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Be sure to read
and understand all rules and regulations prior to date of your speech.
Eligibility
and Rules
1.
A person must meet ALL
of the criteria before
being eligible for participation in the contest, and MUST
complete the Entry
and Eligibility Form and submit it to GOLDEN GAVEL Eligibility Committee by
the Deadline Date
set for the current Contest year [see Registration
Page].
2.
The competition is
open to all residents on Vancouver Island or it's Gulf Islands, 17
years on the first Contest date or older, who are new to public
speaking and whose training in that capacity is limited to the 18
months immediately preceding the contest dates.
3.
Applicants cannot
have entered the GOLDEN GAVEL competition in the past.
4.
The place and date
of the competition will be designated by the committee in charge.
5.
Semi finals may be
arranged at the discretion of the committee.
6.
Each contestant
shall speak for not less than 4 minutes 30 seconds and not more than 7
minutes and 30 seconds on a subject of their choice.
7.
Speakers are
allowed to use notes (but should be used sparingly).
8.
Plagiarism is not
permitted and if an appreciable amount of the speech is found to be
plagiarized, the contestant may be disqualified.
9.
Each speaker shall
present a substantially original speech on a subject of his/her choice.
10.
A signed "Entry
and Eligibility Form" must be submitted to the contest chairman prior
to speaking.
11.
An outline or
copy of each contest speech should be made available to the contest
Chairperson or Chief Judge at the contest (a photocopy of the typed or
hand written notes of the speech are acceptable).
12.
The type or
amount of training is not a factor, and remuneration is not a
consideration.
13.
The accepted
opening address will be "Mr./Madame Master of Ceremonies, Ladies and
Gentlemen".
14.
Winners of the
preliminary night speech contests must have a different
speech
to present at the finals.
Master
or Ceremonies
The Master or Ceremonies shall preside over the competition as follows:
1.
Supervise the
drawing of lots for places on the speaking program.
2.
Announce a brief
resume of the rules before the competition begins so that all may
understand them clearly.
3.
Announce the
contestant’s name and the speech title, twice.
4.
Make sure all
contestants know the location of the timing lights.
5.
See all
contestants speak from the same place.
6.
Interview the
speakers by name and club (if applicable) and give any other facts of
interest at the conclusion of the competition.
7.
The Master or
Ceremonies will make no preliminary remarks about any speaker or any
subject.
Judging
1.
Five active judges
will be required for the preliminaries, and seven active judges for the
finals.
2.
One “hidden
judge” will be in attendance at each program.
3.
Judging will be
carried out using the current "GOLDEN
GAVEL JUDGING
CRITERIA" form and
the "GOLDEN
GAVEL JUDGING SUMMARY" form. Click
here to download
printable version.
4.
The decision of
the judges is final.
Disqualification
1.
A speaker will be
disqualified if he/she speaks for more than 7 minutes and 30 seconds,
or less than 4 minutes and 30 seconds.
Timers
1.
The Master or
Ceremonies will appoint two official timers who will be provided with a
stopwatch and timing lights.
2.
An official record
of the exact duration of each speech will be kept in minutes and
seconds, after which these records are handed to the Master or
Ceremonies or Chief Judge.
3.
The timers will be
seated in such a place that the timing lights will be visible to the
speakers but not so as to distract the audience.
4.
Timers will warn
each speaker at the five minute mark with a green light, which will
remain on for one minute.
5.
An amber light
will be turned on at the 6-minute mark and remain on for one minute.
6.
The red light will
be turned on at the seven minute mark and will remain on until the
speaker has finished. No other warnings of time will be given.
7.
The speeches are
to be timed from the moment the speaker says the first word or performs
a significant gesture indicating the beginning of their speech.
Counters
1.
The Master or
Ceremonies will appoint three or more persons to collect and tally the
results of the judges' voting.
2.
The contestant
having the highest number of points will be adjudged the winner. The
contestant with the second highest score will be declared first
runner-up, and the contestant with the third highest points will be
second runner-up.
Speakers
1.
Each speaker shall
commence his/her address with the following words, " Mr./Madam Master
of Ceremonies, Ladies and Gentlemen...".
2.
The final results
will be given to the person designated to present the awards and he/she
will announce them in reverse order.
3.
Only the winners
of the first three places will be named.
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by Brian Dodd, DTM May 26,
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