Grammarian

Taking on this role improves vocabulary, grammar, critical listening skills and evaluation skills.
The grammarian plays an important role in helping all club members improve their
grammar and vocabulary.

As a Grammarian you,

• Introduce new words to meeting participants and monitor language and grammar usage.
• Write down the language and grammar usage of all speakers, noting incomplete sentences, mispronunciations, grammatical mistakes, non-sequiturs, malapropisms, etc. Example: “One in five children wear glasses” should be “one in five children wears glasses.”
• At the end of the meeting, give your complete report when called on.
• Introduce a “Word of the Week” that helps meeting participants increase their vocabulary; display the word, part of speech, and a brief definition with a visual aid and prepare a sentence showcasing how the word should be used. Note who uses this word or any derivatives thereof correctly or incorrectly during the meeting.

Midweek:

• Communicate with the Toastmaster to get the Theme for the meeting and choose a Word-of-the-Day that is related.
• Be sure to notify the VPE of the Word-of-the-Day so it can be added to the Agenda.
• Make a visual aid with the of the Word-of-the-Day in large letters to be held up during the TableTopics to remind speakers use the word.

During the Meeting:

• Give brief introduction when called upon by the Toastmaster at the beginning of the meeting including what you will be doing and introducing the Word-of-the-Day with its definition.
• Hold up a copy of the word during the Table Topics speakers to remind them to use it if they are about to end and have not yet used it.
• Give Report at end including who used the Word-of-the-Day. Should not be more than 1 minute.
• In your report, mention best uses of vocabulary and interesting language, and usage that was improper, or perhaps inappropriate.

Time Management:

• Prepare your intro and report to minimize time used during the meeting.
• Intro should be under 30 seconds.
• Report at end should be under 1 minute and shorter if meeting is running late.