Contest Judging

SpeechSpeech ContestContestJudgingJudging

Session OutcomesSession Outcomes

What is Judging About ?

The Judge’s Ballot

Help For The Contestant

Contest ParticipantsContest Participants

• Chairman

• Contestants

• Timers

• Counters

• Sergeant – At- Arms

(If required)

• Chief Judge• Tiebreaking Judge• Judges

Judge’s ResponsibilityJudge’s Responsibility

The Responsibility of a Judge is

to Pick a Winner

Judge’s ObligationsJudge’s Obligations

To the contestants

To Toastmasters International

To the audience

To yourself

Qualities of a JudgeQualities of a Judge

Accurate

Fair

Trustworthy

Knowledgeable

Good Listeners

Barriers to objectivityBarriers to objectivity

• First or Last Speaker is Best

• Let’s Help the Underdog

• Halo Effect

• Reverse Halo Effect

• Second Time Around

• Give Someone Else a Chance

• Not the Norm

• Prejudices and Personal Preferences

• The Unknown Judging Form

Barriers to objectivityBarriers to objectivity

The Judges BallotThe Judges Ballot

The Judges BallotThe Judges Ballot

The Judges BallotThe Judges Ballot

The Judges BallotThe Judges Ballot

50 %Content• Opening, Body,

Conclusion• Easy to Follow• Substance & Logic• Contribute to the

Audience

The Judges BallotThe Judges Ballot

30 %Delivery

• Speaker Neat, Sharp• Posture• Purposeful Gestures• Enthusiasm, Passion

The Judges BallotThe Judges Ballot

20 %Language

• Appropriateness

• Correctness

For the ContestantFor the Contestant

Remember…

“There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.”

  ~Dale Carnegie

When You’reWhen You’reNot The WinnerNot The Winner

• It’s Subjective• The Job of the Judge• Bias Exists• Good Intentions

• Growth• Amateur or

Professional• Let It Pass

Have Fun