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Informative Speaking

These directions expand upon but do not replace the information in the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules. The contest director should read Sections 1000, 1003, and 1004 of the Constitution, then read these guidelines for ad-ditional details. See also the Academic Quick Reference Chart, found in the appendix and on the UIL website.

Before the meetREgIONALADvISORyCOMMITTEE(REgION)TheLeagueofficeappointsacommitteeof speechanddebatecoachestoadviseandassisttheregionalcontestdirectorbefore,during,andafterthemeet.Alistwillbesentinlatefall.Includethesecommitteemembersinconductingaplanningmeetingforregionalcompetitionseveralweekspriortotheregionalcontest.Theirknowledgeandinsightwillhelpensureasmoothcontestday.

ROOMS• Contestassemblyroom• Preparationroomwheretopicsaredrawn*(sharedroomwithPersuasiveSpeaking)• Aseparateroomforeachsectioninthepreliminaryround• Tabulationroom(maybesharedwithotherspeechevents)

MATERIALSANDEqUIPMENTThecontestdirectorprovidesthefollowing:• Stopwatchandtimecardsforeachsection• Copyof currentConstitution and Contest Rules• Computer software for tabulating results:download inadvance from the speechpageof theUIL

website.(SeeTabulatingresults.)

CONTESTPACKETTheLeagueofficeprovidesthefollowing.• Individualevaluationsheets• MasterBallots/instructionstojudges• TimekeepingRecordSheet• Judges’RankingSheetforapanelof judges• Topics(foursetsforprelimsandonesetforfinals)mailedunderseparatecoverjustpriortomeet• (REgION)StateMeetinformationcardsforstatequalifiers(5)• (REgION)“No-Show”form• (REgION)RegionalMeetEvaluation

sInCe InfOrMATIve and persuasive speakers use the same files and possibly the same computers, they must share the same preparation room. You can also use this room as an assembly and draw room.

InvenTOrY ALL materials well in advance to make sure you have what you need. If neces-sary, feel free to photocopy any of the UIL forms you may require.

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PERSONNEL• Sufficientnumberof competentandobjectivejudges(1,3,or5persection) Atminimum,judgesshouldbehighschoolgraduates.• Chairperson/Timekeeper(1persection)• Tabulationroomstaff (2-3)• Preproommonitors(2-3)andsupervisor(s)of topicselection

SUBSTITUTION(DISTRICT)Beforethecontestbegins,studentsmaybesubstitutedforentriesontheofficialdistrictmeetonlineentryformif thesubstitutespresentthecontestdirectorwithsubstituteeligibilityformsorlettersfromthesuper-intendentordesignatedadministratorcertifyingtheireligibility.Attheconclusionof themeet,submittheletterstothedistrictdirector.MakesurechangesareenteredintotheSpringMeetOnlineEntrySystem.

ALTERNATES(REgION)If astudentwhohasqualifiedfortheregionalmeetisunabletoattend,districtofficialsshouldnotifyinwritingthealternate(listedonthedistrictresultsform)whoshouldthenbepermittedtocompete.Onlythedesignatedalternatefromthatdistrictisallowedtofilltheemptyslot.

SChEDULINgIf spacepermits,holdtheinformativespeakingandthepersuasivespeakingcontestsatthesametime,sincecontestantsmaynotenterboth.Besuretheysharethesamepreproom.Allottwoandone-half hoursforthepreliminaryroundof thesecontests.Itiscriticaltostayonschedulesincesomestudentsmayneedtogotootherevents.Arrangeforaverificationperiodafterthepreliminaryroundandafterthefinalround.

SECTIONINgREqUIREMENTSSection1003(b)(1)of theC&CRspecifieshowmanysectionsarerequiredbasedonthenumberof con-testantsentered.AdheringtotheAcademicConflictPattern,thissectioningismandatory.ThechartfromtheC&CRisreproducedbelow:

No. Entries Preliminaries Participants Advancing to Final Round1-8 None FinalRound9-16 2Sections 1st,2nd,3rdfromeachsection15-24 3Sections 1st,2ndfromeachsection20-32 4Sections 1st,2ndfromeachsection

If nine or more students enter a single contest, one preliminary round and one final round shall be held. Preliminary round sections shall be divided as equally as possible.

DISTRICTSECTIONINg(DISTRICT)AssigncontestantstosectionsforthepreliminaryroundsinaccordancewiththeUILC&CR.Aneventwith24contestantsmaybearrangedintothreeorfourprelimsections.Avoid,whenpossible,placingcontestantsfromthesameschoolinthesamesection.Distributefirst,secondandthirdplaceentriesasequallyaspos-siblethroughoutthesections.

Runallprelimroundsof theextemporaneousspeakingeventssimultaneouslyindifferentrooms.Undernocircumstancesaredifferentsectionsof thesameeventtoberunatdifferenttimes.Sinceallpreliminarysectionsusethesamesetof topics,thisistheonlymeansof assuringanequitablecontest.

REgIONALSECTIONINg(REgION)Attheregionallevelitisimportanttodistributefirst,secondandthirdplacedistrictwinnersasequallyaspossiblethroughoutthesections.Forexample,avoidplacingallthefirstplacesfromdistrictsinthesamesectionwhichwouldresultinastrongersection.Thefollowingrubricillustrateshowthefirst,secondandthirdplacesfromeightdistrictsaresectionedaccordingly.

ExampleOne:ThreePreliminarySections(notspeakingorder) Section1 Section2 Section3 D-P D-P D-P

1-1 1-2 1-32-3 2-1 2-23-2 3-3 3-14-1 4-2 4-35-3 5-1 5-26-2 6-3 6-17-1 7-2 7-38-3 8-1 8-2

fOr MOre informa-tion on substitu-tions, see C&CR,

section 902 (g) (b).

“D” DenOTes“district”

“P” DenOTes “place”

COAChes Of contestants entered

may be used to help administer the contest but should

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Section1 Section2 Section3 Section4 D-P D-P D-P D-P

1-1 1-2 1-3 2-12-2 2-3 3-1 3-23-3 4-1 4-2 4-35-1 5-2 5-3 6-16-2 6-3 7-1 7-27-3 8-1 8-2 8-3

SPEAKINgORDERToallowacontestanttobeinanothernonconflictingeventinaccordancewiththeacademicconflictpat-tern,competitorsmayrequesttobeplacedfirstorsecondintheroundbutstudentsmaynotrequesttobeplacedinthelasthalf of theround.Thecontestdirectormayrandomlydeterminespeakingorder,orcontestantsmaydrawforspeakingorder.DISTRICT:If thecontestdirectordeterminesspeakingorder,eachschoolshouldreceiveavarietyof speakingpositions.Forexample,if aschoolentersthreestudents,ideallythethreestudentsfromthatschoolshouldreceiveanearly,middle,andlatespeakingposition.If thecontestantsdonotdrawtodeterminespeakingorderforfinals,thecontestdirectorshouldassignspeakingordersothatastudenthasadifferentpositionforfinalsthanheorshehadinprelims(e.g.,speaker#1inprelimsand#4infinals).Speakers prefer drawing for speaking order.REgION:If speakingorderisdeterminedbythecontestdirector,eachdistrictshouldreceiveavarietyof speakingpositions.Ideallythethreecontestantsfromadistrictshouldreceiveanearly,middle,andlatespeakingposition.Thefollowingchart(basedonexample1above)illustratesgivingthethreeplacesfromadistrictavarietyof speakingpositions.

Section1 Section2 Section3 D-P D-P D-P

1.1-1 1.6-3 1.4-32.2-3 2.7-2 2.5-23.3-2 3.8-1 3.6-14.4-1 4.1-2 4.7-35.5-3 5.2-1 5.8-26.6-2 6.3-3 6.1-37.7-1 7.4-2 7.2-28.8-3 8.5-1 8.3-1

If thecontestantsdonotdrawtodeterminespeakingorderforfinals,thecontestdirectorshouldassignspeakingordersothatastudenthasadifferentpositionforfinalsthanheorshehadinprelims(e.g.speaker#1inprelimsand#4infinals).

JUDgESInformeachjudgeof thetimeandplaceof thecontestandprovideacopyof theindividualevaluationsheetandinstructionsforjudging.Oneeffectivewaytoutilizejudgesistopermitprelimjudgesinoneeventtoserveasjudgesforthefinalroundinanotherevent.Forexample,preliminaryjudgesinsectionsof informativespeakingcanthenserveasapanelof judgesforthefinalroundof persuasivespeaking.Persuasivespeakingpreliminaryroundjudgeswillthenserveasapanelof judgesforthefinalroundininformativespeaking.Panelsshouldalwaysbeanoddnumber(3,5,etc.).youmayuseasinglejudgeineachsectionof thepreliminaryroundsatdistrict,buttheUILrecommendsusingapanelof threejudgeswhenpossible,especiallyatregionals.TheUILstronglyencouragestheuseof apanelof judgesinfinals.Anindividualshouldnotjudgethepreliminaryandthefinalroundof agivenevent.Instructjudgesnottodiscusstheirdecisionswithotherindividualsorjudgeswhilejudgingagivencontest,orpriortoturningincompletedballots.

“D” DenOTes “district”

“P” DenOTes “place”

The UIL PrOvIDes a database of potential speech judges on its web-site.

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Before the contestPREPARATIONROOMComputers and other electronic retrieval devices are allowed. Consult UIL guidelines.havethecontestantsplacetheirresearchmaterials,filesand/orelectronicretrievaldevicesintheprepara-tionroombeforethecontest.Materials allowed in the preparation room1. Magazines, newspapers, journalswithno added annotations.Examples:Newsweek, Dallas Morning

News, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairsthatmaybehighlightedinonecolorandincludewrittencitationinformation,butwithnoaddedannotations(explanatorynotesorcomments).

