FRTM - Today Is The Day!!!
- From: Anselma Lopez <anselma.lopez@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: frtm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:47:28 -0600
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.
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