Two Minute Toastmaster

This role is unusual and not used by many clubs here in NZ. The idea came from an article in 'The Toastmaster' magazine in the 1990s and has been used by Northrise ever since.

Role Objective	Give a brief informative presentation about an aspect of Toastmaster roles or public speaking skills generally.
Description of Role	Deliver a brief "snippet" of information, an insight into an aspect of club life or speaking that would not ordinarily be addressed and of itself is not a big enough topic to warrant a full length speech or workshop.
Preparation	This is definitely not an impromptu role, the content needs to be well considered. It reduce a lot of topics down to two minutes and can be challenging. Not only must the information be distilled down to fit the time frame but it must remain easily understood, meaningful and memorable.
Timing	As the role's name implies, two minutes is allowed, with lights at one minute, one and a half minutes and a red light at two minutes. Keeping to time is an important element of this assignment.
Procedure	When you are called to deliver your evaluation, bear in mind that you are yourself giving a mini-speech. You should employ all the speaking skills of a proficient speaker and structure your presentation to have a discernible opening, body and close. Open your presentation with the usual address to the Chair, fellow Toastmasters and guests. Make the subject of your presentation clear early in your delivery. Structure your material to have an Opening Body and Close. You may use a visual aid but unless it is critical to your message, avoid any other form of aid or prop, time doesn't normally permit these.
Key points	Be informative and make sure you deliver valuable material, something your audience can use. Be succinct, make a limited message well rather than try and cover too much ground. Timing is a discipline, when you see the yellow light you should be ending your summary.Two minutes is really not a lot of time. Use all the skills you would employ in a mini-speech
Check List	To do a good job in the time permitted preparation is important
Desirable Outcome	Whilst not everyone will necessarily agree with your opinions, the speaker and other members should agree that your delivery was clear, objective and friendly and thus of use to everyone present in the development of their speaking skills.