2. Otherpublishedsourcematerials.Example:referencebooks,atlas,bookof quotations.3. Publishedspeeches.Examples:thepresidentialStateof theUnionaddress,Vital Speeches.4. Onlinematerials.Examples:printoutsof publishedmaterial fromcopyrightcomputeronlinedata

servicesif notmodifiedorinoutlineformthatincludethedownloadedURL,theWhitehousewebsite.5. Indexwithoutannotation.Example:computerorhand-writtenlistof subjecttitles/datesof magazines

orfoldersincludedinthefiles.6. ComputersorotherelectronicretrievaldevicesasspecifiedintheUILguidelinesforElectronicRe-

trievalDevicesinExtemporaneousSpeaking.

Materials nOt allowed in the preparation room1. Outlines.Examples:multi-coloredhighlightedarticlesthatcouldbeinterpretedasanoutline,outlines

frompreviousspeeches,debatebriefs,pre-preparedoutlinesonpossibletopics.2. Preparednotes,extempspeeches,debateevidencehandbooks.Examples:extempsubscriptionservice

analyses,databasesummariesof multiplesourcesonaspecifictopic.3. Unpublishedhandwrittenortypedmaterialotherthananindex.Examples:oneormorearticlescut

andpastedintoasingledocument,previouslyusedextempnotecards,flowof adebateround.4. Indexwithannotations.Example:titleof article,withaddedcomment,“greatpro-conarticleonglobal

warming.”5. Smartphonesandcellphones.

*Note: Examples given above are not all-inclusive.

Afterthecontestantchoosesatopic,thecontestanthasthirtyminutestoutilizethesematerialstopreparethespeech.Thereshouldbetwoormoremonitorsinthisroomtosupervisecontestantsastheychoosetopicsandtomakecertainthattheroomisquietandthatcontestantsdonotconfer.Attheendof 30minutespreptime,releasethecontestanttothespeakingroom.Studentsshouldleavewithnothingotherthantheofficialtopicslipandanotecardnolargerthan3/5inches,if theychoosetouseone.Nolegalpadsorelectronicretrievaldevicesmaybetakenfromthepreproom.Useamonitorattheexitdoortoseethattheserulesareobserved.Dismissingstudentsbeforetheendof thethirtyminutesmayencouragethemtoseekhelpontheirspeech.Ideally,toavoidanyconsultationonthecontestants’part,haveamonitoraccompanythemfromthepreparationroomtotheroominwhichtheywillspeak.

UIL Guidelines: Electronic Retrieval Devices in Extemporaneous SpeakingTheuseof laptopandtabletcomputersandotherelectronicretrievaldevicesbycompetitorsinUILEx-temporaneousPersuasiveandInformativeSpeakingispermissibleforevidenceretrievalsolongaswiredorwirelessconnectionsaredisabledandremaindisabledduringthecontest.These rules in no way are intended to prevent or discourage contestants from utilizing traditional paper files.

use of electronic retrieval devices during the contestA. Computersandotherelectronicretrievaldevicesaredefinedas:laptop,tabletandnetbookcomput-

ers,otherportableelectronicretrievaldevicesandsecondarydevicessuchasflashdrivesandexternalharddrives.

B. Cellphonesorsmartphonesarenotallowedduringthecontest.C.Removablewirelesscards(wirelessnetworkinterfacecontrollers)mustberemovedbeforethebegin-

ningof thecontest.Itistheresponsibilityof thecontestanttodisengagetheequipment.

reMeMber:read aloud the

rule reminders to the contestants

assembled before topics are drawn!

fOr PrePArATIOn room restrictions, see C&Cr, section

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istheresponsibilityof thecontestanttodisabletheequipment.E. Wiredconnections(Ethernetorphone)duringthecontestarenotpermitted.F. Computersorotherelectronicequipmentmaynotbeusedtoreceiveinformationfromanysources

(coachesorassistantsincluded)insideoroutsidethepreparationroom.Internetaccess,useof e-mail,instantmessagingorothermeansof receivinginformationfromsourcesinsideoroutsidethepreparationroomareprohibited.This statement does not preclude the use of timing devices.

g. Contestantsmayutilizeallowabledevicesforthepurposeof accessingstoredfiles,butshallnotusethemtooutlinetheirspeechorotherwiseorganizetheirthoughts.

h. Thecontestantshallnotremovetheelectronicretrievaldevicesfromthepreparationareauntilafterthecontestant’sspeechhasbeendelivered.Sanction: Contestants found to have violated provisions B-H above shall be disquali-fied.Thecontestdirectorshallbeempoweredwiththefinaldecisionconcerningdis-qualification.

I. Devicesmustbemutedinthepreparationroomduringthecontest.Contestantsshould notplaygamesorengageinotherdistractingactivitiesontheirelectronicdevices.Tournamentofficialsmayaskacontestanttopoweroff thedeviceif itbecomesdistracting.

J. Contestantsfromthesameschoolmaysharecomputersduringpreparation.however,conversingamongcontestantsisnotallowed.

Source Materials: Contestantsmayconsultmagazines,newspapers, journalsandotherpublishedsourcematerialssavedontheirelectronicretrievaldevicesif thefollowingstandardsaremet:A. Thereshallbenomodification.Eachdocumentshallbeasingle,completesourceinandof itself.

Indexingwithoutannotationisallowed.B. Anarticlemaybehighlightedinonlyonecolor.Bolding,italicizing,underliningoranyotherma-

nipulationof theoriginaltextof thearticleisprohibited.C. Thepresenceof pre-writtenextemporaneousspeeches,handbooks,briefsoroutlinesonelectronic

retrievaldevicesduringthecontestisprohibited.If thecontestantalsousesthedeviceforthedebatecontest,debatematerialsincludingbutnotlimitedtocases,briefs,outlinesandflowsmustbestoredonaseparateexternalretrievaldevicedisconnectedorotherwiseinaccessibleandshallnotbeaccessedduringtheextemporaneousspeakingcontest.

D. Contestantsmaynotaccessaudio,videoorotheractivemulti-mediafilesduringthecontest.

LogisticsA. Contestantselectingtousecomputersareresponsibleforprovidingtheirowncomputersandbatter-

ies.Tournamenthostsshallnotberesponsibleforprovidingcomputersforcontestants.B. Powerplugsoroutletsmaynotbeusedinthepreparationroomatanytime.C. Contestantswhochoosetouselaptopcomputersaccepttheriskof equipmentfailure.Shouldequip-

mentfailureoccur,nospecialconsiderationsoraccommodationsincludingadditionalpreparationtimeorspeechtimewillbegivenbyjudges,contestdirectorsortournamenthosts.

D. Contestantsacceptfullresponsibilityforthesafetyandsecurityof theirelectronicretrievaldevicesthroughouttheentiretyof allUILtournaments.Contestants,parentsandcoachesshouldbeawarethatcontestantsarebringingandusingthecomputersattheirownrisk.UILisnotresponsibleforlost,stolenorbrokencomputers.

Monitoring. Bychoosingtouseelectronicretrievaldevicesinthepreparationroom,contestantsareconsentingtoallowtournamentofficialstomonitortheirfiles.Contestantswhodonotwishtoconsentshouldnotuseelectronicretrievaldevices.

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ROLLCALLCallrolltoseethatcontestantsarepresent.DISTRICT:Callforthesubstitutelistedontheadvancequalifierslistif acontestantisnotpresent.REgION:Callforthealternatelistedontheonlineadvancedqualifiersformif acontestantisnotpresent.

Onlycertifiedalternatesfromthatdistrictmayfilltheemptyslot.

RULEREMINDERSRead the following rule reminders aloud to the contestants assembled to draw topics:• Preparationroom:Toassistinpreparingthespeech,thespeakermayusemagazines,newspapers,journals

andotherpublishedsourcematerialsaccessedviaelectronicretrievalstoragedevice,orcopiesmadebyacopierincompliancewithcopyrightlaws,aslongasthematerialcannotbeconsideredanoutlineof aspeech.Anysourcematerialresemblingtheoutlineof aspeechisnottobeusedbythespeakertopreparethecontestspeech.Preparednotes,extempspeeches,debateevidencehandbooksandbriefsarenotallowed.Publishedmaterialfromcomputeronlinedataservicesmaybeused.TheURLsourceof thepublisheddownloadedmaterialshouldbeincluded.Typedorhandwrittenmaterialsmaynotbetakenintothepreparationroom,exceptintheformof anindexfilewhichhasbeenpreparedbythestudentforthesolepurposeof convenienceinfindingreferencestospecifictopics.Speakersmayuselaptop,tabletandnetbookcomputersandotherelectronicretrievaldevicesaslongastheyareinaccordancewithUILguidelines:ElectronicRetrievalDevicesinExtemporaneousSpeaking.Cellphonesorsmartphonesarenotallowed.Conversingisprohibitedinthepreproom.

• Restrictionsonnotes:Aspeakermayuseonlyonenotecardthatisnolargerthan3x5incheswhendeliveringthespeech.however,thereisnolimitplacedonthequantityof informationontheonecard.Allsourcecitationsorallydeliveredinthespeechshouldbelegitimate.When leaving the prep room, contestants shall take only their topic slip and note card to the contest room. No other materials (including a legal pad or electronic retrieval device) may be taken from the prep room.

• Drawingtopics:Atapproximately10-minuteintervals,youwillbecalledbyspeakingordertodrawfivetopic slipsfromthecontainersmarkedbysection.Afterdrawingfiveslips,selectoneonwhichtospeakandreturntheremainingfourslipstotherespectivecontainer.Donotdiscussyourtopicwithothers.Afterthe30-minutepreparationperiod,takeyourtopicsliptoyourcontestroomandpresentittothechairpersonorjudge.

• Restrictionsontime:Thereisnominimumtime,butaspeechmaynotbelongerthansevenminutes.youmaycompletethesentenceinprogresswithoutdisqualification,aftertheallottedtimehasexpired.Theresponsibilityof keepingwithinthesevenminutetimelimitrestswithyou,notthetimekeeper.

