Do you like a well run speech contest? Do you understand how contestants should be judged? Are you someone who loves rules?

If so, consider becoming a District Judges Trainer to further develop your objective competitiveness skills.

A District Judges Trainer serves for a full Toastmasters Year (July 1 through June 30th) to help provide quality speec contests. This help includes:

• Provide the district members with training for the speech contests: chief judge, judge, contest master and contestant
• Maintain a list of district members who have been trained as judges
• Advise contest coordinators on how to run their individual contests
• Point contest coordinators to the location of all documentation they need to rn their contests

You may be asking yourself, "What's in it for me?" While no two of us are exactly alike, here are some ways that being a District Judges Trainer may benefit you.

• Gain satisfaction from helping assre that the district contests are run smoothly and fairly
• Get recognition from district officers as they show appreciation for your efforts
• Become a better communicator as you interact with Toastmasters serving in a variety of positions and having a diversity of skills
• Enhance your own skills at being objective

To place your name on the list of candidates for District Judges Trainer, contact a current district officer:

• Area Governor
• Division Governor
• Lieutenant Governor Marketing
• Lieutenant Governor Education and Training
• District Governor