To be a good general evaluator is similar to be a good evaluator. The
difference is only that the general evaluator's comment covers all areas of
the meeting--to be positive yet point out the weakness for the club to
improve.
1. Before the meeting
Contact your evaluator team (individual evaluators and the language
evaluator). Make sure they know they will show up at the meeting and know how
to do their job. If they don't know, help them. Also prepare what to say to
introduce them.
As a general evaluator, arrive at the meeting place earlier. Understand even
what's going on before the meeting.
2. Upon arrival of the meeting
Sit near the back of the room to allow yourself full view of the meeting
and its participants.
3. During the meeting
Take notes on everything that happens or doesn't but should. For example,
does the meeting start on time? Is the club banner hung up? Is there any
distraction that should be avoided? Cover each participant on the program.
Look for strength and weakness of session masters and speakers. But manual
speakers have their own individual evaluators, so it's not necessary to
reevaluate the speaker. Of course you can add something that the individual
evaluator may have missed. Surely you can evaluate how individual evaluator
did their job.
4. When you give evaluation
Take control of the meeting from toastmaster of the meeting. You can say a
few words about the importance of general evaluation or how you are going to
do it!
Before you give your comment, ask timer and ah counter to give report. Then
language evaluator should be called to do his job. At last it is your turn to
give your comment. Be a general evaluator not a generous evaluator. Be strict
yet full of encouragement.