• verificationperiod:Afterboththepreliminaryroundandtheannouncementof theunofficialresults,andthefinalroundandtheannouncementof unofficialresults,yourindividualevaluationsheetswillbemadeavailable.Approximately15minuteshasbeenallottedforeachverificationperiodanditistheresponsibilityof youandyourcoachtoquestionanytabulationerrorbeforetheofficialresultsof theroundsareannounced.Thisisnotatimetoquestionthedecisionorrankingajudgehasgivenyou.Anyonenotpresentforthisballotverificationperiodforfeitstheopportunitytoverifytabulation.Theverificationperiodafterprelimsandbeforetheannouncementof thestudentswhowilladvancetofinalswillbeginatapproximately______inroom______.Theverificationperiodafterfinalsandbeforetheannouncementof officialresultswillbeginatapproximately______inroom______.

TOPICDRAW• Preparationof topics.Topreparetopicsfortheextempdraw,cutthetopicsheetsintotheslips,as

indicated.Eachpreliminarysectionhasitsownsetof topics.TheUILprovidesidenticaltopicsforeachsection,sotoavoidduplicationof thetopicsinthedraw,placeeachsection’stopicsinaseparatecontainer(envelope,receptacle,etc.)andlabelthem.havingthecontestants’namesoneachsectionenvelopeisalsohelpful.

• Drawingtopics.(SeeExtempDrawguide,page165)Contestantswilldrawtopics30minutespriortospeaking,inastaggeredmanner.Thismeansthatallfirstspeakerswilldrawatthesametimeandspeakatthesametime(indifferentrooms,beforedifferentjudges);allsecondspeakerswilldrawatthesametimeandspeakatthesametime;etc.Eachcontestantwilldrawfivetopicsfromthecontainer, choose one to speak on, and return the other four topics to the container from which they were drawn. Topreventspeakersinthesameroomfromspeakingonidenticaltopics,itisimportantthatthetopicsfordifferentsectionsdonotgetmixed.Rulesdonotprohibitacontestantfromusinghisorherindexfilewhendrawingtopics.

• Roomarrangement.Tosimplify thedrawingprocedure,holdboththe informativeandpersuasivedrawsatthesametime,sinceastudentmaynotenterbothcontests.Tominimizeconfusion,informa-tivespeakersshoulddrawtopicsononesideof theroomandpersuasivespeakersontheother.

eXAMPLe: speaker #1

draws at 9:00 and speaks at 9:30;

speaker #2 draws at 9:10 and

speaks at 9:40; speaker #3

draws at 9:20 and speaks at 9:50, etc.

see extemp Draw guide, page 165 in

the Appendix.

eACh COnTesTAnT DrAWs fIve TOPICs from the container,

chooses one to speak on, and

returns the other four topics to the

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eDuring the contestChAIRPERSONAudiencesarepermittedandencouraged.Beforetheroundbegins,requestthatallcellphonesbeturnedoff.Whenaspeakerhasenteredtheroomtogivetheirspeech,thechairperson/timekeepershouldannouncetothejudgesthenameof thecontestantandthetopicselectedfromthespeaker’stopicslip.Thisinformationmaybewrittenonachalkboardif oneisavailableinthecontestroomwhilethejudgeiswritingnotesonthepreviousspeaker.Thechairperson/timekeepershouldgivethejudgestimetowritethespeaker’snameandtopicontheballotbeforeallowingthespeakertobegin.

PREPROOMMONITORSContestantsarenotallowedtoremovetheirelectronicretrievaldevicesfromthepreparationareauntilafterthecontestant’sspeechhasbeendelivered.ConflictsarisingfromtimescheduleswhenstudentsneedtheirequipmentforanotherUILcontest(suchasdebate)needtobeaddressedwiththepreproommonitorsinordertoretrieveequipment.

TIMEKEEPINgTimekeepingiscriticaltothiscontest.Thetimekeepershouldsitwheretheycanbeseenbycontestantsandshoulddemonstratetocontestantsthetypeof timesignalstobeused.Alltimekeepersshouldbetrainedinadvanceof thecontestaccordingtotheinstructionsinC&CRSection1003(b)(4),whichareprovidedbelow:

(4) Timekeeper and Signal Standards.(A) Atimekeepershouldbeprovidedforeachcontesttonotifythecontestantof theamount

of timeremainingfromthetotalallottedtime.Thetimekeepershouldsitwheretheycanbeseenbycontestantsandshoulddemonstratebeforeeachcontestantbeginsthetypeof timesignalstobeused.Thetimecardsareamuchpreferredmethodof signal.

(B) Atimekeepermayuseeitherhandsignalsortimecardstoindicatetothespeakerthere-mainingtime.If timecardsareavailable,whenthespeakerbeginstotalk,thecardmarked“7”shouldbeheldsothatthespeakercanseeit.Whenthespeakerhastalkedforoneminute,thecardmarked“6”,shouldbeheldsothespeakercanseeit,whichindicatessixminutesremaining,etc.Whenthespeakerhastalkedforsixminutesthetimekeepershouldraisethecardmarked“1”abovehis/herhead.Whenonly30secondsremain,thetimekeepershouldraisethe“1/2”card(preferablyayellowcard)abovethehead.Attheendof thefullsevenminutes,thetimekeepershouldholdthe“stop”card(preferablyaredcard)abovethehead,orotherwiseindicatethatthetotalallottedtimehasbeenconsumed.Aninterpretativecontestantwhoisstillspeakingasthe“stop”cardisraisedisdeemedtohavegoneoversevenminutes.Proseandpoetrycontestantsmaynotgooversevenminuteswithoutdisqualification.Ininformativeandpersuasivespeaking,thespeakermaycompleteonlythesentenceinprogresswithoutdisqualification.

Thefollowinghandsignals(signalwithfingers)arerecommendedif timecardsarenotused:

(i) Afterthreeminuteshaveelapsed,giveasignalof fourfingers. (ii) Afterfiveminuteshaveelapsed,giveasignalof twofingers. (iii) Aftersixminuteshaveelapsed,giveasignalof onefinger. (iv) Aftersevenminuteshaveelapsed,thetimekeepermaystandorotherwiseindicate thatthetotaltimehaselapsed.

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After the contestChECKINgThEBALLOTSChecktoseethattheranksonthejudge’smasterballotandtheindividualevaluationsheetsarethesame.Checktoseethateachjudgegaveoneandonlyonefirst,second,third,fourth,fifth,sixth,etc.

TABULATINgRESULTSContestsitesaretousetheUILsoftwaretotabulateresults.Therearenotiesinspeechevents.Inthecaseof paneljudgingitiscriticalthattheUILsystemof majorityorbetterranksbeutilized.(AJudges’Rank-ingSheetforapanelof judgesisincludedintheappendix.)Thefollowingcriteria,inthefollowingorder,shallbeusedtodetermineallranks:

Remember:Inanycasewherethereisatieallcontestantswhoaretiedshallbeawardedaplacebeforegoingontoanothercontestantorplace.

• Anycontestantwhoreceivesamajorityof firstsshallbeawardedfirstplace.• Intheeventthatnocontestantreceivesamajorityof firsts,thecontestantwiththelowestsumof total

ranksshallbeawardedfirstplace.• If,atthispoint,twoormorecontestantstiewiththesamelowsumof totalranks,breakthetiebythe

useof judges’preference.Judges’preferenceisamethodof tabulationanddoesnotinferthatjudgesconfertoreachapreference.(Seefurtherexplanationbelow)

• Shouldatieoccuratthispointbetweenthreeormorecontestantswhichcannotbebrokenbyjudges’preference,theranksof onlythetiedcontestantsshallbeconvertedtodecimalequivalentsonthefol-lowingscale.

Rankof first = 1.00Rankof second = .50Rankof third = .33Rankof fourth = .25Rankof fifth = .20Rankof sixth = .17Rankof seventh = .14Rankof eighth = .13

Thecontestantwiththehighestsumtotalof thedecimalvalueof ranksshallbeawardedfirstplace.• If afterconvertingtodecimalvaluestwocontestantsremaintiedwithequalsumsof decimalvalues,

thistieshallbebrokenbyjudges’preference.• Shouldatiebetweenthreeormorecontestantsoccurwhichcannotbebrokenbythesemethods,it

shallbebrokenbyablinddraw.

The order of this criterion shall be used to determine all ranks.Whendeterminingsecondplace,amajorityof secondplaceranksorbetteristhefirstcriterion.Whendeter-miningthirdplace,amajorityof thirdplaceranksorbetteristhefirstcriterion,etc.

Determinesecondplacenext.If atieexistedforfirstplace,automaticallygivethepersontiedwiththefirstplacewinnersecondplace.If notieexisted,acontestant(notalreadyawardedaplace)rankedsecondorbetterbyamajorityof thejudgesshallbeawardedsecondplace.If,however,nocontestantreceivesama-jorityof secondsorbetterorif twounrankedcontestantsreceiveamajorityof secondsorbetter,(i.e.,ranksof 1and2,or2and2),thenthecontestantwiththelowestsumof totalranksshallbeawardedsecond.Inthefollowingexample,bothunrankedcontestantshaveamajorityof secondsorbetter,socontestant#2,whosesumof totalranksislower,isrankedsecond.AwardContestant#1thirdbeforeanyothercontestantorplaceisconsidered.Thenextplacetobeawardedisfourth.

Judge Judge JudgeContestant A B C Total Rank

One 3 2 2 7 3rd Two 2 1 3 6 2nd Three 1 5 1 N/A 1st

The TalkTab computer program

for tabulating multiple judge

ranks should be downloaded for

free from the speech page of the

UIL website. District and region

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Contestant JudgeA

JudgeB

JudgeC

Total Preference Rank

OneTwo

24

52

34

1010

+–

2nd3rd

Contestant1isrankedhigher(orreceiveshigherpreference)thancontestant2bytwoof thethreejudges(A&C),andisawardedsecondplace.Contestant2shallbeawardedthirdplacebeforeanyothercontestantorplaceisconsidered.Anytiebetweenonlytwocontestantscanbebrokenbyjudges’preference.

