Re: Club Contest

[Pamela Porter]

Nick,

I attached some documents that will get you started to organize understanding that you will not be able to be there to fill your role.

MBC Toastmasters leadership and seasoned member,

Jump in where you can and be a part of the this contest.

Joan,

Can we count on you this time around?

Vann-Di,

Please correct anything that needs correction.

All,

I will be responsible for printing materials on Saturday, not Sunday night.

Nick,

Here are some questions that you may have and the answers I got off the web site:

The only speech contest with a minimum manual-speech requirement is the International Speech Contest. To participate in any level of the International Speech Contest, a member must have completed at least six speeches from Competent Communication prior to the club contest.

I think the only ineligible situation that could come up is the following:

• A member serving as a chief judge, voting judge or tie-breaking judge beyond the club level for a contest in which the member is still competing or intends to compete.

The following are contest officials: contest chair, contest toastmaster, chief judge, voting judges, tiebreaking judge, timers, sergeant at arms, and counters. Officials should not serve in more than one role at the same contest and they may not compete in the contest at which they are serving as an official.

Anonymity is required for judges and no judges' names or contact information is provided in any contest materials. Judges’ decisions are confidential. Their identities are confidential as well. If judges were announced, it could lead to confrontations with contestants or audience members who do not agree with the contest results. Anonymity helps the judges be more effective. They can be more objective with their decisions because confrontations after the contest are less likely.

The chief judge does not judge the contestants. The role of the chief judge is to appoint and advise the judges, counters, timers, and tiebreaking judge. The chief judge also conducts the judges’ briefing before the contest, collects the time record sheet from the timers, collects the ballot from the tie-breaking judge, handles protests, and delivers the list of winners to the contest chair at the end of the contest.

Contestants do not pay an entry fee. But it does depend.

Example: Contestant A is competing in a speech contest at a district conference and intends to only compete in the contest. Contestant A is not attending any of the other conference sessions. Contestant A cannot be charged a registration fee. Contestant B is attending education sessions at the district conference in addition to competing in the speech contest. Contestant B can be charged a registration fee.

Pamela L. Porter, CC, ALB

MBC Toastmasters

President

202-710-2000

On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 10:55 PM, Pamela Porter <plpwri...@gmail.com> wrote:

Roster, bt do not call Mary Ann she is taking a break.

On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 10:02 PM, Pamela Porter <plpwri...@gmail.com> wrote:

Nick,

Do we need participants? I have not heard much chatter. Do we have a chance? Yo know we can have one contestant each.

Ask Nona. She advanced to the District because she was the only participant.

Pam

What can I help to do?

On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 9:13 PM Domonick Houston <knyn...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Good evening Pam,

Would you please give me a call at 202-375-8319.  I would like to speak with you concerning the club contest.

Regards,

Nick Houston