Your job is to record times (minutes and seconds) for all speakers who presented a Table Topic speech, a prepared speech, an education session, or an evaluation. Begin timing when the speaker first recognizes the audience, verbally or non-verbally, and conclude when control is returned to the Toastmaster, Master Evaluator, or Table Topics Master. Turn on the timing lights to help the speaker recognize his or her targets.

General timing light rules: Turn the green light on at the minimum time, the yellow light at the midpoint, and the red light at the end time.

Table Topics: The target time is from one to two minutes. Turn the green light on at 1 minute, the yellow at 1 ½ minutes, and the red at 2 minutes. Leave the red light on until the speaker is finished.

Prepared speeches: The target time is usually from five to seven minutes, but may vary depending on which speech assignment is being done. For example, the Ice-Breaker speech is from four to six minutes, while speeches from advanced manuals are usually over ten minutes. The Toastmaster should announce the speech times, but it's a good idea to find out before the prepared speeches portion of the meeting begins.

For a five to seven minute speech: Turn the green light on at 5 minutes, the yellow at 6 minutes, and the red at 7 minutes. Leave the red light on until the speaker is finished.

Evaluations: The target time is from two to three minutes. Turn the green light on at 2 minutes, the yellow at 2 ½ minutes, and the red at 3 minutes. Leave the red light on until the speaker is finished.

At the end of the meeting, the General Evaluator will ask you for the Timer's report. Announce the target time, then read your recorded time for each speaker.