谈话嘉宾可能来自各种背景和领域，包括作家、政治家、演员、音乐家等等，这就要看院长的交往范围和兴趣所在了。他们会通过电子邮件或是电话邀请嘉宾，有时， 院长或是学生要是跟嘉宾有私交，那就容易邀请得多了。

Master's tea is held in Master's House, which is typically a cozy, clubby, paneled room with leaded windows and leather couches and chairs, having a seating capacity of around 20 people. It is open to students of that same college hosting the Tea. Sometimes, if there's space, students from other colleges are also accepted. Some colleges are more open. For Calhoun College, each Master's tea is generally open to all Yale students. In addition, although it's OK for students to dress casually, they are expected to arrive on time, especially when the guest so famous as to draw a large audience.

校长茶会是在校长家里举行的，一般都是很舒适的地方，适合举办活动，有着铅质窗户还有皮革沙发和椅子，一般可以容纳20人左右。通常只向本学院的学生开放。 要是地方足够宽敞，外院的学生也可以参加。有些学院更开放一些：卡尔霍恩学院的每个院长茶会都是对全体学生开放的。除此之外，学生们可以随便着装，但是如果客人很著名就会吸引许多学生，那你就要准时到场了。

Typically, Master's teas are held once a week and begin at 4 p.m.. Some colleges may hold them more frequently than others, while some less. For instance, during the past two years, Trumbull College has hosted a series of Master's teas entitled "Experience and Choice." Headed by Joshua Kleinfeld, the series was geared toward preparing students to confront the plethora of professional and personal choices with the approaching graduation. As Kleinfeld put it, "What we needed---experience-was precisely what we lacked, and I thought advice from people who had led interesting, diverse, and reflective lives might help."

通常，校长茶会都是一周一次，下午4点开始。有的学院举办得更频繁一些，也有的不这么频繁。比如，在过去的两年里，特朗布尔学院就举办了一系列主题为"经历和选择"的院长茶会。在乔舒亚·克莱因菲尔德的带领下，这一系列的讲座为临毕业的学生提供了很多应对职业及人生选择的经验。克莱因菲尔德指出："我们所需要的经验正是我们所缺少的，我觉得听取别人的生活经验对我们会有帮助。他们的生活耐人寻味，纷繁多样，且引人反思。"

As Kelly Brownell, former Master of Silliman, said, "Master's teas provide an excellent opportunity for students to know accomplished people as individuals." And unlike the impersonal format of a large lecture or speech, "meeting people and asking what inspires them, what concerns them, or how to become involved in their field is invaluable."

正如西利曼学院前任院长凯利布劳内尔所说："院长茶会为学生们提供了私下认识成功人士的绝好机会。"与那种非个人的大型讲座与演讲不同，他们可以"见到成功人士，问问他们是什么给了他们动力，他们在关注些什么，或者，怎样才能进人他们所在的领域。这些都是很宝贵的财富。"