Eloise Blackstock, DTM District 42 Contest Chair Rena Weikle, DTM District 42 Contest Chief Judge District 42 Fall 2015 Contests

Agenda 1.One Dozen 2.Deadlines 3.Division Contacts 4.Changes to rules 5.Expectations 6.Open Forum

One Dozen Divisions One Dozen Contestants ActivityDayDuration Contestant BriefingFriday45 minutes Judges BriefingFriday45 minutes Humorous Contestant Sound Check Saturday45 minutes Table Topics Contestant Sound Check Sunday60 minutes Humorous Speech ContestSaturday3 hours Table Topics ContestSunday2 hours

Humorous Speech Contest ActivityDurationTotal Hrs Toastmaster Intro3 min Chief Judge Remarks4 min Contestants (max 7.5 min plus 1 min silence = 8.5 min times 12) 102 min 1 hr 42 min Last Silence for Voting Judges15 min Ballot Counting30 min Award Presentation10 min Buffer15 min Total Time179 min2 hrs 59 min

Table Topics Contest ActivityDurationTotal Hrs Toastmaster Intro3 min Chief Judge Remarks4 min Contestants (max 2.5 min plus 1 min silence = 3.5 min times 12) 42 min Last Silence for Voting Judges15 min Ballot Counting30 min Award Presentation10 min Buffer15 min Total Time119 min1 hr 59 min

Division Contest Deadline – November 7 DivisionContest Date ANovember 7, 2015 BOctober 24, 2015 C D ENovember 7, 2015 F G H J K LNovember 4, 2015 M

Call for Division Contacts Division Contest Chair Division Contest Chief Judge

Changes to the rules Take time to read the rule book…. No electronic devices allowed on contestants during Table Topics or Evaluation contest.

Expectations Expect completed Bio forms from contestants… clear legible contact info. Notification of Winners - list every qualified contestant in order, as we may need to contact them.

Example of Completed Form

Judges Each Division will be expected to provide one main and one back up judge for District.

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1 Eloise Blackstock, DTM District Contest Chair and Rena Weikle, DTM District 42 Contest Chief Judge District 42 Fall 2015 Contests ▪Saskatoon Dozen!