BGJHS Christmas Senior Virtual Tournament

2020 — Online, KY/US

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Senior - Broadcasting

Event Description:

BROADCAST ANNOUNCING—Senior & Junior Divisions (KHSSL 2020-2021)

(NOTE: You are ONLY to use the judging guidelines for Round 2 for ALL rounds in our tournament) - to avoid confusion, please IGNORE Round 1 & 3 rules as you do not need them for our tournament to assess the competitors. You will not receive a copy of the round 2 scripts. Please judge based on what you hear.

Judge Instructions

Rules Summary

1. In this event, students assume the role of a radio broadcast announcer. During all rounds of Broadcast Announcing, the judge may turn his or her back on the contestant while the contestant is actually performing. Eye contact is NOT a part of this event and should NEVER be part of a judge’s evaluation of the performance.
2. Competitors must remain outside the room until called to perform.
3. As each competitor finishes, the judge should collect the script except during Round II, and the student may leave. The judge then calls in the next contestant.
4. Students are permitted to time themselves during any Broadcast Announcing round.

Round II: STUDENT PREPARED NEWS-SCRIPT. Each student has prepared, in advance, a news script using up-to-date material. Each competitor must provide a copy of the script to the judge. There is no requirement for particular types of stories to be included in the news script. An introduction, a sign-off and a brief commercial must be included in the broadcast. Delivery of the script should last for three minutes, with a 15 second grace period both above and below the time limit.

There is a fifteen second grace period, after which the student must be dropped in rank/rating.

Criteria For Judging

1. Intellectual Content

Did the announcer communicate the ideas contained in the material? Did the announcer's mood relate to the content? In news programs, did the announcer employ good transitions?

1. Speech and Voice Habits

Was the announcer's voice quality pleasing -- not breathy, nasal, strident, or thin? Was the pitch normal -- not too high, too low, or monotonous? Was the rate varied -- not too fast, too slow, or monotonous? Was the inflection normal -- not too much, too little, or monotonous? Was the phrasing and pausing adequate -- not poorly placed or jerky? Was the articulation pedantic, careless, or exaggerated? Did substitutions or added sounds occur? Were there pronunciation errors?

1. Audience Rapport/Management of Type of Broadcast

Did the announcer sound natural and enthusiastic in the presentation? Did the announcer relate to the audience appropriately for the type of broadcast? Did the arrangement of material flow? Was the choice of material appropriate and timely?