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ORGANIZING the SPRING CONTESTS at CLUB & AREA LEVEL 2014

TOASTMASTERS CONTESTS. ORGANIZING the SPRING CONTESTS at CLUB & AREA LEVEL 2014. Jeannell Kolkman Educational, 10 January 2014. Agenda. Types of speech contests Team of organizers Workflow - contest preparation Program Contest rules Resources. www.toastmasters.org.

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ORGANIZING the SPRING CONTESTS at CLUB & AREA LEVEL 2014

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  1. TOASTMASTERS CONTESTS ORGANIZING the SPRING CONTESTSat CLUB & AREA LEVEL2014 Jeannell Kolkman Educational, 10 January 2014

  2. Agenda • Types of speech contests • Team of organizers • Workflow - contest preparation • Program • Contest rules • Resources www.toastmasters.org

  3. Types of speech contests www.toastmasters.org

  4. What is needed for a quality Speech Contest? www.toastmasters.org

  5. What is needed for a quality Speech Contest? • Well-trained team of organizers: Contest Chair, Chief Judge and Contest Master • An assisting team that knows their roles • Planning • Communication • Interesting speeches & evaluations • Suitable location • Toastmasters branded materials from the virtual brand portal www.toastmasters.org

  6. The team of organizers www.toastmasters.org

  7. Workflow - 1 • Schedule the contest with the area contests dates in mind. • Announce the contest within the club. • Ask members to be contestant. • Ask members to fulfill a role. www.toastmasters.org

  8. Workflow - 2 • Plan the contest budget. • Plan publicity & communication. • Know and abide the contest rules. • Find Judges, Timers, and Counters and inform them of their duties. • Choose fair and impartial judges. • For the Area Contest: find a judge from each participating club. • Check eligibility and rules. • Find Sergeants at Arms, Meet & Greets. www.toastmasters.org

  9. Speech Contestants • During the planning phase of a speech contest, it is important for the Contest Master to know the rules. • Make sure the contestants sign the Elegibility Form. • Advise contestants to check what they will be judged on. • - Send them the Judge’s Guide and Ballot (Item 1172) • Direct contestants to online resources, such as: www.toastmasters.org/SpeechContestFAQand the e-learning speech contest module (www.toastmasters.org/tlc). www.toastmasters.org

  10. What could a chief judge do to prepare contest judges for their role? • Judging is different from evaluating on a regular Toastmasters evening. • Discuss bias and fairness. • Review the rules. • Conduct training workshops for speech contest judges. • Review Speech Contest Judges Training (Item 1190). www.toastmasters.org

  11. Toastmasters branded Awards www.toastmasters.org

  12. Contestants www.toastmasters.org

  13. Judges www.toastmasters.org

  14. Judging criteria • Speech development • Effectiveness • Speech Value • Physical • Voice • Manner • Appropriate-ness • Correctness • Analytical Quality • Recommen-dations • Technique • Summation www.toastmasters.org

  15. Program - before the meeting www.toastmasters.org

  16. Program - during the meeting (suggestion only!) www.toastmasters.org

  17. Speech Contest Resources for Clubs • Club officers can turn to - area governors (Nichol Brummer) and - division governors (Marike Dijksterhuis) as the first resource for answers to questions about speech contests. Search for: ‘Speech Contest Module’ at www.toastmasters.org www.toastmasters.org

  18. Workflow checklist www.toastmasters.org

  19. Contest languages, number of winners www.toastmasters.org

  20. Questions ?? • ... • ... www.toastmasters.org

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