Effective feedback is a big part of what makes Toastmasters great. And having a great evaluation culture includes more than just a few members who are good at it. We want to develop the ability of all members to give feedback effectively at every opportunity.
When speakers get effective feedback, the value of their membership increases. You know you've got a good evaluation culture when you can say yes to all of these:
There is a proven, standard evaluation guide and role description available to all members, that works for all speeches
Evaluations are positive, structured, analytical, provide highlights and suggestions for improvement and remain positive and supportive of the speaker
The General Evaluator provides detailed, analytical and positive feedback to the speech evaluators
The club’s experienced evaluators provide feedback to all evaluators, especially new members in addition to the General Evaluator
An educational session of effective evaluations is offered from time to time within the club by an experienced member
A highly skilled evaluator from within the division (think about those in the division who have performed well in Evaluation contests) is invited to give a longer workshop-style session (e.g. 1 hour) on how to both give and evaluate evaluations.