To Judge or Not to Judge

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To Judge or Not to Judge

• Nancy Starr DTM
• Candidate for International Director Region III

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How did they win????
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Discussion Items

• Advantages of Trained Judges and Contestants
• Judging vs. Evaluation
• Criteria for Selecting a Winner
• Challenges for Judges
• Where to Get Training

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Why Train Judges??

• Consistent and efficient contests
• Happier contestants
• Happier members

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Why Train Contestants?

• So They Can Win!
• Contestants should
• Understand the Rules
• Understand the Criteria
• Understand Potential Biases

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Judging vs. Evaluation

• What IS the difference?

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Judging vs. Evaluation

• What IS the difference?
• Evaluation provides FEEDBACK to the speaker to
  improve future performances
• Judging selects a winner

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Criteria for Selecting a Winner

• Which is more important?
• What you say?
• The way you say it?

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Criteria for Selecting A Winner

• Content 50
• Speech Development
• Effectiveness
• Speech Value

• Delivery - 30
• Physical
• Voice
• Manner
• Language 20
• Appropriateness
• Correctness

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Challenges for the Judges

• Can you say BIAS?

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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
• Club Norms
• Prejudice Personal Preference
• Unfamiliar Judging Forms

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Lets Talk Ethics
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Judges Code of Ethics

• Demonstrate Objectivity
• Ignore Timing
• Support the Rules
• Refrain from Criticism
• Do Not Reveal Scores or Rankings
• Dont Judge if You Have a Conflict (real or
  perceived)

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Lets Test Our Knowledge
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Test Question 1

• How many points should you deduct when the
  contestant is not wearing his or her Toastmaster
  pin?
• Which category?

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Test Question 2

• How many points should you deduct when the
  contestants jewelry interferes with the
  microphone?
• Which category?

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Test Question 3

• How many points should you deduct when the
  contestant fails to acknowledge the Contest
  Chairman?
• Which category?

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Test Question 4

• How many points should you deduct when the
  contestant has an accent or dialect that is
  difficult to understand?
• Which category?

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Test Question 5

• How many points should you deduct when the
  contestant uses a derogatory phrase or vulgar
  language?
• Which category?

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Test Question 6

• You are approached by a contestant who wants to
  know why they didnt win.
• What do you say?

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Test Question 7

• The contestant has a terrific presentation
  funny, dynamic, entertaining but it wasnt
  really a speech. Do I deduct points?
• Which category?

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Test Question 8

• The first contestant was GREAT and I gave him
  almost a perfect score. But then the next
  speaker was even better!
• How do I score the
  better speaker?

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How Did We Do?

• Are you comfortable with your knowledge of
• the Rules?
• the Criteria?
• the Barriers?

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Attend Judges Training

• Toastmasters Leadership Institute !
• Contact your Lt. Governor Education and Training

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Review Objectives

• Advantages of Trained Judges and Contestants
• Judging vs. Evaluation
• Criteria for Selecting a Winner
• Challenges for Judges
• Where to Get Training

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See You at the Contest!