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GIVING SPEAKER POINTS

 

 

You give Points from 61 to 99.

 

91 to 99 is for kids that are supportive and inclusive, use great AREI/Claim-Evidence-Support, do their speaker duties REALLY well, make and respond to Questions/POI’s very effectively, have great delivery, and speak for the full time of their speech.

 

61 to 69 is for kids that need to be more supportive and less rude, use AREI/Claim-Evidence-Support more and more strongly, need to do their speaker duties, use Questions/POIs and respond more effectively to Questions/POIs, be more clear in their delivery, and need to use MUCH more of their speaking time.

 

Scores from 70 to 89 are most common and are for debating between the two above.

 

Did a speaker give two speeches? Give each speech a separate score OR give the highest score for both scores.

 

HARMONIZE YOUR POINTS

It is important to be accurate rather than “nice” or “tough.”

Try to harmonize your points with other judges so that students are not put at a disadvantage nor an advantage when they get you as a judge. Your point giving should be consistent and equitable with other judges.

 

How to harmonize your points? Review the cume sheets. Look at the scores you gave versus other judges for the same students/teams (see link below, go to cumes for your program days). If you are consistently giving higher or lower points than other judges for the same students—you need to adjust the points you give.

https://www.nwforensics.org/climb-program/tab/all-results.htm