Manythree-wayties,wherethreecontestantshavethesamesumof totalranks,canalsobebrokenbydeterminingjudges’preference.Fordeterminingjudges’preferencewiththreecontestants,comparethefirsttiedcontestantwiththesecondtiedcontestant.Thencomparethefirsttiedcontestantwiththethird(other)tiedcontestant,asinthefollowingexample.

Judge Judge JudgeContestant A B C Total Preference Rank One 1 4 4 9 – – 3rd Two 4 3 2 9 + + 1st Three 5 1 3 9 + – 2nd Four 3 5 5 13 5th Five 2 2 6 10 4th Six 6 6 1 13 6th

Nospeakerhasamajorityof firsts,andthreespeakersaretiedwitharanksumof 9.

1. Comparespeaker#1tospeaker#2,andtwoof threejudges(B&C)ranked#2higher.A(+)besidespeaker#2inthepreferencecolumn,anda(–)besidenumber#1indicatethejudges’preference.

2. Nowcomparespeaker#1totheothercontestantinvolvedinthetie,speaker#3.Twojudges(B&C)ranked#3higherthan#1,indicatedbya(+)inthepreferencecolumnforspeaker#3,anda(–)inthepreferencecolumnfor#1.

3. Nowcomparespeaker#2tospeaker#3,andnotethattwoof thethreejudges(A&C)rankedspeaker#2higher,asindicatedbya(+)inthepreferencecolumnforspeaker#2,anda(–)forspeaker#3.Thetwo(+)’sforspeaker#2inthejudges’preferencecolumnindicatethatspeaker#2waspreferredoverbothothercontestants,sothisspeakerisawardedfirst.

4. Speaker#3wasrankedhigherthanspeaker#1bytwoof thethreejudges,socontestant#3isawardedsecond.

5. Contestant#1isthenawardedthird.

Althoughspeaker#5hasamajorityof secondplaceranks,thiscontestantisnotawardedsecondplace,becauseallthreecontestantstiedforfirstmustberankedbeforeconsideringothercontestantsorplaces.

Thenextplacetobedeterminedisfourthplace,andspeaker#5istheonlyunrankedcontestantwithamajorityof fourthsorbetter(twosecondplaceranks).Therefore,contestant#5isawardedfourthplace.

Thenextplacetobedeterminedisfifth,andspeaker#4istheonlyunrankedcontestantwithamajorityof fifthsorbetter.Therefore,contestant#4isawardedfifthplace,andspeaker#6isawardedsixth.

Shouldatieoccurat thispointbetweenthreeormorecontestantswhichcannotbebrokenby judges’preference, the ranks of only those contestants involved in the tie shall be converted to their decimalequivalent.

Inthefollowingexample,contestant#2hasamajorityof firstsandisawardedfirstplace.Nounrankedcontestanthasamajorityof secondsorbetter,andcontestants#1,#3,and#5havethesametotallowsumof ranks.

ATTenTIOn: In any case where there is a tie all contestants who are tied shall be award-ed a place before going on to another contestant or place.

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Judge Judge JudgeContestant A B C Total Preference

One 1 6 4 11 + – Two 2 1 1 N/A Three 3 2 6 11 – + Four 6 3 5 14 Five 4 5 2 11 – + Six 5 4 3 12

Judges’preferencecannotbedeterminedbecausenocontestantisgivenpreferenceoverbothothers.Onlytheranksof thetiedcontestantsshallbeconvertedtotheirdecimalequivalentasfollows:

Contestant#1 Contestant#3 Contestant#51st = 1.00 3rd = .33 4th = .256th = .17 2nd = .50 5th = .204th = .25 6th = .17 2nd = .50 1.42 1.00 .95

• Contestant#1hasthehighestsumtotalof decimalvalue,andisawardedsecondplace.• Contestant#3hasthenexthighesttotal,andisawardedthirdplace,andcontestant#5isawardedfourth

place.• Bothcontestantsremainingunrankedhaveamajorityof fifthsorbetter.Therefore,contestant#6,with

thelowersumof totalranks,isawardedfifthplaceandcontestant#4isawardedsixth.

Judge Judge Judge TotalContestant A B C value Preference Decimal Rank One 1 6 4 11 +– 1.42 2nd Two 2 1 1 N/A 1st Three 3 2 6 11 –+ 1.00 3rd Four 6 3 5 14 6th Five 4 5 2 11 –+ .95 4th Six 5 4 3 12 5th

• If afterconversiontodecimalvalues,twocontestantsremainedtied,thistieshallbebrokenbyjudges’preference,asinthefollowingexampleof threecontestantstiedforfirst:

Judge Judge Total Pref Decimal RankContestant A B C value One 1 5 2 8 1.70 1st Two 3 1 4 8 + 1.58 2nd Three 4 3 8 8 – 1.58 3rd

Inthisexample,judges’preferencescannotbedeterminedamongthethreetiedcontestants.Whenranksareconvertedtodecimalvalue,contestant#1hasthehighesttotalandisthereforeawardedfirstplace.Nowjudges’preferencesshallbeusedtobreakthesimpletwo-waytiebetweencontestants#2and#3.Twoof thethreejudges(A&B)rankedcontestant#2higherthan#3,andcontestant#2isawardedsecondplace.Contestant#3shallbeawardedthirdplacebeforeanyothercontestantisconsidered.

If atthispoint,atiestillexistsamongthreeormorecontestantswhosedecimalvalueof ranksisequal,thetiemustbebrokenbyablinddraw,exceptatstatefinals.Thefollowingexampleillustratesatieamongthreecontestantsthatmustbebrokenbyablinddraw.

Judge Judge Judge Total Pref Decimal RankContestant A B C value One 1 3 5 9 +– 1.53 TIE Two 3 5 1 9 –+ 1.53 TIE Three 5 1 3 9 +– 1.53 TIE

Allthreecontestantsshallbeawardedranksbyablinddrawbeforeanyothercontestantorplaceiscon-sidered.PointsshallbedividedequallyinaccordancetoSection902of theC&CR.

fOr MOre information on converting ties

to their decimal equivalent, see

C&Cr section 1003 (b) (4) (b) (v).

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fOr InsTrUCTIOns on ballot verification see C&Cr, section 1003 (b) (6).

DISqUALIFICATIONSOnlythecontestdirectorisempoweredtodisqualifycontestantsfortimeorruleviolations.Judgesshouldrankallcontestantsinaroundandthenbringtheissuetothecontestdirector’sattentionaftertheround.Judgesmaynotdisqualifycontestants.Fordisqualificationsinthefinalround,thecontestantshouldreceivenoplace(rank).heorshealsodoesnotcontributetothespeechteamawardoroverallsweepstakes.

BALLOTvERIFICATIONThisperiodismandatory.Beforetheofficialresultsareannouncedinbothpreliminaryandfinalrounds,thecontestantsand/orcoachesshouldbegiventheunofficialresultsandallowedtoviewindividualevalu-ationsheetsfornomorethan15minutes.Thejudges’rankingsheetusedtotabulateranksfromapanelof judgesshouldbeavailableduringtheverificationperiod.Contestantsand/orcoachesmay,atthistime,bringupanyquestionsconcerningtabulationtotheattentionof thecontestdirector.Thecontestdirectorwillthencorrectanyerrorsbeforetheofficialresultsareannounced.Studentsmaykeeptheirevaluationsheetsafterresultsaredeclaredofficial.questionsaboutjudges’decisionsarenotallowed.

OFFICIALRESULTSWhentheballotverificationperiodisover,theofficialresultsmaybeannouncedorposted.Theseresultsarefinal.Atthistime,individualevaluationsheetsmaybereleasedtocoaches/students.

AWARDSPresentmedalstothewinnersaccordingtotheguidelinesoutlinedintheUILConstitution and Contest Rules.If acontestantadvancestothefinalroundinthiseventbutdoesnotcompeteinthatround,thecontestantshouldnotreceiveaplace(rank).heorshealsodoesnotcontributepointstothespeechteamawardorsweepstakes.

REPORTTODIRECTOR(DISTRICT)Individualcontestdirectorsshallgivethecontestroster/resultsformandsortingenvelopestothedistrictdirectorimmediatelyafterthecontest.ThedistrictmeetdirectorisresponsibleforenteringresultsintotheUILSpringMeetOnlineEntrySystem.Districtresultsmustbesubmittedintotheonlinesystemandmadeavailableforpublicreviewby5p.m.ontheMondayfollowingtheseconddistrictweek.(REgION)Individualcontestdirectorsshallgivethecontestroster/resultsformandsortingenvelopestotheregionaldirectorimmediatelyafterthecontest.TheregionalmeetdirectorisresponsibleforenteringresultsintotheUILSpringMeetOnlineEntrySystemandmakingthemavailableforpublicreviewby5p.m.of theMondayfollowingtheregionalmeet.Regionaldirectorsshallalsoprovidealistof contestantabsenteesif alternateswerenotpresenttotaketheseindividuals’places.A“No-Show”formisprovidedinyourpacket.

MAILINgRESULTSMailingfullmeetresultstoparticipatingschoolsisoptionalsinceresultswillbepostedonline.

EXTRACONTESTMATERIALSDestroyordistributeanyextracontestmaterials.Note:topicsmustbedestroyed. OnLIne nOTe:

If this is your final speech event to certify ranks, be sure to click on “verify speech team results” to calculate speech team points.

InDIvIDUAL POInTs1st place ............................ 152nd place ........................... 123rd place ........................... 104th place ............................. 85th place ............................. 66th place ............................. 4

sPeeCh TeAM POInTs1st place ............................ 102nd place .............................5

sPeeCh TeAM POInTsThe UIL spring Meet Online entry system will calculate and award speech team points.

