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This is a story of three Toastmasters clubs and how they are doing at meeting preparation... Club #1 Has roles filled in advance of each meeting. They do this by taking time at the end of each week's meeting to discuss who will fill the roles for the next week's meeting. It takes some time, but people both get to choose their roles and all roles are filled in advance. Sometimes additional planning beyond that "end of meeting" assignment time is needed. For example, if a member can't attend one week but will there the next week, they need to pick their role further in advance. However, most club members attend nearly every meeting, so the process works well overall with occasional adjustments needed when other obligations and situations arise. Club #2 Has roles filled in advance of each meeting. This club uses rotating role assignments to accomplish this. For example, I might be a speaker one week, then Toastmaster, then timer, then t...