Imtroduction to Speech Contest Judging (Toastmasters) for new judges

1. Speech Contest
Judging
Demystified
D87, TLI Round 2 (2015-2016)

2. Has your club and area been
sending the wrong person to
speech contests?
Do you find it hard to find
speech contest judges?

3. This session demystifies
contest judging.
Makes it easy for Competent
Toastmasters to judge a
speech contest
And fulfils 1 criteria for
achieving District Awards
this term.

4. Contest Rules (Judges)
All Levels Chief Judge & Tie Breaking Judge 2
Club
“at least 5 voting judges …unless
impractical”
5
Area
“there shall be…equal number of voting
judges from each club in the area or min 5
voting judges”
> 5
Division
“there shall be…equal number of voting
judges from each area in the division or a
minimum of 7
> 7

5. Mostly the same
people are Judges
[NOW] Judges

6. Larger pool of
members to
become Judges
[AFTER] Judges

7. Disregarding
Category
[NOW] General Scoring
Disregarding
Category
Importance
(Weightage)

8. Score
according to
Category
[AFTER] General Scoring
Comply to
Category
Importance
(Weightage)

9. Judging Criteria

10. Content
Delivery
Language
How you should be Judged

11. International Speech
Speech Development
Structure, Organization, Support
Material
CC 2, CC7 20
Effectiveness
Achievement of Purpose, Interest,
Reception
CC3 15
Speech Value Ideas, Logic, Original Thought
Did you learn
something new?
15
Physical
Appearance, Body Language,
Speaking Area
CC5 10
Voice Flexibility, Volume CC6 10
Manner Directness, Assurance, Enthusiasm Confident? 10
Appropriateness To Speech Purpose and Audience Know your audience 10
Correctness
Grammar, Pronunciation, Word
Selection
Grammar, CC4 10
CONTENTDELIVERYLANGUAG
UE

12. Content (50%)
Delivery (30%)
Language (20%)
How you should be Judged

13. Table Topics
Speech Development
Opening, Body, Close,
Organization, Smoothness CC2 30
Effectiveness
Logic, Directness, Enthusiasm,
Achievement of Purpose,
Audience Response
CC3 25
Physical
Appearance, Body Language,
Speaking Area CC5 15
Voice Flexibility, Volume CC6 15
Appropriateness
To Speech Purpose and
Audience
Know your
audience
10
Correctness
Grammar, Pronunciation, Word
Selection Grammar, CC4 5
CONTENTDELIVERYLANGUAGUE

14. Content (55%)
Delivery (30%)
Language (15%)
How you should be Judged

15. If you’ve done your CC’s, you
can judge.
It’s easy. Just follow the
judging sheet.
Speech Contest Judging
Send the right contestant
through to the next level.

16. Thank You.