The General Evaluator evaluates everything, except items that have been evaluated already, at the end of the meeting.

Prior to the meeting

• Study the agenda - If you have any questions about the agenda, ask the Toastmaster of the meeting.

Note:  In some clubs the General Evaluator is responsible for the Evaluation team, which may consist of the Speech Evaluators and Table Topics Evaluators. This involves the following additional duties:

• Greet all Evaluators who are present. If an Evaluator is missing, consult with the VP Education and arrange for a substitute.
• Brief the Evaluators that evaluation is a positive, helping act. Their goal must be to help fellow Toastmasters develop their skills. Emphasise that evaluations should enhance or at least preserve the self-esteem of the speaker.
• Ensure the individual Speech Evaluators have the speaker's manual and understand the project objectives and how to evaluate them. Suggest they talk to their Speakers to discover any special evaluation requirements.

During the meeting

• Take notes on everything important that happens or, in your view, should have happened.
• In particular, assess the usefulness of the evaluations. If an evaluator is over-harsh, you have an ideal opportunity to put things right.
• You would not normally evaluate the Speakers who have already been evaluated, but you might want to comment on aspects of the speeches you think the evaluators missed.
• You need not restrict your observations to items on the agenda. You can also comment on the meeting room, the temperature, the banner etc.
• Think of something original to say!