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Persuasive Speaking

These directions expand upon but do not replace the information in the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules. The contest director should read Sections 1000, 1003, and 1005 of the Constitution, then read these guidelines for ad-ditional details. See also the Academic Quick Reference Chart, found in the appendix and on the UIL website.

Before the contestREgIONALADvISORyCOMMITTEE(REgION)TheLeagueofficeappointsacommitteeof speechanddebatecoachestoadviseandassisttheregionalcontestdirectorbefore,duringandafterthemeet.Alistwillbesentinlatefall.Includethesecommitteemembersinconductingaplanningmeetingforregionalcompetition.Theirknowledgeandinsightwillhelpensureasmoothcontestday.

ROOMS• Contestassemblyroom• Preparationroomwheretopicsaredrawn*(sharedroomwithinformativespeaking)• Aseparateroomforeachsectioninthepreliminaryround• Tabulationroom(maybesharedwithotherspeechevents)

MATERIALSANDEqUIPMENTThecontestdirectorprovidesthefollowing.• Stopwatchandtimecardsforeachsection• Copyof currentConstitution and Contest Rules• Computer software for tabulating results:download inadvance from the speechpageof theUIL

website.(SeeTabulatingResults.)

CONTESTPACKETTheLeagueofficeprovidesthefollowing.• Individualevaluationsheets• MasterBallots/instructionstojudges• Judges’RankingSheetforapanelof judges• TimekeepingRecordSheet• Topics(foursetsforprelimsandonesetforfinals)mailedunderseparatecoverjustpriortomeet• (REgION)StateMeetinformationcardsforstatemeetqualifiers(5)• (REgION)“No-Show”form• (REgION)MeetEvaluation

sInCe InfOrMATIve and persuasive speakers use the same files and possibly the same computers, they must prepare in the same room. You can also use this room as an assembly and draw room.

InvenTOrY ALL materials well in advance to make sure you have what you need. If necessary, feel free to photocopy any of the UIL forms you may require.

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PERSONNEL• Sufficientnumberof competentandobjectivejudges(1,3,or5persection) Atminimum,judgesshouldbehighschoolgraduates.• Chairperson/Timekeeper(1persection)• Tabulationroomstaff (2-3)• Preproommonitors(2-3)andsupervisor(s)of topicselection

SUBSTITUTION(DISTRICT)Beforethecontestbegins,studentsmaybesubstitutedforentriesontheofficialdistrictmeetonlineentryformif thesubstitutespresentthecontestdirectorwithsubstituteeligibilityformsorlettersfromthesuper-intendentordesignatedadministratorcertifyingtheireligibility.Attheconclusionof themeet,submittheletterstothedistrictdirector.MakesurechangesareenteredintotheSpringMeetOnlineEntrySystem.

ALTERNATES(REgION)If astudentwhohasqualifiedfortheregionalmeetisunabletoattend,districtofficialsshouldnotifyinwritingthealternate(listedonthedistrictresultsform)whoshouldthebepermittedtocompete.Onlythedesignatedalternatefromthatdistrictisallowedtofilltheemptyslot.

SChEDULINgIf spacepermits,holdtheinformativespeakingandthepersuasivespeakingcontestsatthesametime,sincecontestantsmaynotenterboth.Allottwoandone-half hoursforthepreliminaryroundof thesecontests.Itiscriticaltostayonschedulesincesomestudentsmayneedtogotootherevents.Arrangeforaverificationperiodafterthepreliminaryroundandafterthefinalround.

SECTIONINgREqUIREMENTSSection1003(b)(1)of theC&CRspecifieshowmanysectionsarerequiredbasedonthenumberof con-testantsentered.AdheringtotheAcademicConflictPattern,thissectioningismandatory.ThechartfromtheC&CRisreproducedbelow:

No. Entries Preliminaries Participants Advancing to Final Round1-8 None FinalRound9-16 2Sections 1st,2nd,3rdfromeachsection15-24 3Sections 1st,2ndfromeachsection20-32 4Sections 1st,2ndfromeachsection

If nine or more students enter a single contest, one preliminary round and one final round shall be held. Preliminary round sections shall be divided as equally as possible.

DISTRICTSECTIONINg(DISTRICT)AssigncontestantstosectionsforthepreliminaryroundsinaccordancewiththeUILC&CR.Aneventwith24contestantsmaybearrangedintothreeorfourprelimsections.Avoid,whenpossible,placingcontestantsfromthesameschoolinthesamesection.Distributefirst,secondandthirdplaceentriesasequallyaspos-siblethroughoutthesections.

Runallprelimroundsof theextemporaneousspeakingeventssimultaneouslyindifferentrooms.Undernocircumstancesaredifferentsectionsof thesameeventtoberunatdifferenttimes.Sinceallpreliminarysectionsusethesamesetof topics,thisistheonlymeansof assuringanequitablecontest.

REgIONALSECTIONINg(REgION)Attheregionallevelitisimportanttodistributefirst,secondandthirdplacedistrictwinnersasequallyaspossiblethroughoutthesections.Forexample,avoidplacingallthefirstplacesfromdistrictsinthesamesectionwhichwouldresultinastrongersection.Thefollowingrubricillustrateshowthefirst,secondandthirdplacesfromeightdistrictsaresectionedaccordingly.

ExampleOne:ThreePreliminarySections(notspeakingorder) Section1 Section2 Section3 D-P D-P D-P

1-1 1-2 1-32-3 2-1 2-23-2 3-3 3-14-1 4-2 4-35-3 5-1 5-26-2 6-3 6-17-1 7-2 7-38-3 8-1 8-2

fOr more informa-tion on substitu-tions, see C&Cr,

section 902 (g) (b).

“D” DenOTes “district”

“P” DenOTes “place”

COAChes Of contestants entered

may be used to help administer the contest but should

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Section1 Section2 Section3 Section4 D-P D-P D-P D-P

1-1 1-2 1-3 2-12-2 2-3 3-1 3-23-3 4-1 4-2 4-35-1 5-2 5-3 6-16-2 6-3 7-1 7-27-3 8-1 8-2 8-3

SPEAKINgORDERToallowacontestanttobeinanothernonconflictingeventinaccordancewiththeacademicconflictpat-tern,competitorsmayrequesttobeplacedfirstorsecondintheroundbutstudentsmaynotrequesttobeplacedinthelasthalf of theround.Thecontestdirectormayrandomlydeterminespeakingorder,orcontestantsmaydrawforspeakingorder.DISTRICT:If thecontestdirectordeterminesspeakingorder,eachschoolshouldreceiveavarietyof speakingpositions.Forexample,if aschoolentersthreestudents,ideallythethreestudentsfromthatschoolshouldreceiveanearly,middle,andlatespeakingposition.If thecontestantsdonotdrawtodeterminespeakingorderforfinals,thecontestdirectorshouldassignspeakingordersothatastudenthasadifferentpositionforfinalsthanheorshehadinprelims(e.g.,speaker#1inprelimsand#4infinals).Speakers prefer drawing for speaking order.REgION:If speakingorderisdeterminedbythecontestdirector,eachdistrictshouldreceiveavarietyof speakingpositions.Ideallythethreecontestantsfromadistrictshouldreceiveanearly,middle,andlatespeakingposition.Thefollowingchart(basedonexample1above)illustratesgivingthethreeplacesfromadistrictavarietyof speakingpositions.

Section1 Section2 Section3 D-P D-P D-P

1.1-1 1.6-3 1.4-32.2-3 2.7-2 2.5-23.3-2 3.8-1 3.6-14.4-1 4.1-2 4.7-35.5-3 5.2-1 5.8-26.6-2 6.3-3 6.1-37.7-1 7.4-2 7.2-28.8-3 8.5-1 8.3-1

If thecontestantsdonotdrawtodeterminespeakingorderforfinals,thecontestdirectorshouldassignspeakingordersothatastudenthasadifferentpositionforfinalsthanheorshehadinprelims(e.g.speaker#1inprelimsand#4infinals).

JUDgESInformeachjudgeof thetimeandplaceof thecontestandprovideacopyof theindividualevaluationsheetandinstructionsforjudging.Oneeffectivewaytoutilizejudgesistopermitprelimjudgesinoneeventtoserveasjudgesforthefinalroundinanotherevent.Forexample,preliminaryjudgesinsectionsof informativespeakingcanthenserveasapanelof judgesforthefinalroundof persuasivespeaking.Persuasivespeakingpreliminaryroundjudgeswillthenserveasapanelof judgesforthefinalroundininformativespeaking.Panelsshouldalwaysbeanoddnumber(3,5,etc.).youmayuseasinglejudgeineachsectionof thepreliminaryroundsatdistrict,buttheUILrecommendsusingapanelof threejudgeswhenpossible,especiallyatregionals.TheUILstronglyencouragestheuseof apanelof judgesinfinals.Anindividualshouldnotjudgethepreliminaryandthefinalroundof agivenevent.Instructjudgesnottodiscusstheirdecisionswithotherindividualsorjudgeswhilejudgingagivencontest,orpriortoturningincompletedballots.

The UIL PrOvIDes a database of potential speech judges on its web-site.

“D” DenOTes “district”

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Before the contestPREPARATIONROOMComputers and other electronic retrieval devices are allowed. Consult UIL guidelines.havethecontestantsplacetheirresearchmaterials,filesand/orelectronicretrievaldevicesintheprepara-tionroombeforethecontest.Materials allowed in the preparation room1. Magazines, newspapers, journalswithno added annotations.Examples:Newsweek, Dallas Morning

News, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairsthatmaybehighlightedinonecolorandincludewrittencitationinformation,butwithnoaddedannotations(explanatorynotesorcomments).

