Contest Management

The Contest Chair shall appoint the Chief Judge for the contest.
Please see the resource library

Contest packets

Contestant packet that must be handed over to every contestant before the contest.

Documents include:

  • Speech Contest Rulebook (Item 1171)
  • Speech Contestant Profile (Item 1189)
  • Speaker’s Certification of Eligibility and Originality (Item 1183)
  • Contestant checklist

Contest specific documents:

  • International Speech Contest
    Judge’s Guide and Ballot (Item no. 1172)
  • Evaluation Contest Judge’s Guide and Ballot (Item no.1179)
  • Table Topics Contest Judge’s Guide and Ballot (Item no. 1180)
  • Tall Tales
    Judge’s Guide and Ballot (Item no. 1181)

Common documents include:

  • Speech Contest Rulebook (Item 1171)
  • Judges Certifications of Eligibility & Code of Ethics (Item no. 1170)
  • Notification of Contest Winner (Item no. 1182)
  • Results Form (Item no. 1168)
  • Chief Judge checklist
  • Judges checklist

Contest specific documents:

  • International Speech Contest
    • Judge’s Guide and Ballot (Item no. 1172)
    • Tie-breaking Ballot (Item no 1188)
  • Evaluation Contest
    • Judge’s Guide and Ballot (Item no. 1179)
    • Tie-breaking Ballot (Item no 1179A)
  • Table Topics Contest
    • Judge’s Guide and Ballot (Item no. 1180)
    • Tie-breaking Ballot (Item no 1180A)
  • Tall Tales
    • Judge’s Guide and Ballot (Item no. 1181)
    • Tie-breaking Ballot (Item no. 1181A)
  • Contest Chair
    • Speech Contest Rulebook (Item 1171)
    • Certificates for Participants & Winners
    • Contest Chair Checklist & Briefing Scripts
  • Tally / Ballot Counters
    • Speech Contest Rulebook (Item 1171)
    • Counters Tally Sheet (Item no. 1176)
    • Counters checklist
  • Contest Master
    • Speech Contest Rulebook (Item 1171)
    • Script (contest specific)
      • International Speech Contest
      • Evaluation Contest
      • Table Topics Contest
      • Tall Tales Contest (online only)
    • Contest Master checklist
  • Timers
    • Speech Contest Rulebook (Item 1171)
    • Time Record Sheet (Item no. 1175)
    • Timer’s checklist
    • Timers’ standard virtual backgrounds
  • Moderator’s checklist & Speech Contest Rulebook (Item 1171)
  • Sergeant-at-arms checklist & Speech Contest Rulebook (Item 1171)
DTM Project Credits: 
For the Evaluation and Table Topics Contest documents and for the In-person Contest document of ISC:
Shaji P Janardhanan, DTM (Advanced Toastmasters of Kerala
Licy John, DTM (VR Advanced Toastmasters)
Nagarajan P A, DTM (Advanced Toastmasters of Kerala)
Hariraj MR (Mathrumalayalam Toastmasters Club)
Ashwin A.R.(Electronics City Toastmasters)
Narayanan M, DTM – PQD, 2021-22
For the Online ISC and Tall Tales documents:
Arjun Sundar Raj, DTM from Bangalore Storytellers
Vanitha Rangarajan, DTM – PQD, 2020-21.