Your job as grammarian is to count non-essential utterances given by anyone that speaks during the meeting. These utterances include um, er, ah, oh, and uh. Filler words or phrases such as "okay', "you know", and "you see" are also to be counted.

As grammarian it is also your job to look for grammatical errors, pronunciation errors, and slang words. The extent or depth of this review is up to you, as long as it is done in a manner that will be helpful and encouraging.

By observing and reporting these transgressions, you are helping the speakers recognize where they can improve. You are also sharpening your listening skills.

Record each inappropriate utterance and grammatical error for each speaking role on the agenda. Each transgression shows room for improvement, so make sure you don't miss any!

At the end of the meeting, the General Evaluator will ask for your report. Announce your counts and any comments for each person that spoke during the meeting (including yourself). This should be a brief report, usually one to two minutes.

Be careful not to get too engrossed with the speeches. You may forget to count!