Role of a Timer

Taking on this role improves time management skills.

One of the skills Toastmasters practice is expressing a thought within a specific time. The timer is responsible for monitoring time for each meeting segment and each speaker. As Timer, you:

• Acquire the timing/signaling equipment from the sergeant at arms and know how to operate it.
• Explain the timing rules and demonstrate the signal device if called upon to do so. 
• Throughout the meeting, listen carefully to each participant and signal them accordingly.
• When called to report, announce the speakers’ names and the time taken.
• After the meeting, return the timing/signaling equipment to the sergeant at arms.