20062007 Judges Training

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2006-2007Judges Training

• Rick Sharon, DTM
• District 25 Chief Judge 2006-2007

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Overview

• Contest Participants
• Judges Obligations
• Qualities of a Judge
• Barriers to Objectivity
• Judging the Contest
• Judges Code of Ethics
• Changes

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Contest Participants

• Chairman
• Toastmaster
• Contestants
• Timers
• Ballot Counters

• Sergeant at Arms
• Chief Judge
• Tiebreaking Judge
• Judges

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Contest Participants

• Chairman
• Toastmaster
• Contestants
• Timers
• Ballot Counters

• Sergeant at Arms
• Chief Judge
• Tiebreaking Judge
• Judges

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Contest Participants

• Chairman
• Toastmaster
• Contestants
• Timers
• Ballot Counters

• Sergeant at Arms
• Chief Judge
• Tiebreaking Judge
• Judges

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Contest Participants

• Judges Area, Division, District
• Must be members in good standing since the
  previous July 1
• Must have completed at least 6 C/L Program manual
  speeches
• For the Regional International contests, Judges
  should be at least an Able TM, ATMB, or ACB and
  have judged at Area Regional level.
• Should not be from a Club/Area represented by a
  speech contestant

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District 25 Policy
E.2. DISTRICT CHIEF JUDGE TRAINING FOR CONTEST
CHIEF JUDGES AND JUDGES a. The Lt. Governor of
Education and Training shall appoint a District
designee (Chief Judge) whose responsibility shall
be to 1. Provide judge and chief judge training
to District members interested in judging during
the contest season. The Lt. Governor of
Education and Training and the District chief
judge shall make this training available during
District TLI and at other times, as deemed
necessary. Training shall be conducted using the
Speech Contest Judges Training Program (1190),
which is obtained from Toastmasters
International, and are in accordance with the
Speech Contest Rulebook (1171) and the Speech
Contest Manual (1173). 2. Maintain a
database/directory of all trained Contest chief
judges and Contest judges to include their
Club(s), Area(s), contact information and dates
of training. This database/directory shall be
made available to the District for the purpose of
obtaining chief judges and judges for Club, Area,
Division, and District Speech Contests. The Lt.
Governor Education and Training shall update and
publish this list of trained contest judges and
chief judges at least once per year. 3.
Communicate, to the District, the contest rules
as they are revised by Toastmasters
International b. Contest Chief Judges are to
receive training from the District designee. It
is suggested that chief judges attend training at
least once per year to remain updated on Contest
rules and guidelines as Toastmasters
International revises them. c. Contest Judges
are to receive initial contest judges training
session, conducted by the District designee.
This training will consider them to be eligible
to judge in any and all contests held within the
District. It is understood that 1. The contest
judge agrees to actively participate in judging
at least once per Contest season at the Area,
Division, or District level within District 25,
provided they are not competing in a Speech
contest. The contest season ranges September
November, and March May. 2. The contest judge
shall provide any change of contact information
or availability to the District Chief Judge so
that these changes can be updated in the database
used by the District. Any contact information
that cannot be confirmed by the District Chief
Judge will be removed from this
database/directory. Any inactivity to judge
through one year, unless the member is competing,
will cause the judges name to be removed from
the database. It is suggested that to have their
name added back to the database, the member will
need to attend Judges training conducted by the
District Chief Judge.
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District 25 Policy
E.3. CLUB, AREA, DIVISION, AND DISTRICT CONTEST
RULES a. The District shall conduct all Area,
Division, and District Contests in compliance
with the rules written and set forth by
Toastmasters International for Speech contests.
These publications are b. Speech Contest Manual
(1173). This manual provides 1. Sample forms
required for contest 2. Speech Contest Checklist
including advanced preparation, pre-contest
briefings, contest and post contest procedures 3.
Requirements and Duties of Contest
Officials/Judges 4. Suggested agenda c. Speech
Contest Rulebook (1171). Provided are complete
contest rules for the following contests 1.
International Speech 2. Evaluation 3. Humorous
Speech 4. Table Topics 5. Tall Tales d. The
District shall allow Clubs the option to conduct
their Speech Contests according to their own Club
preference. Per Speech Contest rules, A Club
may choose its contestant by whatever means the
Club desires. If a contest is held, it must
comply with all these rules and the contest
result is final...
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As contest judges, we have an obligation to

• The contestants
• Toastmasters International
• The audience
• Ourselves
• Note A judges duty is not to evaluate the
  speakers.

