Contests

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International Speech and Table Topics Contests!!

Club level International Speech and Table Topics Contests will be held during February, followed by Area Contests in March. See the schedule below.

All the contest forms are now available for download!

Some forms are new for 2013 so Download!

Please note: The newest Speech Contest Rulebook (Item 1171DCD), which went into effect January 1, 2013, is available. Several revisions have been made based on members' suggestions. The new format combines information from the former Speech Contest Manual (Item 1173), making the rulebook an all-inclusive resource for conducting a successful speech contest.

The following are important rule clarifications:

Judges

To judge at a Toastmasters speech contest, members must meet all eligibility requirements identified below:

1. All judges must be members in good standing.
2. All judges at area, division, district, semifinal, and International speech contests must have been a Toastmasters member in good standing since July 1 of the previous year and have completed at least six Competent Communication (Item 225) manual projects.
3. All judges at the semifinal and International contests must be at least an Advanced Toastmaster Bronze or Advanced Communicator Bronze and have previously judged a Toastmasters speech contest at area, division, district, or semifinal level.

The chief judge should encourage all speech contest officials to view the online Speech Contest training.

Timing

• Two timers are appointed by the chief judge. One is provided with a stopwatch and the other with a timing device that displays green, yellow, and red colors.
• In the event of technical failure of the signal or timing equipment, a speaker is allowed 30 extra seconds of overtime before being disqualified.

Tiebreaking

• The tiebreaking judge's ballot must be collected by the chief judge while the counters are collecting all other judges' ballots. In the event of a tie, the chief judge consults the tiebreaking judge's ballot.
• The tied contestant who received the highest ranking on the tiebreaking judge's ballot gains the contested place. Any other tied contestants are ranked in order behind that contestant.

District 84 Contest Policies

Number of Contestants for Area and Division Contests

• Areas having four or fewer clubs, the District will allow the clubs to send two contestants to the area contest.
• Divisions having four or fewer areas, the District will allow the Areas to send two contestants to the division contest.

Trophy Size Recommendations

• Club Trophies - maximum of 10"
• Area Trophies - maximum of 12"
• Division Trophies - maximum of 15"
• District Trophies - maximum of 17"
  

Downloads

• Contest Forms 2013 including Rule Book
• Contest To-Do List
• Contest Judging Criteria for all Contests
• Scripts for Contest Master & Chief Judge to Conduct Contests and Briefings
  International Speech - Table Topics - Humorous Speech - Evaluation

Contest Schedule

If you don't see it here, check with your Area Governor for date and venue.

