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How to Judge a Speech Tournament 2

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hello welcome to our tournament and thank you for your help as a judge they should be a good experience for you you will see and hear young men and women learn to communicate well and are learning to take their place in our world they are aware of today's issues have strong opinions they are learning to express and depend upon you to approach their work with an open mind and a constructive evaluation my name is Greg Osborne and I am an active coach of the secondary school associated with the California high school speech Association many of my students as well as hundreds of students other high schools in the state are preparing to qualify to attend the state tournament that will be held at the end of the school year as a coach I hope that you can offer written feedback that will tell my colleagues and I how well our students learning their lessons and how they might improve so thank you for judging and for your willingness to help our students grow and succeed my goal is to provide some instruction that will make today a pleasant and see Festival experience for you we will begin with some general guidelines for today's tournament after viewing this program the tournament director or judges room may have some additional instructions for you as well you will be picking up and returning your ballots in the same room after receiving your ballot check to make sure you know where the room is located look over judging criteria find the room and begin the round promptly if you have questions ask the judges coordinator not the students you as judge are in charge of the round observers are always welcome as long as they are polite leaving or entering only between speakers second after finding the room and getting the student seated and getting set up take roll if the first two or three contestants are present begin if a contestant does not show up go on to the next speaker students speak in the order in which they are listed as a general rule wait for a no-show speaker for 10 minutes after the round is over fill out no show as a rang and list the time that you left the contest room on the ballot as much as possible keep the speaking order intact but do not delay getting around started promptly students have been assigned a code so do not ask them what school they represent please do not reveal your decision to the speaker's remember that the ranking or decision is your responsibility and you may not confer find the ballot and return it promptly to the judges room if you know any of the competitors or if you have judge the same student in the same event at this tournament please return to the judges room immediately before you begin the round and call on your first Speaker make sure that you understand the rules of the event read the ballot consult your written instructions keep in mind my verbal description of each event which you will hear later in this program you will rank each contestant determine who is first second third fourth fifth Etc contestant must have a different rank a rank of one is for the best speaker if you must correct your ballot make your rankings clear I suggest that you take notes during every speech this often improves the quality of your decision or ranking at the end of the round and the students appreciate and expect it to occur you may be asked to provide written comments for each contestant today time the comments do not get back to the coach so they sabotage the process if any student asks you for comment or result please tell the student that your comments will be written on the ballot that they can share with their coach at ale date each contestant speech must be tied if a contestant speech is overtime by more than 30 seconds in a prepared event or 15 seconds and it's an impromptu note the time overage on the ballot and note that a violation has occurred tell the judges room coordinator a violation is occurred when you turn in your ballot and they will assign the penalties for you most competitors have a timer that you can use or you may want to use a cell phone that is silent and finally returned your ballot promptly returned to the judges room while you make your decision so that you can be a sign to the next round in most rounds all the ballots must be collected and processed before the next round begins so it is critical to return to the judge's room promptly without further Ado let's talk about the individual events that you may be seeing today the individual events that are offered by the California high school speech Association will fall into three different styles each with its own unique challenges for our speakers first you will see original which the students have composed on their own second you will see interpretive event requiring students to interpret the works of a published author finally the events which challenged students to present speeches which are prepared just prior to delivery let us begin with original events original oratory advocacy expository and original prose poem in all of these original events the speech is the original work of the contestant it must be truthful and non factual references especially personal experiences must identified as such some direct quotation is allowed but its source must be identified the student has up to 10 minutes maximum to deliver their speech which must be memorized the most Portland advice I can give you is you must not let your personal bias influence your judgment of who delivers the best speech in the round original oratory is an original each of any topic the student may choose the topics 10 to address the students observations about life such as courage individuality truth curiosity and the light the student is not required to provide a solution but instead challenges The Listener to ponder the subject in their own life advocacy is very similar to original oratory and delivery however the topics are more current event in nature and every student is required to present a specific legislative or regulatory solution to the problem the address expository speakers describe clarify illustrate or Define an object idea concept or process again a fabricated topic may not be used audio and or visual aids