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The responsibility of a judge is to PICK A WINNER
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Qualities of a Judge

• Accurate
• Fair
• Trustworthy
• Knowledgeable
• Good Listeners

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Barriers to Objectivity

• First or Last Speaker is Best
• Lets Help the Underdog
• Halo Effect
• Reverse Halo Effect
• Second Time Around
• Give Someone Else a Chance
• Not the Norm
• Personal Preferences

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Barriers to Objectivity

• First or Last Speaker is Best
• Lets Help the Underdog
• Halo Effect
• Reverse Halo Effect
• Second Time Around
• Give Someone Else a Chance
• Not the Norm
• Personal Preferences

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Barriers to Objectivity

• First or Last Speaker is Best
• Lets Help the Underdog
• Halo Effect
• Reverse Halo Effect
• Second Time Around
• Give Someone Else a Chance
• Not the Norm
• Personal Preferences

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Barriers to Objectivity
There is a widespread misconception that entries
for the International Speech Contest should be
serious in tone. But humor can be just as
appropriate as dramatic quotations or examples in
making a point, providing the humor is tied to
the speakers message. No contestant should be
marked down by judges simply because humor is
used. To the contrary, humor can be a very
important part of any speech. Another is that
entries must be motivational or inspirational.
THIS IS NOT TRUE. Contestants may give any type
of speech they wish.
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Barriers to Objectivity THE UNKNOWN JUDGING
FORM
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Judging the Contest

• The format of the ballot
• The process of making a decision
• Working through the Judges guide and ballot

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Judging Criteria

• Content (50)
• Speech Development
• Effectiveness
• Speech Value
• Delivery (30)
• Physical
• Voice
• Manner
• Language (20)
• Appropriateness
• Correctness

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Judging Criteria

• Content (50)
• Speech Development
• Effectiveness
• Speech Value
• Delivery (30)
• Physical
• Voice
• Manner
• Language (20)
• Appropriateness
• Correctness

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Judging Criteria

• Content (50)
• Speech Development
• Effectiveness
• Speech Value
• Delivery (30)
• Physical
• Voice
• Manner
• Language (20)
• Appropriateness
• Correctness

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Judging Criteria

• Content (50)
• Speech Development
• Effectiveness
• Speech Value
• Delivery (30)
• Physical
• Voice
• Manner
• Language (20)
• Appropriateness
• Correctness

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Judging Criteria

• Content (50)
• Speech Development
• Effectiveness
• Speech Value
• Delivery (30)
• Physical
• Voice
• Manner
• Language (20)
• Appropriateness
• Correctness

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Judging Criteria

• Content (50)
• Speech Development
• Effectiveness
• Speech Value
• Delivery (30)
• Physical
• Voice
• Manner
• Language (20)
• Appropriateness
• Correctness

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Judging Criteria

• Content (50)
• Speech Development
• Effectiveness
• Speech Value
• Delivery (30)
• Physical
• Voice
• Manner
• Language (20)
• Appropriateness
• Correctness

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Judging the Contest

• Protests
• Disqualifications
• Violating eligibility rules
• Speaking undertime or overtime
• Originality

NOTE Contestants may not be disqualified for any
other rule violations.
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Judges Code of Ethics

• Arrive on time for briefing
• Avoid Bias in Selecting Winners
• Do not time speeches or consider the possibility
  of undertime or overtime when making selections
• Support contest rules and do not reveal scores

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Changes
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Rule Changes

• Educational Presenters Ineligible
• Member of the competing club
• Recording and photography not allowed during
  contest.
• Table Topic subject

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Summary

• Contest Participants
• Judges Obligations
• Qualities of a Judge
• Barriers to Objectivity
• Judging the Contest
• Judges Ethics
• Changes

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