CONTEST DATES: SEE BELOW REFERENCE. While updates are pending with the District Calendar, please use below and share with all the Clubs these Dates and locations. NOTE: We had to change the location of the Division B/C Contest on October 5th and a swap with Division times. Please share the Fall Contest Planning schedule with everyone and as the current source for contest updates any other source may not be up to date!.
- The Contest this year is Humorous and Evaluations
o See the District 23 Web Site “Run a Speech Contest” for
District Guidance and resources!
Contest Rule Book – Note, just sign in to TI - $0 to order the digital
copy, - select to your shopping cart, 2- view
accept terms, 3- Submit Order, 4- Download Digital Copy
• Helpful Hint – See page 11 for Humorous (AND Evaluation) Contest Rules.
Checklist – See attached sample form last Division B Contest, NOTE: ADD Target Speaker – update from Table Topics, to
Evaluations – can be used at all levels.
Program – See attached sample from last Division B Contest…can be used at all levels.
Humorous Speech Contest (Digital) Kit – Note, just sign in to TI - $0 to
order the digital copy, - select to your
shopping cart, 2- view accept terms, 3- Submit Order, 4- Download Digital Copy of all materials (Most don’t use
EVERYTHING, but I recommend getting a copy of all materials and using most.
• Hint 1 – Use the participation certificates, speech contest winner’s certificates as provided in the Digital Copy Kit.
• Hint 2 – Use the eligibility, originality, judges code of ethics and notification of contest winner forms for your contest
(Clubs passes to AG, AG (or Contest Chair) passes to Division Gov (or Contest Chair), Division Gov (or Contest Chair)
passes to District Contest Chair.
• Most Common Question 1 – How Many contestants move from Club, to Area, to Division, to District.
o An Area with 4 Clubs or less can send up to 2 per club to the Area Contest. An Area with 5 or more Clubs can only send 1
contestant per Club to the Area Contest.
o Area 1st Place Winners advance to the Division Contest, Division 1st Place Winners advance to the District Contest.
• Most Common Question 2 – What is the Humorous Speech “Time”; Answer: 5-7 minutes
• Most Common Question 3 – What is the requirement to compete; Answer: Must be chartered Club on file with TI at contest
time, must have given 6 CC manual speeches at contest time.
Evaluations Contest (Digital) Kit - Note, just sign in to TI - $0 to
order the digital copy, - select to your shopping
cart, 2- view accept terms, 3- Submit Order, 4- Download Digital Copy of all materials (Most don’t use EVERYTHING, but I
recommend getting a copy of all materials and using most.
• Hint 1 – Use the participation certificates, speech contest winner’s certificates as provided in the Digital Copy Kit.
• Hint 2 – Use the eligibility, originality, judges code of ethics and notification of contest winner forms for your contest
(Clubs passes to AG, AG (or Contest Chair) passes to Division Gov (or Contest Chair), Division Gov (or Contest Chair)
passes to District Contest Chair.
• Most Common Question 1 – How Many contestants move from Club, to Area, to Division, to District.
o An Area with 4 Clubs or less can send up to 2 per club to the Area Contest. An Area with 5 or more Clubs can only send 1
contestant per Club to the Area Contest.
o Area 1st Place Winners advance to the Division Contest, Division 1st Place Winners advance to the District Contest.
• Most Common Question 2 – What is the Evaluation Contest “Time”; Answer: 2-3 minutes
o It is “Ideal” and “Recommended” that notifications of contest winners are sent from Club to Area, Area to Division,
Division to District two weeks prior to the contest. In some cases, it does not happen but the sooner you receive this
information, the more advanced planning (ESPECIALLY finding KEY ROLES – Chair, TM, Chief Judge, Judges).
Regards,
