Toastmasters Contest Judges The Cornerstone of all Speech
Contests Slide 2 www.toastmasters.org Speech Contests
Characteristics of Good Judges Barriers to Objectivity The Art of
Judging Judging forms Judges Code of Ethics Role of Chief Judge
Simulations Agenda Slide 3 www.toastmasters.org Humorous Speech
Contest - fall Table Topics Speech Contest - fall Evaluation Speech
Contest - spring International Speech Contest - spring Speech
Contests Slide 4 www.toastmasters.org Judging Evaluation
Characteristics of a Good Judge Slide 5 www.toastmasters.org
Accurate Fair Trustworthy Knowledgeable Good Listeners
Characteristics of a Good Judge Continued Slide 6
www.toastmasters.org Speaker Position Champion for the Underdog
Halo Effect Reverse Halo Effect Second Time Around Not the Norm
Prejudices & Personal Preferences Barriers to Objectivity Slide
7 www.toastmasters.org Judges Ballot 3 Judging Categories Judges
rate and rank speakers no feedback allowed The Art of Judging Slide
8 www.toastmasters.org Judging Forms Slide 9 www.toastmasters.org
Judging Forms Slide 10 www.toastmasters.org 1. I will demonstrate
the utmost objectivity. I will consciously avoid bias of any kind
in selecting first, second and third place contestants. I will not
consider any contestants club, area, division or district
affiliation. Nor will I consider any contestants age, sex, race,
creed, national origin, profession or political beliefs. 2. I will
not time the speeches and will not consider the possibility of
under-time or overtime when judging a contestants speech. Judges
Code of Ethics Slide 11 www.toastmasters.org 3. I will support by
word and deed the contest rules and judging standards, refrain from
public criticism of the contest and only reveal my participation as
a judge, scores and ranking in accordance with speech contest
rules. 4. I am not a member of the same club as any contestant when
judging at the division, district, semi-finals and international
levels. 5. I have no conflict of interest with any of the
contestants that would cause me to be biased. Judges Code of Ethics
Continued Slide 12 www.toastmasters.org Role of Chief Judge Slide
13 www.toastmasters.org Understand Speech Contest Rulebook Appoint
assistances and brief duties timers, counters, judges Provide one
judge with tie-breaking ballot Check contestants eligibility
Oversee ballot counting Confirm announcement of winners Destroy the
ballots Chief Judge Duties Slide 14 www.toastmasters.org
Simulations Time to flex those judging muscles! Slide 15
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