Hall of Fame | Golden Gavel Award (Updated 3/31/08)

Golden Gavel Award

Clubs with well-run, lively, and educational meetings that meet the needs of their members earn the Golden Gavel Award. This award is recognized with a patch which can be sewn on the club banner, and is awarded once every six month term to a club.

The club must meet all of the following criteria:

- Members and guests are greeted warmly and enthusiastically.
- Meeting starts and adjourns on time.
- 15 or more Toastmaster members must be present.
- At least one non-Toastmaster guest is present.
- There is applause after every speaker - functionaries included.
- All speeches are MANUAL speeches.
- Evaluations are both specific and supportive.
- Participants are positively recognized and ribbons/rotating trophies are awarded.
- Members wear badges and guests are given name tags.
- Printed agendas are distributed and followed with three or less role changes to the agenda.
- Table Topics are interesting and/or fun - participants are able to speak the full time period.

Download the 2007-2008 Golden Gavel Flyer (PDF)

*Patches for 2006-2007 Year will be available at the 2008 Spring Conference

Golden Gavel Awards for 2007-2008
(As of 3/31/08)

Note: Clubs Achieving Award by April 30 will be recognized at the Spring Conference
Patches for club banner will be presented at the Spring Conference and the Awards Dinner in August 2008

Afterburners
Airport Toastmasters
Cowtown Toastmasters
Flagship Speakers
Healthmasters
Irving Toastmasters
Longhorn Toastmasters
Plus Two
Royal Speakers
Southlake Toastmasters
Southlake Evening Toastmasters
Statesman Speakers
Toast Captains

Golden Gavel Awards for 2006-2007