Toastmaster
Public speaking student
A toastmaster is the person who presides over a banquet or formal dinner, introducing speakers and proposing toasts.
The role requires smooth transitions and keeping events on schedule: The toastmaster called for silence before the bride's father spoke.
Toastmasters International is an organization that teaches public speaking skills through local club meetings.
Ceremony host
- hostOne receiving guests
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- galaFestive formal occasion
reception · introduction · microphone · announcement · program · guest · honoree · tribute
Oral communication ability
- public speakingAddressing a live audience
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
lectern · impromptu · prepared speech · ice breaker · gestures · eye contact · pacing · projection
One who assesses merit
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- grammarianExpert in linguistic rules
- speakerOne who talks
- listenerOne who attends aurally
facilitator · vote counter · introducer · hot seat · feedback · critique · green light · red light
Organization with membership
- membershipState of belonging
- chapterDivision of a book
- meetingGathering for discussion
- duesRegular membership payments
president · sergeant-at-arms · vice president · district · division · pathways · manual · evaluation
Organized competitive event
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- speech contestCompetitive public speaking event
- international conventionAgreement between sovereign states
- championshipCompetition for top rank
trophy · winner · finalist · judge · ballot · criteria · timing · disqualification
emcee
Ceremony host
gala · reception · introduction · microphone · announcement · program · guest · honoree · tribute · roast
speech
Oral communication ability
- public speakingAddressing a live audience
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
podium · lectern · impromptu · prepared speech · ice breaker · gestures · eye contact · pacing · projection · enunciation
evaluator
One who assesses merit
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- grammarianExpert in linguistic rules
- speakerOne who talks
listener · facilitator · vote counter · introducer · hot seat · feedback · critique · green light · red light · yellow light
club
Organization with membership
- membershipState of belonging
- chapterDivision of a book
- meetingGathering for discussion
dues · president · sergeant-at-arms · vice president · district · division · pathways · manual · evaluation · badge
contest
Organized competitive event
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- speech contestCompetitive public speaking event
- international conventionAgreement between sovereign states
championship · trophy · winner · finalist · judge · ballot · criteria · timing · disqualification · placement
- membersmember, club member, team member, board member, family member
- oratorypublic speaking, speeches, oration, orations, addresses
Toastmastermute
Without voice or sound
wallflower · listener · spectator · observer · guest
Toastmasterguest
Welcomed visitor
attendee · audience · spectator · participant · uninvited guest
Toastmasterwallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
shrinking violet · mute · introvert · recluse · hermit
toast, master, toasts, toasted, toasting, toaster, toasters, toasty, masters