are a lie but not required no other person may be used as an aid items of dress necessary to the presentation may be put on and must be removed during the course of the prison when you have time this speech you must include the time it takes for the student to set up and take down their visual aids however the student may have their visual aids preset at the side of the room original prose poetry speakers present their own writings as poetry and or prose the styles are Limitless smaller pieces connected by theme monologues short stories and so forth the important issue is that it must be the work of the contestant although they may briefly quote another writer the next speeches we will examine our interpretive events dramatic humorous Duo oratorical and thematic none of these are the original work of the contestant instead selections must be chosen from published works by author author the title and author must be included in the presentation again the student has up to 10 minutes maximum for their performance sitting kneeling and lying on the floor are permitted but for picture and props may not be used dramatic interpretation and humorous interpretation are identical in basic rules except for the obvious difference you will see in their names dramatic and humorous selections are chosen from publish stories plays essays or poems the student may choose a monologue or a multi character piece and play All Parts the selection maybe now Raven parked Oriental the humor may be subtle with or fast-moving farce students will use gesture pantomime singing dancing and may add appropriate introductory and transition material but they may not change the author's intent some dramatic pieces may have humorous moments and some humorous pieces may have serious moment but the student must deliver the peace with the authors end in mind Duo interpretation may be humorous or dramatic in nature this is the only individual event which is delivered by two students the contestants may not touch during the interpretation contestants must use what is called off stage focus and may not make eye contact during the interpretation make eye contact and even touch during the introductory remarks for transitional material only oratorical interpretation speakers choose a published speech delivered originally by a real person a real audience as a public address this speech is not meant to be an impersonation however many students may sound a great deal like the original speaker the key is that the interpretation should recreate the meaning of the selection through the use of voice gestures eye contact and facial expression the author title and the date and place of the original speech must be indicated in students introductory remarks thematic interpretation contestants present a program of literary Works based upon a theme of his or her choice each program will contain three or more separate selection from different published Works memorized introductory explanatory and transitional material must include the author and title of each selection the transitional material may be delivered at the beginning of the presentation or presented as the Thematic presentation on full the contestant must hold a manuscript but reading is optional the manuscript or binder may be used as a prop but it's paper contents may not become a visual aid finally let's look at the speeches which are prepared just prior to delivery power spontaneous event there are two styles of speeches you impromptu and extemporaneous each of these events has a different time restriction and requires you to be a little bit more involved in facilitating the event and providing specific time signal to the student be sure to talk to the student about how you will show their time signals before they begin speaking if you are judging impromptu you will be given a copy of the topics for the round cut two little slips of paper with your designated for each speaker the contestants will enter the room one at a time give each speaker his or her slip of paper immediately before he or she speaks do not pass out the topics to all the contestants at the same time immediately after reading the topic choices the speaker has two minutes to prepare a speech you must Haim this 2 minute preparation . and let each speaker know when 2 minutes have elapsed give these time signals verbally counting down from 2 saying 1 minute 30 seconds has a lapse likewise you will need to provide each speaker with time signals during their 5-minute speech May signals are non-verbal using clear hand signals for 3 to 132nd and a clenched fist indicating to the speaker that their time has elapsed prior to coming to the round National extemporaneous and internationalist rainiest contestants draw three topics choose one and are given 30 minutes to prepare their speeches this is being done as you arrive at the room to judge so don't expect the students to be waiting for you when you right to judge you will be provided with a copy of the topics for the round usually attached to your ballot the topics are of significant contemporary interest discussed in major national news magazine during the week prior to the tournament contestants have been permitted to use books magazines Library AIDS Etc in their preparation process and are expected to provide citations to support their observations opinions contestants must speak in their assigned order as they arrive at the room at the conclusion of the speech the contestant May remain in the room to observe the other speakers students must speak on the topic they have drawn the maximum speaking time is 7 minutes you will provide each speaker with time signals for their 7-minute speech counting down using your raised hand from 543 to 132nd and use a clenched fist to indicate the speaker's time has elapsed it's time to distribute the individual event ballots and get the tournament started in general coaches make sure the students are following the rules of the event they have entered so you should not expect to police the events after receiving your ballot to make sure you know where the room is located over the judging criteria find the room and begin the round promptly the judges coordinator is prepared to answer your specific questions thank you for judging

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