2. Otherpublishedsourcematerials.Example:referencebooks,atlas,bookof quotations.3. Publishedspeeches.Examples:thepresidentialStateof theUnionaddress,Vital Speeches.4. Onlinematerials.Examples:printoutsof publishedmaterial fromcopyrightcomputeronlinedata

servicesif notmodifiedorinoutlineformthatincludethedownloadedURL,theWhitehousewebsite.5. Indexwithoutannotation.Example:computerorhand-writtenlistof subjecttitles/datesof magazines

orfoldersincludedinthefiles.6. ComputersorotherelectronicretrievaldevicesasspecifiedintheUILguidelinesforElectronicRe-

trievalDevicesinExtemporaneousSpeaking.

Materials nOt allowed in the preparation room1. Outlines.Examples:multi-coloredhighlightedarticlesthatcouldbeinterpretedasanoutline,outlines

frompreviousspeeches,debatebriefs,pre-preparedoutlinesonpossibletopics.2. Preparednotes,extempspeeches,debateevidencehandbooks.Examples:extempsubscriptionservice

analyses,databasesummariesof multiplesourcesonaspecifictopic.3. Unpublishedhandwrittenortypedmaterialotherthananindex.Examples:oneormorearticlescut

andpastedintoasingledocument,previouslyusedextempnotecards,flowof adebateround.4. Indexwithannotations.Example:titleof article,withaddedcomment,“greatpro-conarticleonglobal

warming.”5. Smartphonesandcellphones.*Note: Examples given above are not all-inclusive.

Afterthecontestantchoosesatopic,thecontestanthasthirtyminutestoutilizethesematerialstopreparethespeech.Thereshouldbetwoormoremonitorsinthisroomtosupervisecontestantsastheychoosetopicsandtomakecertainthattheroomisquietandthatcontestantsdonotconfer.Attheendof 30minutespreptime,releasethecontestanttothespeakingroom.Studentsshouldleavewithnothingotherthantheofficialtopicslipandanotecardnolargerthan3/5inches,if theychoosetouseone.Nolegalpadsorelectronicretrievaldevicesmaybetakenfromthepreproom.Useamonitorattheexitdoortoseethattheserulesareobserved.Dismissingstudentsbeforetheendof thethirtyminutesmayencouragethemtoseekhelpontheirspeech.Ideally,toavoidanyconsultationonthecontestants’part,haveamonitoraccompanythemfromthepreparationroomtotheroominwhichtheywillspeak.

UIL Guidelines: Electronic Retrieval Devices in Extemporaneous SpeakingTheuseof laptopandtabletcomputersandotherelectronicretrievaldevicesbycompetitorsinUILEx-temporaneousPersuasiveandInformativeSpeakingispermissibleforevidenceretrievalsolongaswiredorwirelessconnectionsaredisabledandremaindisabledduringthecontest.These rules in no way are intended to prevent or discourage contestants from utilizing traditional paper files.

use of electronic retrieval devices during the contestA. Computersandotherelectronicretrievaldevicesaredefinedas:laptop,tabletandnetbookcomput-

ers,otherportableelectronicretrievaldevicesandsecondarydevicessuchasflashdrivesandexternalharddrives.

B. Cellphonesorsmartphonesarenotallowedduringthecontest.C.Removablewirelesscards(wirelessnetworkinterfacecontrollers)mustberemovedbeforethebegin-

ningof thecontest.Itistheresponsibilityof thecontestanttodisengagetheequipment.

reMeMber:read aloud the

rule reminders to the contestants

assembled before topics are drawn!

fOr PrePArATIOn room restrictions, see C&Cr, section

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istheresponsibilityof thecontestanttodisabletheequipment.E. Wiredconnections(Ethernetorphone)duringthecontestarenotpermitted.F. Computersorotherelectronicequipmentmaynotbeusedtoreceiveinformationfromanysources

(coachesorassistantsincluded)insideoroutsidethepreparationroom.Internetaccess,useof e-mail,instantmessagingorothermeansof receivinginformationfromsourcesinsideoroutsidethepreparationroomareprohibited.This statement does not preclude the use of timing devices.

g. Contestantsmayutilizeallowabledevicesforthepurposeof accessingstoredfiles,butshallnotusethemtooutlinetheirspeechorotherwiseorganizetheirthoughts.

h. Thecontestantshallnotremovetheelectronicretrievaldevicesfromthepreparationareauntilafterthecontestant’sspeechhasbeendelivered.Sanction: Contestants found to have violated provisions B-H above shall be disquali-fied.Thecontestdirectorshallbeempoweredwiththefinaldecisionconcerningdis-qualification.

I. Devicesmustbemutedinthepreparationroomduringthecontest.Contestantsshould notplaygamesorengageinotherdistractingactivitiesontheirelectronicdevices.Tournamentofficialsmayaskacontestanttopoweroff thedeviceif itbecomesdistracting.

J. Contestantsfromthesameschoolmaysharecomputersduringpreparation.however,conversingamongcontestantsisnotallowed.

Source Materials: Contestantsmayconsultmagazines,newspapers, journalsandotherpublishedsourcematerialssavedontheirelectronicretrievaldevicesif thefollowingstandardsaremet:A. Thereshallbenomodification.Eachdocumentshallbeasingle,completesourceinandof itself.

Indexingwithoutannotationisallowed.B. Anarticlemaybehighlightedinonlyonecolor.Bolding,italicizing,underliningoranyotherma-

nipulationof theoriginaltextof thearticleisprohibited.C. Thepresenceof pre-writtenextemporaneousspeeches,handbooks,briefsoroutlinesonelectronic

retrievaldevicesduringthecontestisprohibited.If thecontestantalsousesthedeviceforthedebatecontest,debatematerialsincludingbutnotlimitedtocases,briefs,outlinesandflowsmustbestoredonaseparateexternalretrievaldevicedisconnectedorotherwiseinaccessibleandshallnotbeaccessedduringtheextemporaneousspeakingcontest.

D. Contestantsmaynotaccessaudio,videoorotheractivemulti-mediafilesduringthecontest.

LogisticsA. Contestantselectingtousecomputersareresponsibleforprovidingtheirowncomputersandbatter-

ies.Tournamenthostsshallnotberesponsibleforprovidingcomputersforcontestants.B. Powerplugsoroutletsmaynotbeusedinthepreparationroomatanytime.C. Contestantswhochoosetouselaptopcomputersaccepttheriskof equipmentfailure.Shouldequip-

mentfailureoccur,nospecialconsiderationsoraccommodationsincludingadditionalpreparationtimeorspeechtimewillbegivenbyjudges,contestdirectorsortournamenthosts.

D. Contestantsacceptfullresponsibilityforthesafetyandsecurityof theirelectronicretrievaldevicesthroughouttheentiretyof allUILtournaments.Contestants,parentsandcoachesshouldbeawarethatcontestantsarebringingandusingthecomputersattheirownrisk.UILisnotresponsibleforlost,stolenorbrokencomputers.

Monitoring. Bychoosingtouseelectronicretrievaldevicesinthepreparationroom,contestantsareconsentingtoallowtournamentofficialstomonitortheirfiles.Contestantswhodonotwishtoconsentshouldnotuseelectronicretrievaldevices.

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ROLLCALLCallrolltoseethatcontestantsarepresent.DISTRICT:Callforthesubstitutelistedontheadvancequalifierslistif acontestantisnotpresent.REgION:Callforthealternatelistedontheonlineadvancedqualifiersformif acontestantisnotpresent.

Onlycertifiedalternatesfromthatdistrictmayfilltheemptyslot.

RULEREMINDERSRead the following rule reminders aloud to the contestants assembled to draw topics:• Preparationroom:Toassistinpreparingthespeech,thespeakermayusemagazines,newspapers,journals

andotherpublishedsourcematerialsaccessedviaelectronicretrievaldevice,orcopiesmadebyacopierincompliancewithcopyrightlaws,aslongasthematerialcannotbeconsideredanoutlineof aspeech.Anysourcematerialresemblingtheoutlineof aspeechisnottobeusedbythespeakertopreparethecontestspeech.Preparednotes,extempspeeches,debateevidencehandbooksandbriefsarenotallowed.Publishedmaterialfromcomputeronlinedataservicesmaybeused.TheURLsourceof thepublisheddownloadedmaterialshouldbeincluded.Typedorhandwrittenmaterialsmaynotbetakenintothepreparationroom,exceptintheformof anindexfilewhichhasbeenpreparedbythestudentforthesolepurposeof convenienceinfindingreferencestospecifictopics.Speakersmayuselaptop,tabletandnetbookcomputersandotherelectronicretrievaldevicesaslongastheyareinaccordancewithUILguidelines:ElectronicRetrievalDevicesinExtemporaneousSpeaking.Cellphonesorsmartphonesarenotallowed.Conversingisprohibitedinthepreproom.

• Restrictionsonnotes:Aspeakermayuseonlyonenotecardthatisnolargerthan3x5incheswhendeliveringthespeech.however,thereisnolimitplacedonthequantityof informationontheonecard.Allsourcecitationsorallydeliveredinthespeechshouldbelegitimate.When leaving the prep room, contestants shall take only their topic slip and note card to the contest room. No other materials (including a legal pad or electronic retrieval device) may be taken from the prep room.

• Drawingtopics:Atapproximately10-minuteintervals,youwillbecalledbyspeakingordertodrawfivetopic slipsfromthecontainersmarkedbysection.Afterdrawingfiveslips,selectoneonwhichtospeakandreturntheremainingfourslipstotherespectivecontainer.Donotdiscussyourtopicwithothers.Afterthe30-minutepreparationperiod,takeyourtopicsliptoyourcontestroomandpresentittothechairpersonorjudge.

• Restrictionsontime:Thereisnominimumtime,butaspeechmaynotbelongerthansevenminutes.youmaycompletethesentenceinprogresswithoutdisqualification,aftertheallottedtimehasexpired.Theresponsibilityof keepingwithinthesevenminutetimelimitrestswithyou,notthetimekeeper.

