Script: Timer 1
2021-05-10
When introduced by the Toastmaster, please state the following:
----Sample 1 -----------------------------------------------------
“Good evening Mr./(or Madam) Toastmaster, fellow Toastmasters, and guests.
As Timer, I will time the Table Topics speakers, prepared speeches, and the evaluations.
I will also alert each speaker of the time they have left, using the green, yellow, and red cards, which denote specific times remaining.
Table Topics Speakers should limit their remarks to no more than 2 minutes plus 30 seconds.
• At 1 minute, I will raise the green card.
• At 1 minute and 30 seconds, I will raise the yellow card.
• At 2 minutes, I will raise the red card and keep raising it until the speech ends.
Prepared speech speakers should limit their remarks to their specific speech times,
Ice Breaker speeches should be 4-6 minutes plus or minus 30 seconds in length.
• At 4 minutes, I will raise the green card.
• At 5 minutes, I will raise the yellow card.
• At 6 minutes, I will raise the red card and keep raising the card until you finish your speech.
Most other speeches should be 5-7 minutes plus or minus 30 seconds in length.
• At 5 minutes, I will raise the green card.
• At 6 minutes, I will raise the yellow card.
• At 7 minutes, I will raise the red card.
<note>After each PS, there is one minute of silence for
audience to send comments to the speaker.
The individual evaluations should be between 2-3 minutes plus or minus 30 seconds.
• At 2 minutes, I will raise the green card.
• At 2 minutes and 30 seconds, I will raise the yellow card.
• At 3 minutes, I will raise the red card and keep raising the card until your evaluation ends.
Thank you Mr./Madam Toastmaster.”
<note> "raise" can be replaced by "show" or "display"
------Sample 2----------------------------------------------
Good evening everyone, in life we use time extensively to measure our progress and success.
That’s why we must set a time limit for any goals that we want to achieve.
Likewise in Toastmasters, there is a pre-defined time limit set for each speech. And as the
Timer today, my role is to alert each speaker of the time they have left, using this green,
yellow, and red virtual stoplight, which denotes specific times remaining. On that note,
let me tell you the time limits for each session.
For the Table Topic session, the time allotted is 1 to 2 minutes.
At 1 minute, I will flash the green light, at 1 minute and 30 seconds I will flash the yellow light,
and at 2 minutes I will flash the red light.
For the prepared speech session, the time allotted is 5 to 7 minutes. At 5 minutes I will flash
the green light, at 6 minutes I will flash the yellow light and at 7 minutes I will flash the red light.
And for the speech evaluations, the time limit is 2 to 3 minutes. At 2 minutes, I will flash the
green light, at 2 minutes and 30 seconds I will flash the yellow light, and at 3 minutes I will
flash the red light.
All speakers have 30 seconds after the red light is flashed each time to wrap up their speech.
I will present my report when called upon. Thank you and let’s have a cheerful evening!
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Also refer to this:
https://www.toastmasters.org/resources/timer-script-and-log
Other materials:
https://www.toastmasters.org/membership/club-meeting-roles/timer
----Sample 1 -----------------------------------------------------
“Good evening Mr./(or Madam) Toastmaster, fellow Toastmasters, and guests.
As Timer, I will time the Table Topics speakers, prepared speeches, and the evaluations.
I will also alert each speaker of the time they have left, using the green, yellow, and red cards, which denote specific times remaining.
Table Topics Speakers should limit their remarks to no more than 2 minutes plus 30 seconds.
• At 1 minute, I will raise the green card.
• At 1 minute and 30 seconds, I will raise the yellow card.
• At 2 minutes, I will raise the red card and keep raising it until the speech ends.
Prepared speech speakers should limit their remarks to their specific speech times,
Ice Breaker speeches should be 4-6 minutes plus or minus 30 seconds in length.
• At 4 minutes, I will raise the green card.
• At 5 minutes, I will raise the yellow card.
• At 6 minutes, I will raise the red card and keep raising the card until you finish your speech.
Most other speeches should be 5-7 minutes plus or minus 30 seconds in length.
• At 5 minutes, I will raise the green card.
• At 6 minutes, I will raise the yellow card.
• At 7 minutes, I will raise the red card.
<note>After each PS, there is one minute of silence for
audience to send comments to the speaker.
The individual evaluations should be between 2-3 minutes plus or minus 30 seconds.
• At 2 minutes, I will raise the green card.
• At 2 minutes and 30 seconds, I will raise the yellow card.
• At 3 minutes, I will raise the red card and keep raising the card until your evaluation ends.
Thank you Mr./Madam Toastmaster.”
<note> "raise" can be replaced by "show" or "display"
------Sample 2----------------------------------------------
Good evening everyone, in life we use time extensively to measure our progress and success.
That’s why we must set a time limit for any goals that we want to achieve.
Likewise in Toastmasters, there is a pre-defined time limit set for each speech. And as the
Timer today, my role is to alert each speaker of the time they have left, using this green,
yellow, and red virtual stoplight, which denotes specific times remaining. On that note,
let me tell you the time limits for each session.
For the Table Topic session, the time allotted is 1 to 2 minutes.
At 1 minute, I will flash the green light, at 1 minute and 30 seconds I will flash the yellow light,
and at 2 minutes I will flash the red light.
For the prepared speech session, the time allotted is 5 to 7 minutes. At 5 minutes I will flash
the green light, at 6 minutes I will flash the yellow light and at 7 minutes I will flash the red light.
And for the speech evaluations, the time limit is 2 to 3 minutes. At 2 minutes, I will flash the
green light, at 2 minutes and 30 seconds I will flash the yellow light, and at 3 minutes I will
flash the red light.
All speakers have 30 seconds after the red light is flashed each time to wrap up their speech.
I will present my report when called upon. Thank you and let’s have a cheerful evening!
----------------------------------------------------
Also refer to this:
https://www.toastmasters.org/resources/timer-script-and-log
Other materials:
https://www.toastmasters.org/membership/club-meeting-roles/timer