I would like to go ahead and confirm my role as Vote Counter for tonight. I will see you all there! Thanks, --Arthur On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Anselma Lopez <anselma.lopez@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Hello! > > Congratulations! > Today is your day. > You’re off to Great Places! > You’re off and away! > > You have brains in your head. > You have feet in your shoes. > You can steer yourself any direction you choose. > > And I KNOW you are going to steer yourself over to the Civic Center for the > 2011 International Speech Contest!!! > Please be sure to arrive by 6:45 for all kinds of amazing treats and to get > your front row spot for the show - And for participants it is a requirement > that you arrrive then > > Below you will find roles, responsibilities and descriptions so you will be > fully prepared for tonights full line up! And if you have any questions > please let us know!!! > > May the Luck of the Irish Be With You, > > Anselma and Danielle > > > > *Front Range Toastmaster Club Speech Contest* > > International & Table Topics > > Spring 2010 > > > > Toastmaster / Contest Chairmen: Danielle Edmonds (C) & Anselma Lopez (C) > > Chief Judge: Steve Dalbec (C) > > Contest Sergeant of Arms: Mary Lederhos > > Contest Greeter: Open > > Judge 1: Dirk Kittredge (C) > > Judge 2: Art Ramirez (C) > > Judge 3: David Hassler (C) > > Judge 4: Luke Vesely (C) > > Judge 5: Adam Vesely (C) > > Tie Breaker Judge (TBD at contest) > > Vote Counter 1: Linda Sturm (C) > > Vote Counter 2: Arthur Jerijian > > Vote Counter 3: Open > > Timer 1: Ray Pezolt (C) > > Timer 2: Steven Dalbec (C) > > > Front Range Toastmasters - Spring 2011 International Speech & Table Topics > Contestants, > > Please plan on arriving at 6:45pm on Thursday, March 17, 2011. We will > have a contestants’ briefing that will cover contest rules, timing and draw > for speaking positions. Please review the contest rule book before the > contest (http://www.toastmasters.org/rulebook). > > If you’re participating in the International Speech contest, you will be > allowed to stay in the room until it is your turn. For Table Topics > contestants, you will be taken to the break room and brought in for your > turn. > > Contestants will have 1 minute to setup their speaking area and then be > announced as follows: > > International Speech: Contestant’s Name, Speech Title, > Speech Title, and Contestant’s Name > Table Topics: Contestant’s Name, Topic, Topic, and > Contestant’s Name > > Length of Speeches & Table Topics > International Speech is 5 – 7 minutes with a 30 second > grace period (4:30 – 7:30). > Table Topics is 1 – 2 minutes with a 30 second grace period > (:30 – 2:30) > > ** Again, please see the speech contest rule book for further details ( > http://www.toastmasters.org/rulebook). > > Voting Ballots > It has been requested to provide speakers information about what they will > be judged on. > > > International Speech Contest > The ballot focuses on Contest (50%), Delivery (30%) and Language (20%). > Please see the details below: > > Speech Development (Structure, organization, support material) / 0 - 20 > points > Effectiveness (Achievement of purpose, interest, reception) / 0 - 15 > points > Speech Value (Ideas, logic, original thought) / 0 – 15 points > Physical (Appearance, body language, speaking area) / 0 – 10 points > Voice (Flexibility, volume) / 0 – 10 points > Manner (Directness, assurance, enthusiasm) / 0 – 10 points > Appropriateness ( To speech purpose and audience) / 0 – 10 points > Correctness (Grammar, pronunciation, word selection) / 0 – 10 points > > Table Topics Contest > The ballot focuses on all 5 of the details below: > Speech Development (Opening, body, close, organization, smoothness) > / 0 – 30 points > Effectiveness (Logic, Directness, enthusiasm, achievement of > purpose, audience response) / 0 – 25 points > Physical (Appearance, body language, speaking area) / 0 – 15 points > Voice (Flexibility, volume) / 0 – 15 points > Language (Appropriate to speech, purpose and audience, good grammar, > pronunciation and word selection) / 0 – 15 points > > Maximum Total Score is 100 points. > Final scores will not be shared by any judges with the contestants. > > Remember, each judge lists finishers in order. The vote counters will then > calculate the final score based on top 3 rankings of each judge. > Contestants will score 3 points for 1st, 2 points for 2nd and 1 point for > 3rd. Final winner is based on this final scoring. > >