• verificationperiod:Afterboththepreliminaryroundandtheannouncementof theunofficialresults,andthefinalroundandtheannouncementof unofficialresults,yourindividualevaluationsheetswillbemadeavailable.Approximately15minuteshasbeenallottedforeachverificationperiodanditistheresponsibilityof youandyourcoachtoquestionanytabulationerrorbeforetheofficialresultsof theroundsareannounced.Thisisnotatimetoquestionthedecisionorrankingajudgehasgivenyou.Anyonenotpresentforthisballotverificationperiodforfeitstheopportunitytoverifytabulation.Theverificationperiodafterprelimsandbeforetheannouncementof thestudentswhowilladvancetofinalswillbeginatapproximately______inroom______.Theverificationperiodafterfinalsandbeforetheannouncementof officialresultswillbeginatapproximately______inroom______.

TOPICDRAW• Preparationof topics.Topreparetopicsfortheextempdraw,cutthetopicsheetsintotheslips,as

indicated.Eachpreliminarysectionhasitsownsetof topics.TheUILprovidesidenticaltopicsforeachsection,sotoavoidduplicationof thetopicsinthedraw,placeeachsection’stopicsinaseparatecontainer(envelope,receptacle,etc.)andlabelthem.havingthecontestants’namesoneachsectionenvelopeisalsohelpful.

• Drawingtopics.(SeeExtempDrawguide,page165)Contestantswilldrawtopics30minutespriortospeaking,inastaggeredmanner.Thismeansthatallfirstspeakerswilldrawatthesametimeandspeakatthesametime(indifferentrooms,beforedifferentjudges);allsecondspeakerswilldrawatthesametimeandspeakatthesametime;etc.Eachcontestantwilldrawfivetopicsfromthecontainer, choose one to speak on, and return the other four topics to the container from which they were drawn. Topreventspeakersinthesameroomfromspeakingonidenticaltopics,itisimportantthatthetopicsfordifferentsectionsdonotgetmixed.Rulesdonotprohibitacontestantfromusinghisorherindexfilewhendrawingtopics.

• Roomarrangement.Tosimplify thedrawingprocedure,holdboththe informativeandpersuasivedrawsatthesametime,sinceastudentmaynotenterbothcontests.Tominimizeconfusion,informa-tivespeakersshoulddrawtopicsononesideof theroomandpersuasivespeakersontheother.

eXAMPLe: speaker #1

draws at 9:00 and speaks at 9:30;

speaker #2 draws at 9:10 and

speaks at 9:40; speaker #3

draws at 9:20 and speaks at 9:50, etc.

see extemp Draw guide, page 165 in

the Appendix.

eACh COnTesTAnT DrAWs fIve TOPICs from the container,

chooses one to speak on, and

returns the other four topics to the

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eDuring the contestChAIRPERSONAudiencesarepermittedandencouraged.Beforetheroundbegins,requestthatallcellphonesbeturnedoff.Whenaspeakerhasenteredtheroomtogivetheirspeech,thechairperson/timekeepershouldannouncetothejudgesthenameof thecontestantandthetopicselectedfromthespeaker’stopicslip.Thisinformationmaybewrittenonachalkboardif oneisavailableinthecontestroomwhilethejudgeiswritingnotesonthepreviousspeaker.Thechairperson/timekeepershouldgivethejudgestimetowritethespeaker’snameandtopicontheballotbeforeallowingthespeakertobegin.

PREPROOMMONITORSContestantsarenotallowedtoremovetheirelectronicretrievaldevicesfromthepreparationareauntilafterthecontestant’sspeechhasbeendelivered.ConflictsarisingfromtimescheduleswhenstudentsneedtheirequipmentforanotherUILcontest(suchasdebate)needtobeaddressedwiththepreproommonitorsinordertoretrieveequipment.

TIMEKEEPINgTimekeepingiscriticaltothiscontest.Thetimekeepershouldsitwheretheycanbeseenbycontestantsandshoulddemonstratetocontestantsthetypeof timesignalstobeused.Alltimekeepersshouldbetrainedinadvanceof thecontestaccordingtotheinstructionsinC&CRSection1003(b)(4),whichareprovidedbelow:

(4) Timekeeper and Signal Standards.(A) Atimekeepershouldbeprovidedforeachcontesttonotifythecontestantof theamount

of timeremainingfromthetotalallottedtime.Thetimekeepershouldsitwheretheycanbeseenbycontestantsandshoulddemonstratebeforeeachcontestantbeginsthetypeof timesignalstobeused.Thetimecardsareamuchpreferredmethodof signal.

(B) Atimekeepermayuseeitherhandsignalsortimecardstoindicatetothespeakerthere-mainingtime.If timecardsareavailable,whenthespeakerbeginstotalk,thecardmarked“7”shouldbeheldsothatthespeakercanseeit.Whenthespeakerhastalkedforoneminute,thecardmarked“6”,shouldbeheldsothespeakercanseeit,whichindicatessixminutesremaining,etc.Whenthespeakerhastalkedforsixminutesthetimekeepershouldraisethecardmarked“1”abovehis/herhead.Whenonly30secondsremain,thetimekeepershouldraisethe“1/2”card(preferablyayellowcard)abovethehead.Attheendof thefullsevenminutes,thetimekeepershouldholdthe“stop”card(preferablyaredcard)abovethehead,orotherwiseindicatethatthetotalallottedtimehasbeenconsumed.Aninterpretativecontestantwhoisstillspeakingasthe“stop”cardisraisedisdeemedtohavegoneoversevenminutes.Proseandpoetrycontestantsmaynotgooversevenminuteswithoutdisqualification.Ininformativeandpersuasivespeaking,thespeakermaycompleteonlythesentenceinprogresswithoutdisqualification.

Thefollowinghandsignals(signalwithfingers)arerecommendedif timecardsarenotused:

(i) Afterthreeminuteshaveelapsed,giveasignalof fourfingers. (ii) Afterfiveminuteshaveelapsed,giveasignalof twofingers. (iii) Aftersixminuteshaveelapsed,giveasignalof onefinger. (iv) Aftersevenminuteshaveelapsed,thetimekeepermaystandorotherwiseindicate thatthetotaltimehaselapsed.

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After the contestChECKINgThEBALLOTSChecktoseethattheranksonthejudge’smasterballotandtheindividualevaluationsheetsarethesame.Checktoseethateachjudgegaveoneandonlyonefirst,second,third,fourth,fifth,sixth,etc.

TABULATINgRESULTSContestsitesaretousetheUILsoftwaretotabulateresults.Therearenotiesinspeechevents.Inthecaseof paneljudgingitiscriticalthattheUILsystemof majorityorbetterranksbeutilized.(AJudges’Rank-ingSheetforapanelof judgesisincludedintheappendix.)Thefollowingcriteria,inthefollowingorder,shallbeusedtodetermineallranks:

Remember:Inanycasewherethereisatieallcontestantswhoaretiedshallbeawardedaplacebeforegoingontoanothercontestantorplace.

• Anycontestantwhoreceivesamajorityof firstsshallbeawardedfirstplace.• Intheeventthatnocontestantreceivesamajorityof firsts,thecontestantwiththelowestsumof total

ranksshallbeawardedfirstplace.• If,atthispoint,twoormorecontestantstiewiththesamelowsumof totalranks,breakthetiebythe

useof judges’preference.Judges’preferenceisamethodof tabulationanddoesnotinferthatjudgesconfertoreachapreference.(Seefurtherexplanationbelow)

• Shouldatieoccuratthispointbetweenthreeormorecontestantswhichcannotbebrokenbyjudges’preference,theranksof onlythetiedcontestantsshallbeconvertedtodecimalequivalentsonthefol-lowingscale.

Rankof first = 1.00Rankof second = .50Rankof third = .33Rankof fourth = .25Rankof fifth = .20Rankof sixth = .17Rankof seventh = .14Rankof eighth = .13

Thecontestantwiththehighestsumtotalof thedecimalvalueof ranksshallbeawardedfirstplace.• If afterconvertingtodecimalvaluestwocontestantsremaintiedwithequalsumsof decimalvalues,

thistieshallbebrokenbyjudges’preference.• Shouldatiebetweenthreeormorecontestantsoccurwhichcannotbebrokenbythesemethods,it

shallbebrokenbyablinddraw.

The order of this criterion shall be used to determine all ranks. Whendeterminingsecondplace,amajorityof secondplaceranksorbetteristhefirstcriterion.Whendeter-miningthirdplace,amajorityof thirdplaceranksorbetteristhefirstcriterion,etc.

Determinesecondplacenext.If atieexistedforfirstplace,automaticallygivethepersontiedwiththefirstplacewinnersecondplace.If notieexisted,acontestant(notalreadyawardedaplace)rankedsecondorbetterbyamajorityof thejudgesshallbeawardedsecondplace.If,however,nocontestantreceivesama-jorityof secondsorbetterorif twounrankedcontestantsreceiveamajorityof secondsorbetter,(i.e.,ranksof 1and2,or2and2),thenthecontestantwiththelowestsumof totalranksshallbeawardedsecond.Inthefollowingexample,bothunrankedcontestantshaveamajorityof secondsorbetter,socontestant#2,whosesumof totalranksislower,isrankedsecond.AwardContestant#1thirdbeforeanyothercontestantorplaceisconsidered.Thenextplacetobeawardedisfourth.

Judge Judge JudgeContestant A B C Total Rank

One 3 2 2 7 3rd Two 2 1 3 6 2nd Three 1 5 1 N/A 1st

The TalkTab computer program

for tabulating multiple judge

ranks should be downloaded for

free from the speech page of the

UIL website. District and region

contest directors should use it to avoid incorrect

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eInthenextexample,firstplacewasawardedtoacontestantwithamajorityof firsts,andnocontestanthadamajorityof secondsorbetter.Contestants1and2havethesamesumof totalranks,sothetieforsecondmustbedeterminedbyjudges’preference.

