Speech ContestJudges Training

May 22, 2010

For 2010 District 76 Spring Conference

Kiminari Azuma – ACS/ALS

Yamato Bilingual Club

2007 & 2008 District 76 Champion

Session Goals

What is Judging About ?

The Judge’s Ballot

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Judge’s Responsibility

The Responsibility of a Judge is

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to Pick a Winner

Accurate

Fair Trustworthy

Knowledgeable Good Listeners

Qualities of a Judge

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Friendly

SupportiveUnfair

HumorousEasygoing

ArrogantNice

Creative

Morning Person

Japanese

Law-School Graduate

Accurate

Fair Trustworthy

Knowledgeable Good Listeners

Qualities of a Judge

Heart

Head Hands

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Unfair

Untrustworthy

Qualities of a Judge

TM Azuma Judge Azuma

Fair

Trustworthy

Subjective Objective6

Barriers to objectivity

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Subjective Objective

Barriers to objectivity (1/9)

“First or Last Speaker is Best”

1st Speaker 2nd Speaker 3rd Speaker 4th Speaker 5th Speaker

1st Speaker 2nd Speaker 3rd Speaker 4th Speaker 5th Speaker

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Barriers to objectivity (2/9)

“Let’s Help the Underdog”

1st Speaker 2nd Speaker 3rd Speaker 4th Speaker 5th Speaker

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Barriers to objectivity (3/9)

Halo Effect

1st Speaker 2nd Speaker 3rd Speaker 4th Speaker 5th Speaker

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Halo

Halo

Halo

Barriers to objectivity (4/9)

Reverse Halo Effect

1st Speaker 2nd Speaker 3rd Speaker 4th Speaker 5th Speaker

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Barriers to objectivity (5/9)

Second Time Around

Division Contest in April

D76 Contest on May 23

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Barriers to objectivity (6/9)

“Give Someone Else a Chance”

1st Speaker 3rd Speaker 4th Speaker2nd Speaker

2008

2009

2010

5th Speaker

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Barriers to objectivity (7/9)

Not the Norm

1st Speaker 2nd Speaker 3rd Speaker 4th Speaker 5th Speaker

Politics Religion Toastmasters

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Barriers to objectivity (8/9)

Prejudices and Personal Preferences

3rd Speaker2nd Speaker1st Speaker 4th Speaker 5th Speaker

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Barriers to objectivity (9/9)

The Unknown Judging Form 17

Barriers to objectivity (9/9)

The Unknown Judging Form

OLD FORM CURRENT FORM

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Barriers to objectivity

1. First or Last Speaker

is Best

2. Let’s Help the

Underdog

3. Halo Effect

4. Reverse Halo Effect

5. Second Time

Around

6. Give Someone Else

a Chance

7. Not the Norm

8. Prejudices and

Personal

Preferences

9. The Unknown

Judging Form19

Quiz

1st Speaker 2nd Speaker 3rd Speaker 4th Speaker 5th Speaker

He

You

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Accurate

Fair Trustworthy

Knowledgeable Good Listeners

Qualities of a Judge

Heart

Head Hands

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The Judges Ballot

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The Judges Ballot

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Speaker 1

Speaker 2

Speaker 3

Speaker 4

Speaker 5

The Judges Ballot – Quiz

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Contestant A 87

Contestant B 87

Contestant C 87

Contestant D 87

Contestant E 87

Contestant F 87

The Judges Ballot

The Responsibility of a Judge isto Pick a Winner

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Contestant CContestant E

Contestant A

Contestant A 87

Contestant B 87

Contestant C 87

Contestant D 87

Contestant E 87

Contestant F 87

Kiminari Azuma Kiminari Azuma

The Judges BallotHow to rate?

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The Judges BallotHow to rate?

Message“Never give up”

We human being,

sometime make

mistakes but the

mistake can be a life

changing lesson.

Message conclusion

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The Judges BallotHow to rate?

Message

“Never give up”

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50 %Content

The Judges Ballot

How much these components support the message?29

The Judges Ballot

30 %Delivery

How much these components support the message?30

The Judges Ballot

20 %Language

How much these components support the message?31

Accurate

Fair Trustworthy

Knowledgeable Good Listeners

Qualities of a Judge

Heart

Head Hands

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