What is TOASTMEETER? It is an applica+on that help you to meet your fellow Toasmasters in Kuala Lumpur. The Toastmasters Interna+onal 83rd Annual Interna+onal Conven+on is hold in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-‐23 August 2014. Many of the conven+on par+cipants arrive 1-‐2 weeks earlier. If you arrive earlier too, you can already connect to other Toasmasters, and organize common programs. Toastmeeter helps you in this! Check h"p://www.toastmeeter.com on your mobile, and login with your LinkedIn account.
Signing in hKp://www.toastmeeter.com
This is your profile. As you sign in, you have to set whether you are a guest in Kuala Lumpur, or you are one of the local people (host). As host, you can help the guests with suggesting programs or events. If you are a host, the guests will rely on you on several questions. As a guest you are free to create events to, and can meet any of your fellow Toastmasters. You can change your settings later. You can reach your profile page from the menu (top-left corner of the screen)
This is your Calendar. As you sign in, you have to set your availability. Please check the dates and times when you are free and ready for a common event with your fellow Toastmasters, by clicking on the check boxes. You can reach the Calendar any time from the menu. In the calendar you can also see who is available at what time, or what kind of events are organized already by other Toastmasters. Please note, that this application is exclusive only for the Toastmasters convention members! If there are free places, you can join to the events.
The application usually starts with your Dashboard, that summarizes your events and communications. You can reach the menu from the top-left corner. The menu appears in every page.
From the menu, you can reach your availability Calendar, the organized events, your conversa+on, or you can check who is already registered in the applica+on. You can also reach your profile, where you can change your status (guest/host).
How to meet? hKp://www.toastmeeter.com
How to meet someone? 1. Check your calendar to see at what time is
someone available 2. Click on the selected timeframe, and click
on the “See who is Available” button.
How to meet someone? (cont.) 3. You will see the available hosts and
guests. 4. You can initiate a conversation with the
available Toastmasters by clicking on the conversation icon
How to meet someone? (cont.) 5. During Conversations you can discuss what kind of event do you plan. As you agree, just click on the “Create Event” button, and let others to know what you organized, and let other to join you!
How to meet someone? (cont.) 6. Set the event details:
• Add a name • Set the start and end times (it will
automatically appear in the calendar) • Set the location • Set the maximum number of
participants (please mind, if you go to a club, there could be limits)
Menu overview hKp://www.toastmeeter.com
On the Events page you can see the upcoming events. The little icon beside the events indicates the number of participants. If you click on the event’s name, you can see the details, and you can join. You can also organize your own event and offer it to other Toastmasters. If you click on the “Upcoming Events” button, you can filter the events:
• Upcoming events • Events I created • Events I joined • My past Events
On the People page you can see the registered Toastmasters, with the name and short LinkedIn description. You can check their Linkedin profiles by clicking on their name or photo. You can also start a conversa+on with them by clicking on the conversa+on icon.
During Conversations you can discuss what kind of event do you plan. As you agree, just click on the “Create Event” button, and let others to know what you organized, and let other to join you! Your previous conversa+ons are also available on the Conversa4ons page, from the menu.
Credits: Background picture: Terence S. Jones (https://flic.kr/p/bsqj5R/), under creative commons license
