Contest Chair
FALL CLUB CONTEST
HUMOROUS & EVALUTION
Thursday, September 13, 2012
“The best thing you can do to improve is participate in the contests.”
~Anonymous Sagely Gentleman, TLI July 2011
WHAT: Humorous Contest and Evaluation Contest
WHO: Every member of the Parker Toastmasters is eligible to compete in either contest.
WHEN: Thursday, September 13th, 2012 at 7:00pm – 8:00pm (the meeting may run a bit longer than the regularly scheduled time)
WHERE: Southeast Christian Church in Parker off Jordan Road near Lincoln
WHY: One small step for speech making, one giant step for your personal growth.
HOW: Sign up on the regular sign-up sheet under the 13-Sept date header. Select your contest (or contests) of choice. Details for participants in each contest are written below.
Rule Book
Humorous Speech Contest
(from a summary on this web site)
The subject for the humorous speech shall be selected by the contestant. The speaker should avoid potentially objectionable language, anecdotes and material.
Contestants must prepare their own five to seven minute speech, which must be substantially original and certified as such in writing to the Chief Judge by the contestants prior to the presentation of the speeches (on Form 1183, Speaker’s Certification of Eligibility and Originality). Any quoted material must be so identified during the speech presentation.
The speech must be thematic in nature (opening, body, and close) and not be an act or monologue (series of one-liners).
Evaluation Contest
(taken from a summary on this web site)
Each evaluation contest follows a simple, standard agenda:
- The contest begins with a short speech given by a test speaker.
- Contestants watch and listen to the test speaker. Most critique the speech with the help of an evaluation template.
- At the conclusion of the speech, contestants are ushered out of the room.
- They are given five minutes to review notes. At the end of this period, their notes are gathered.
- One at a time, contestants are brought back to the room to deliver a two- to three-minute evaluation, with their notes (if desired).
- Judges score each contestant. Scores are tallied to determine the winners.