Pathways 2025 Meeting Roles

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Meeting Roles

Revised October 2025

“We are all of us more complicated than the roles we are assigned in the stories other people tell”
Tara Westover

Specific Meeting Roles

What Are the Specific Meeting Roles

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ROLE	DESCRIPTION
AH COUNTER	The purpose of the Ah-Counter is to note any overused words or filler sounds.
GRAMMARIAN	The Grammarian helps club members improve their grammar and vocabulary.
TIMER	Taking on this role improves time management skills.
SPEAKER	Every speaker is a role model and club members learn from one another's speeches.
EVALUATOR	The Evaluators provide verbal and written feedback to meeting speakers.
TOASTMASTER	Also known as Toastmaster of the Day (TMOD) or Toastmaster of the Evening (TOE). The Toastmaster is a meeting's director and host.
TABLE TOPICS SPEAKER	Table Topics helps members develop their impromptu speaking skills.
TABLE TOPIC MASTER	Taking on this role improves organization skills, time management and facilitation skills.
To view detailed information about each meeting role, consult this manual: A Toastmaster Wears Many Hats. Click HERE.

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Meeting Role Requirements in Pathways (October 2025 Update)

In response to feedback from members and club officers like you, members are now required to fulfill specific meeting roles at every level of Pathways. Meeting roles are essential to keeping clubs running and are an invaluable way to practice communication and leadership skills. Members begin with simpler roles, such as Table Topics Speaker, and as they progress to higher levels they move on to more challenging roles, such as Toastmaster of the Day. View Meeting Roles.

The first item in each level of a path is now a requirement to complete meeting roles. Members will start with more straightforward roles, then progress in their path to more involved functionary positions. For clubs to succeed, all members need to be involved in meetings, and tackling meeting roles is a great way for everyone to practice their communication and leadership skills.

For Club Officers

1. Meeting Role Credit
Each member must complete their required meeting roles while working within the relevant level in order to receive credit. For example, a role completed in Level 1 cannot be counted toward Level 3.

Note: The Table Topics Speaker role must be completed before delivering your Ice Breaker speech.

2. Minimum Participation Requirement
These role assignments represent the minimum level of participation needed to complete each level. Members are strongly encouraged to take on additional meeting roles that match their skills, goals, and the needs of their club.

3. Recording Roles in Base Camp
Members can track their meeting roles directly in their Base Camp Profile. Near the bottom of the profile page, locate the section titled “Meeting Roles.” There, members can enter each role and the date it was fulfilled. Entering this information is NOT required, but it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED so you can track when you actually accomplished the new roles. There is NO place to enter that you completed the Ice Breaker first or that you completed any of the Specialized roles. Just keep track of these records where you can easily find them.

These entries are visible to Base Camp Managers when viewing a member’s profile.

Recording meeting roles

Profile

Locate this icon near the top right on your path
Click on the circle next to your name.

Now you see an area where you can enter the date you performed a meeting role. Use the edit pen to enter your dates.

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