The Functionaries and Evaluators are the Chief Evaluator’s team. The Chief Evaluator contacts each member of his/her team prior to the meeting and, if any member of his/her team has a problem with the assigned duty, the Chief Evaluator should be contacted.

The Chief Evaluator and his/her team provide the valuable service and feedback of monitoring and evaluating the performance of each participant in the meeting, and the meeting itself. The Evaluators evaluate the Speakers, the Functionaries keep tabs on critical items that influence good public speaking, and the Chief Evaluator evaluates the meeting as a whole.

Through evaluations, we all discover where we are weak and where our strengths lie. Improvement through upbeat, constructive criticism and examples is a key ingredient in learning both to speak better and to lead better meetings.

All members rotate fairly through all of the positions described in this manual. Each duty provides valuable training in a different aspect of public speaking and leadership.