their evaluation. It is especially helpful when the person is form outside the club. Those are usually more astute at picking up on details, despite how obvious, are sometimes overlooked by frequented members. Club members are build a tolerance to some bad practises and never report on it. They consider this the norm and no big deal.<br> Even when a meeting is run correctly and smoothly, it is always good to learn some new process of carrying out a meeting. This helps to keep us flexible and open to new practises. Otherwise we become complacent and our learning becomes stifled.<br> When you are GE and have to deliver critique, you realize it is 1 aspect of being a leader. You have to carefully choose your words so as not to discourage members but encourage, mentor and nurture.<br> I discuss the VIEWPOINT article from the November TOASTMASTER mag, provide a “Tip of the Show” and conclude by hiliting 1 article from this November issue; “How a Hunter Captured his Game” – the introduction of Mark Hunter of Australia – this years winner of the “World Championship of Public Speaking” at the <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://afa.surfcanyon.com/search?f=sl&q=Toastmasters&partner=afa" target="scSearchLink">Toastmasters</a> International Convention at Mashantucket, Connecticut.<br> –<br> You should also listen to<br><br> <br> <a title="Show #005 - The New Competent Leadership Manual" href="http://www.tdktalks.com/new-competent-leadership-manual-an-interview/#.UbqgzZzNmLU" target="_blank">Show #005 – The NEW Competent Leadership Manual – An Interview</a><br> or<br> <a title="Listen to This Podcast - How to Add More Members to Your Club" href="http://www.tdktalks.com/finding-new-members-for-your-club/#.UbqhBZzNmLU" target="_blank">Show #004 – Finding New Members for Your Club</a><br> –<br>
