This document is a letter and questionnaire for prospective judges for an upcoming Toastmasters speech contest. The letter provides details about the contest such as the date, location, and briefing/start times. It asks interested candidates to fill out the attached questionnaire to indicate their availability and qualifications to serve as a judge. The questionnaire asks for contact details and seeks to confirm that candidates meet the eligibility criteria to judge contests at various levels, including education, experience, and familiarity with contest rules.

1. Chief Judge Training – Notes and Prep
July 26, 2013
Letter to prospective judges
Hi ______________,
I am soliciting judge candidates for the <Name of the contest event> being held on <Day>,
<Date> at <Location>. Briefings begin at <time>, contest will conclude at <time>. If you are
interested and willing to serve as a judge, please fill out the questionnaire below and return it
to me in the next few days. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact
me.
Thanks, <Your name>
Questionnaire
What is your cell phone number? Mine is ____________.
Are you currently a contestant or potential contestant? Once you judge a speech contest this
season, you are no longer eligible to compete this contest season.
For contests above the club level, ask the next three questions
What is your current education level? If not at least a Competent Communicator (CC), have you
given at least six speeches in the CC manual?
Have you been a member for at least six months?
What is the highest level of competition that you have judged in the past five years? (Club,
Area, Division, District, Regional, Semi-final, International)
Are you somewhat familiar with the rules? If you need to review them, download a copy from
the Toastmasters International Website (http://www.toastmasters.org/1171DCD). Also, feel
free to contact me if you have any questions about the rules.
Have you attended a judge training workshop in the last five years?
Have you viewed the on-line judge training videos on the Toastmasters International website?
If you have not attended a judge training workshop, I do ask you to watch the two on-line
videos before the contest.
• When You are the Judge
• The Judge's Guide and Ballot - This specifically covers the International Speech Contest
ballot. Some parts of this video generally apply to all contests.