Respaldo en las políticas de la sede internacional en todos los temas relacionados con concursos de oratoria.

1. Certificación de Jueces.
Segundo Semestre
Poíticas Sede Internacional
International Speech
Contest
(inglés y español)
Evaluación
Instructores:
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2. Políticas y Protocolo
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3. Bylaws of Toastmasters
International Article II: Office
Section 2
 In order to carry out this mission, Toastmasters International shall:
 Provide private training at all levels of its organization to improve
people’s ability to listen, think, speak, and lead. For this purpose,
Toastmasters International shall establish, encourage, and
supervise meetings, conventions, seminars, speech contests and
such appropriate activities in the furtherance of its educational
objectives as will stimulate interest, participation, and personal
improvement of all individual members of its clubs.

4. Article VIII: Duties of Officers
(c) Lieutenant Governor Education and
Training
The supervising and coordinating of
district-wide speech contests

5. Section 4
 Inactive individual membership is provided for as follows:
Inactive individual members shall have no voting privileges,
shall not hold office, shall not be counted toward a quorum of
the club membership, and shall not participate in International
Speech Contests.
 Article II: Membership
Honorary individual members have no voting privileges, shall
not hold office, shall not be counted toward a quorum of the
club membership, and shall not participate in speech
contests.

6. Protocol 5.0
Corporate and Community Activities
Unauthorized activities include, but are not
limited to, fundraising in cooperation with
other organizations; establishing or
promoting scholarships and foundations;
sponsoring or endorsing a non
Toastmasters speaking contest without
permission from the Executive Director;

7. Policy 6.0
Speech Contests
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Toastmasters International recognizes and supports the following official speech
contests: International, Evaluation, Humorous, Table Topics, Tall Tales, and recorded
speech contests for members of undistricted clubs or of clubs in provisional districts.
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Speech contest competitors must meet all eligibility requirements as outlined in the
Speech Contest Rulebook.
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Districts conduct the International Speech Contest and may conduct up to three
additional official speech contests.
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Contests must originate at the club level and proceed through the area, division, and
district levels respectively; only contests following this progression are permitted at each
level.
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Toastmasters International pays the travel expenses of each contestant who participates
in the International Speech Contest at the semifinal level at the International Convention.
The travel allowance is computed in the same manner and subject to the same
restrictions as that of district leaders.
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The Speech Contest Rulebook is protocol and applies to all official Toastmasters speech
contests. Modifications to rules are only made through the administrative protocol review
process. Exceptions are not permitted.

8. Division Council Meetings
 The division council manages division
activities; facilitates the achievement of club,
area, division, and district goals; and helps
with administrative activities, such as division
contests, meetings, and training.

9. District Conferences
1.Unless noted, the following events occur
at the district conference:
I. The district council meeting is held.
II.The International Speech Contest takes place
at the conference in conjunction with the
district council annual meeting.

10. Protocol 8.2
Fundraising
 Guidelines
 All revenue and residual funds raised in connection with a district
event or activity (such as a contest, conference or training)
sponsored by a club, area or division, belong to the district. If the
event or activity results in a loss, it is assumed by the district.
 3. General District Leader Expense Provisions
 Districts do not provide any expense payments to speech
contestants attending the International Convention.

11. District budget expenses…
Shall be limited as follows:
Speech contests and awards
Maximum 10 percent of total budget

12. 6.-District Meetings
At district non-election meetings, such as
area and division speech contests,
candidates may distribute campaign
materials, display campaign materials in a
Candidates’ Corner where each candidate
has equal access, and be introduced as
long as all candidates present are
introduced.

13. Policy 2.0
Club and Membership Eligibility
 3.-Good Standing of Individual Members
 An individual member in good standing is one whose dues have been paid
by the club and received at World Headquarters by May 31 for the period of
April through September and by November 30 for the period of October
through March.
 An individual member whose dues have not been paid and received at
World Headquarters is considered delinquent after the due date and
remains so until dues have been paid and received by World Headquarters,
at which time the individual member is reactivated.
 An individual new member is in good standing as soon as the new member
application and appropriate fees and dues are received at World
Headquarters.
 A person must be an individual member in good standing to be nominated
for or to serve in any office or leadership role in Toastmasters International.

14. District Conferences
1.Unless noted, the following events occur
at the district conference:
I. The district council meeting is held.
II.The International Speech Contest takes place
at the conference in conjunction with the
district council annual meeting.
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15. Good standing of clubs
 A club is in good standing when it has paid its dues to World
Headquarters for a minimum of six members—at least three of
whom were members of the club during the previous renewal period
—by May 31 for the period of April through September and by
November 30 for the period of October through March.
 A club whose dues have not been paid and received at World
Headquarters is considered delinquent after the due date and
remains so until dues have been paid.
 If dues are not paid prior to the following renewal period, the club is
suspended from active status, which means that all services and
membership status for the club and its members are discontinued.
 If dues are paid prior to the following renewal period, the club returns to
good standing.

16. Excepción a la Regla de 6 proyectos
Respuesta de la sede internacional:
 If the membership application for the member was not included in the charter
paperwork for the club they would not be recognized as a charter member. This
means that they would be required to complete at least six speeches from their
CC manual.
 Charter members have helped establish the new club and their hard work and
dedication affords them the privilege of competing under the charter member
provision. If this provision was not in place, a member who wishes to compete in
speech contests without following the Toastmasters educational program could
continuously join a newly chartered to avoid having to complete the six manual
speeches while still being able to compete.
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