1. On HUMOROUS SPEECH Contest Rule & Judging Criteria Amanda Hu, ATM-B Division A Assistant Governor of Marketing

2. Humorous Speech Contestant ELIGIBILITY Be a member in good standing of a Club. Requires no speech level. Maintains eligibility at all contest levels. Complete the Speaker’s Certification of Eligibility and Originality.

3. Humorous Speech Contestant ELIGIBILITY Competing in more than one Area contest for same contests. Serving as a judge at any level of contest in which s/he is still competing. International officers, District officers, I.P. District officers.

4. Humorous Speech Contestant ORIGINALITY The speech MUST be thematic in nature.(opening, body and closing) A speech entirely taken from another source is NOT original. Jokes, stories, and anecdotes which are told many times by many people are in the public domain.

5. Judging Criteria CONTENT…………….…55% Speech Development 15% + Effectiveness 15% +Speech Value 15% + Audience Response 10% DELIVERY…………….…30% Physical 10% + Voice 10% + Manner 10% LANGUAGE…………..…15% Appropriateness 10% + Correctness 5% -------------------------------------------- Total………………………100%

6. Reminder  Time Qualification: 4’30”~7’30” 5’ Green 6’ Yellow 7’ Red If a technical failure of signal, speaker is allowed extra 30 sec. NO BELL ALARM!!!

7. Protests  Protests are ONLY limited to judges and contestants on speaker’s originality or eligibility.  Protests ONLY taken place prior to the winners announcement.  All judges’ decisions are FINAL