• Areas 10 - 14 International Speech and Table Topics Contests - See Flyer for details.
• Area 20 - Sat, Mar 9th (11:00am to 2:00pm) - Clarion Hotel Port Canaveral Area [ 260 E Merritt Island Cswy (SR 520), Merritt Island ] - flyer
• Area 21 - Sat, Apr 13th (9:00am to 12:30pm) - Buena Vida Estates [ 2129 W New Haven Ave, Melbourne ] - flyer
• Area 22 - Sat, Apr 6th (9:00am to 12:30pm) - West Melbourne Public Library [ 2755 Wingate Blvd, Melbourne ] - flyer
• Area 23 - Sat, Apr 6th (1:00pm to 4:30pm) - West Melbourne Public Library [ 2755 Wingate Blvd, Melbourne ]
• Area 24 - Sat, Mar 16th (12:00pm to 3:00pm) - The Knowledge Exchange [ 5151 Babcock St, Palm Bay, FL ] - Cost $7, includes lunch - flyer
• Area 25 - Sun, Apr 7th (12:30pm to 4:30pm) - Marsh Landing Restaurant [ 44 N Broadway St, Fellsmere ] - flyer
• Area 30 Table Topics & International Speech Contest Wednesday, March 6, 2013 6:00pm Quad 1- 4400 Alafaya Trail, Orlando, Florida 32826
• Area 32 Table Topics & International Speech Contest - Sunday, Mar. 3, 2013, 3:00 PM - DOC’S STREETSIDE GRILL (The Former Legends Sports Bar and Grill), 1315 S. Orange Ave., 3rd Floor, Orlando, FL 32806 - flyer
• Area 33 Contest - Sunday March 10, 2013 beginning at 3PM< - Orlando Central SDA Church ~ Hillcrest Learning Center - 624 N Broadway Avenue Orlando FL 32803
• Area 34 Contest: Mayflower Retirement Center, 1620 Mayflower Court Winter Park, FL 32792 - March 3, 2013 at 3:00 pm
• Area 42 International Speech and Table topics Contests - March 24th from 2-4pm at the Casselberry Public Library (Oxford Road).
• Area 44 International Speech and Table topics Contests - March 9, 2013, 9 AM - The Madorsky Theater - Mori Honsseini Center, Building 1200 - Daytona State College Campus. Flyer
• Area 52 Table Topics & International Speech Contest - Saturday, March 9, 2013 9:30am Strayer University- SandLake Campus ste-900 - 8541 South Park Circle ste.900 Orlando, Florida 32819
• Areas 53 & 54 Table Topics & International Speech Contest - March 16, 2013 - Contest begins promptly at 10:00 AM - Polk Co. Sheriff Ofc 1891 Jim Keene Blvd {off hwy 540W} 33880 - Phone 863-298-6200
• Area International Speech and Table Topics Contests take place in March. Check with your Area Governor for details.
• Area 60 Contest is scheduled for Saturday, March 30th, 11AM – 1PM at the Pablo Creek Library (13295 Beach Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32246)
• Area 61 Contest is scheduled for Saturday, March 16 from 10AM – 12PM at DeVry University (5200  Belfort Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32256)
• Area 62 Contest is scheduled for Saturday, March 16 from 3PM – 5PM at Flager College (74 King Street St. Augustine, FL 32084)
• Area 63 Contest is scheduled for Friday, March 22nd, 6:00-8:00 pm, at Vystar Headquarters, 4949 Blanding Boulevard, Jacksonville Florida, 32210
• Area 64 Contest is scheduled for Saturday, March 9 from 11AM  - 1PM at the Watson Real Estate Office (1410 Palm Coast Parkway NW, Palm Coast FL 32137)
• Area 70 Speech Contests – Sat., March 16, 2013 - Entomology Bldg. room 1031, UF - 970 Natural Area Dr, Gainesville click for directions
• Area 71 Speech Contests – Sat., March 16, 2013 TBD
• Area 72 Speech Contests – Sat., March 16, 2013 - em>United Way, Ocala
• Area 73 Speech Contests – Thur., March 14, 2013, 6pm - Lake County School District Boardroom, 201 W. Burleigh Blvd. in Tavares
• Areas 80& 81 International Speech and Table Topics Contest - Thursday March 14, 2013 at 7:00 PM - Every Nation Church Youth Room, 255 N Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32303
• Areas 82 & 83 International Speech and Table Topics Contest - March 16, 2013 10 AM - Northeast Branch Library Bruce J. Host Center, 5513 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32308
• Division B - Sat, Apr 27th (9:30am to 2:00pm) - Holiday Inn Melbourne-Viera Conf. Center [ 8298 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL ] - Cost $20, includes lunch (Registration will open in late March) - flyer
• Division C International Speech and Table Topics Contest at the Mayflower Retirment Home - April 21, 2013 from 3-6pm - flyer
• Division D International Speech and Table topics Contests - April 13 at 10:30 am. It will be held at Daytona State College in the Madorsky Theater
• Division F Contest is scheduled for April 19th, 6:00- 9:00 pm at the Community Hospice, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, Florida.
• Division E Contest - Saturday April 13 10 AM - 12 PM, Strayer University - Sand Lake Campus,
  8541 South Park Circle, Ste 900, Orlando, FL 32819 - Room 207/208
• Division G Speech Contests – Sat., April 20, 2013, 10:00 a.m., (contesants & functionaries should arrive by 9:30 a.m.) Bonnie Heath Community Room, United Way, Ocala, 1401 NE 2nd St, Ocala, FL
• Division H Spring Banquet and International Speech and Table Table Topics Contest - Saturday April 13, 2013 6:00 PM - Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Conference Center - 2725 Graves Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32303
• District 84 Spring Conference and Table Table Topics Contest - May 17
• District 84 Spring Conference and International Speech Contest - May 18

 

helpful presentations
Speech Contests 101 by Shari Cartwright, ATM-G/CL	Contest Judging by Karl Righter, DTM PDG

 

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