Contestant JudgeA

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Contestant1isrankedhigher(orreceiveshigherpreference)thancontestant2bytwoof thethreejudges(A&C),andisawardedsecondplace.Contestant2shallbeawardedthirdplacebeforeanyothercontestantorplaceisconsidered.Anytiebetweenonlytwocontestantscanbebrokenbyjudges’preference.

Manythree-wayties,wherethreecontestantshavethesamesumof totalranks,canalsobebrokenbydeterminingjudges’preference.Fordeterminingjudges’preferencewiththreecontestants,comparethefirsttiedcontestantwiththesecondtiedcontestant.Thencomparethefirsttiedcontestantwiththethird(other)tiedcontestant,asinthefollowingexample.

Judge Judge JudgeContestant A B C Total Preference Rank One 1 4 4 9 – – 3rd Two 4 3 2 9 + + 1st Three 5 1 3 9 + – 2nd Four 3 5 5 13 5th Five 2 2 6 10 4th Six 6 6 1 13 6th

Nospeakerhasamajorityof firsts,andthreespeakersaretiedwitharanksumof 9.

1. Comparespeaker#1tospeaker#2,andtwoof threejudges(B&C)ranked#2higher.A(+)besidespeaker#2inthepreferencecolumn,anda(–)besidenumber#1indicatethejudges’preference.

2. Nowcomparespeaker#1totheothercontestantinvolvedinthetie,speaker#3.Twojudges(B&C)ranked#3higherthan#1,indicatedbya(+)inthepreferencecolumnforspeaker#3,anda(–)inthepreferencecolumnfor#1.

3. Nowcomparespeaker#2tospeaker#3,andnotethattwoof thethreejudges(A&C)rankedspeaker#2higher,asindicatedbya(+)inthepreferencecolumnforspeaker#2,anda(–)forspeaker#3.Thetwo(+)’sforspeaker#2inthejudges’preferencecolumnindicatethatspeaker#2waspreferredoverbothothercontestants,sothisspeakerisawardedfirst.

4. Speaker#3wasrankedhigherthanspeaker#1bytwoof thethreejudges,socontestant#3isawardedsecond.

5. Contestant#1isthenawardedthird.

Althoughspeaker#5hasamajorityof secondplaceranks,thiscontestantisnotawardedsecondplace,becauseallthreecontestantstiedforfirstmustberankedbeforeconsideringothercontestantsorplaces.

Thenextplacetobedeterminedisfourthplace,andspeaker#5istheonlyunrankedcontestantwithamajorityof fourthsorbetter(twosecondplaceranks).Therefore,contestant#5isawardedfourthplace.

Thenextplacetobedeterminedisfifth,andspeaker#4istheonlyunrankedcontestantwithamajorityof fifthsorbetter.Therefore,contestant#4isawardedfifthplace,andspeaker#6isawardedsixth.

Shouldatieoccurat thispointbetweenthreeormorecontestantswhichcannotbebrokenby judges’preference, the ranks of only those contestants involved in the tie shall be converted to their decimalequivalent.

Inthefollowingexample,contestant#2hasamajorityof firstsandisawardedfirstplace.Nounrankedcontestanthasamajorityof secondsorbetter,andcontestants#1,#3,and#5havethesametotallowsumof ranks.

ATTenTIOn: In any case where there is a tie all contestants who are tied shall be award-ed a place before going on to another contestant or place.

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Judge Judge JudgeContestant A B C Total Preference

One 1 6 4 11 + – Two 2 1 1 N/A Three 3 2 6 11 – + Four 6 3 5 14 Five 4 5 2 11 – + Six 5 4 3 12

Judges’preferencecannotbedeterminedbecausenocontestantisgivenpreferenceoverbothothers.Onlytheranksof thetiedcontestantsshallbeconvertedtotheirdecimalequivalentasfollows:

Contestant#1 Contestant#3 Contestant#51st = 1.00 3rd = .33 4th = .256th = .17 2nd = .50 5th = .204th = .25 6th = .17 2nd = .50 1.42 1.00 .95

• Contestant#1hasthehighestsumtotalof decimalvalue,andisawardedsecondplace.• Contestant#3hasthenexthighesttotal,andisawardedthirdplace,andcontestant#5isawardedfourth

place.• Bothcontestantsremainingunrankedhaveamajorityof fifthsorbetter.Therefore,contestant#6,with

thelowersumof totalranks,isawardedfifthplaceandcontestant#4isawardedsixth.

Judge Judge Judge TotalContestant A B C value Preference Decimal Rank One 1 6 4 11 +– 1.42 2nd Two 2 1 1 N/A 1st Three 3 2 6 11 –+ 1.00 3rd Four 6 3 5 14 6th Five 4 5 2 11 –+ .95 4th Six 5 4 3 12 5th

• If afterconversiontodecimalvalues,twocontestantsremainedtied,thistieshallbebrokenbyjudges’preference,asinthefollowingexampleof threecontestantstiedforfirst:

Judge Judge Total Pref Decimal RankContestant A B C value One 1 5 2 8 1.70 1st Two 3 1 4 8 + 1.58 2nd Three 4 3 8 8 – 1.58 3rd

Inthisexample,judges’preferencescannotbedeterminedamongthethreetiedcontestants.Whenranksareconvertedtodecimalvalue,contestant#1hasthehighesttotalandisthereforeawardedfirstplace.Nowjudges’preferencesshallbeusedtobreakthesimple2-waytiebetweencontestants#2and#3.Twoof thethreejudges(A&B)rankedcontestant#2higherthan#3,andcontestant#2isawardedsecondplace.Contestant#3shallbeawardedthirdplacebeforeanyothercontestantisconsidered.

If atthispoint,atiestillexistsamongthreeormorecontestantswhosedecimalvalueof ranksisequal,thetiemustbebrokenbyablinddraw,exceptatstatefinals.Thefollowingexampleillustratesatieamongthreecontestantsthatmustbebrokenbyablinddraw.

Judge Judge Judge Total Pref Decimal RankContestant A B C value One 1 3 5 9 +– 1.53 TIE Two 3 5 1 9 –+ 1.53 TIE Three 5 1 3 9 +– 1.53 TIE

Allthreecontestantsshallbeawardedranksbyablinddrawbeforeanyothercontestantorplaceiscon-sidered.PointsshallbedividedequallyinaccordancetoSection902of theC&CR.

fOr MOre information on converting ties

to their decimal equivalent, see

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eDISqUALIFICATIONSOnlythecontestdirectorisempoweredtodisqualifycontestantsfortimeorruleviolations.Judgesshouldrankallcontestantsinaroundandthenbringtheissuetothecontestdirector’sattentionaftertheround.Judgesmaynotdisqualifycontestants.Fordisqualificationsinthefinalround,thecontestantshouldre-ceivenoplace(rank).heorshealsodoesnotcontributepointstowardthespeechteamawardoroverallsweepstakes.

BALLOTvERIFICATIONThisperiodismandatory.Beforetheofficialresultsareannouncedinbothpreliminaryandfinalrounds,thecontestantsand/orcoachesshouldbegiventheunofficialresultsandallowedtoviewindividualevalu-ationsheetsfornomorethan15minutes.Thejudges’rankingsheetusedtotabulateranksfromapanelof judgesshouldbeavailableduringtheverificationperiod.Contestantsand/orcoachesmay,atthistime,bringupanyquestionsconcerningtabulationtotheattentionof thecontestdirector.Thecontestdirectorwillthencorrectanyerrorsbeforetheofficialresultsareannounced.Studentsmaykeeptheirevaluationsheetsafterresultsaredeclaredofficial.questionsaboutjudges’decisionsarenotallowed.

OFFICIALRESULTSWhentheballotverificationperiodisover,theofficialresultsmaybeannouncedorposted.Theseresultsarefinal.Atthistime,individualevaluationsheetsmaybereleasedtocoaches/students.

AWARDSPresentmedalstothewinnersaccordingtotheguidelinesoutlinedintheUILConstitutionandContestRules.If acontestantadvancestothefinalroundinthiseventbutdoesnotcompeteinthatround,thecontestantshouldnotreceiveaplace(rank).heorshealsodoesnotcontributepointstothespeechteamawardorsweepstakes.

REPORTTODIRECTOR(DISTRICT)Individualcontestdirectorsshallgivethecontestroster/resultsformandsortingenvelopestothedistrictdirectorimmediatelyafterthecontest.ThedistrictmeetdirectorisresponsibleforenteringresultsintotheUILSpringMeetOnlineEntrySystem.Districtresultsmustbesubmittedintotheonlinesystemandmadeavailableforpublicreviewby5p.m.ontheMondayfollowingtheseconddistrictweek.(REgION)Individualcontestdirectorsshallgivethecontestroster/resultsformandsortingenvelopestotheregionaldirectorimmediatelyafterthecontest.TheregionalcontestdirectorisresponsibleforenteringresultsintotheUILSpringMeetOnlineEntrySystemandmakingthemavailableforpublicreviewby5p.m.of theMondayfollowingtheregionalmeet.RegionaldirectorsshallalsoprovidetheStateOfficewithalistof contestantabsenteesif alternateswerenotpresenttotaketheseindividuals’places.A“No-Show”formisprovidedinyourpacket.

MAILINgRESULTSMailingfullmeetresultstoparticipatingschoolsisoptionalsinceresultswillbepostedon-line.

EXTRACONTESTMATERIALSDestroyordistributeanyextracontestmaterials.Note:topicsmustbedestroyed.

fOr InsTrUCTIOns on ballot verification see C&Cr, section 1003 (b) (6).

OnLIne nOTe: If this is your final speech event to certify ranks, be sure to click on “verify speech team results” to calculate speech team points.

InDIvIDUAL POInTs1st place ............................ 152nd place ........................... 123rd place ........................... 104th place ............................. 85th place ............................. 66th place ............................. 4

sPeeCh TeAM POInTs1st place ............................ 102nd place .............................5

sPeeCh TeAM POInTsThe UIL spring Meet Online entry system will calculate and award speech team points.