Guest ESTM Posted August 26, 2018 at 03:33 PM Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 at 03:33 PM Can you tell me if it is common practice, anywhere on the plant, to use a gavel in a small meeting (Toastmasters) for each main speaker? Our club transfers the gavel to each main leader, who comes to the lectern and to me, it looks ridiculous. I understood it to be only to open & adjourn the meeting. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted August 26, 2018 at 03:42 PM Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 at 03:42 PM Can't say I have ever seen such a thing, in some 40+ years of parliamenting about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted August 26, 2018 at 04:04 PM Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 at 04:04 PM 25 minutes ago, Guest ESTM said: Can you tell me if it is common practice, anywhere on the plant, to use a gavel in a small meeting (Toastmasters) for each main speaker? A lot of organizations use the gavel far more often than intended, so it would not surprise me if this was a common practice, but it is certainly not consistent with RONR. 25 minutes ago, Guest ESTM said: I understood it to be only to open & adjourn the meeting. It’s used a bit more often than that, but not much. It is also used when leaving for (or returning from) a recess or when calling a member to order. RONR also notes that the presentation of the gavel is often part of a installation ceremony for new officers. It is certainly not presented to each speaker, although it is conceivable that the organization has its own rules in this matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted August 26, 2018 at 07:26 PM Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 at 07:26 PM I've seen this at Toastmaster clubs. It's not consistent with RONR, but RONR is about running a good meeting (which, as General Robert points out, is not a lesson in parliamentary procedure, or anything else), while Toastmasters is about learning. I think the practice exists because of the need to rotate officers in order for members to follow the leadership path to DTM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted August 26, 2018 at 09:19 PM Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 at 09:19 PM It sounds like your group is using the gavel as a very elaborately made talking stick. I am familiar with the concept because we occasionally used it in Canadian Scouting organizations, where I was told it came from indigenous traditions. Quote The talking stick, also called a speaker's staff,[1] is an instrument of aboriginal democracy used by many tribes, especially those of indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast in North America. The talking stick may be passed around a group, as multiple people speak in turn, or used only by leaders as a symbol of their authority and right to speak in public. from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted August 26, 2018 at 09:37 PM Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 at 09:37 PM 2 hours ago, Joshua Katz said: I think the practice exists because of the need to rotate officers in order for members to follow the leadership path to DTM. DTM??? Devine Toastmaster? Devout Toastmaster? Damned Toastmaster?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted August 26, 2018 at 09:41 PM Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 at 09:41 PM Close - Distinguished ToastMaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted August 26, 2018 at 09:41 PM Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 at 09:41 PM 2 minutes ago, Richard Brown said: DTM??? Devine Toastmaster? Devout Toastmaster? Damned Toastmaster?? Distinguished Toastmaster. The title is as prestigious in Toastmasters as PRP is in NAP, or CPP in AIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted August 26, 2018 at 09:43 PM Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 at 09:43 PM Ahhh, thanks, Joshua and Weldon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted August 28, 2018 at 10:49 PM Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 at 10:49 PM On 8/26/2018 at 5:37 PM, Richard Brown said: DTM??? Devine Toastmaster? Devout Toastmaster? Damned Toastmaster?? Duct Tape Mechanic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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