Date

Feb 04 2023
Expired!

Time

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

District 7 Zoom Masters’ Contest Crash Course, 1 PM-5PM PST (UTC-8)

Trainer:  Ellen Ino, D7 Zoom Masters Team Leader, zoom@d7toastmasters.org

Description: This is a four-hour training. The PQD requested that D7 Zoom Masters Team open this training up to ALL so that they may experience what will occur at an online contest. With that said….

Please note —
I will not stop to train non-Zoom Masters how to do something on Zoom.

This training is NOT a Contest Chair, Contest Chief Judge or Contest Toastmaster training session. But ZMs would love folks doing those roles to attend so that we can “practice” especially during run through at the end.

Per decision by District 7 PQD, Contest Chair, and Contest Chief Judge, for Division & District Contests levels, the D7 ZMT will provide Timer with Lights, Ballot Counter 1 and Sergeant-at-Arms.  Thus we will review the zoom aspect of those roles but this training session shall never be considered Contest Staff Briefing.

This training is NOT a Contestant Zoom Tech Check. But ZMs would love contestants to attend so that we can “practice” giving Tech Check spiel.

This training is “Contests from a Zoom Masters point of view.” Rulebook references are only in regards as how the Rule impact zoom masters. We need to re-train the mind so that when a Zoom Master hears “unlimited silence for judges…”, a Zoom Master thinks Breakout rooms needed & who is SAA & Chief Judge. Or, the Rulebook says, “All equipment must be available for contestants to practice with prior to the contest.” a Zoom Master thinks, “Contestant Zoom Tech Check.”

Agenda:
60 minutes – At the Division & District Contests levels, District 7 Zoom Masters Team will provide a full zoom masters team plus the following contest staff – Sergeant-at-Arms with breakout room skills, Timer with Lights with ZMT backgrounds, Ballot Counter 1 with breakout room skills.  We will spend the time make sure ZMs know the forms and know the contest zoom protocols agreed upon with District 7 PQD, Contest Chair & Chief Judge.

60 minutes – The Full Zoom Masters Team for Division & District comprises of:
* Zoom Masters Lead
* Zoom Tech Master
* Zoom Admissions Master
* Zoom Breakout Room Master
* Zoom Chat Master (optional. one of the others may double role this one)
This hour will review duties, chain of command, team flow and zoom protocols.

15 minutes – comfort break

30 minutes – Deep dive & practice for all on Zoom Admissions Master.

30 minutes – Practice on Breakout Rooms. Run through of Breakout Rooms for contests. Rotating who is SAA & Ballot Counter.

30 minutes – Zoom tools for contests & Zoom bombers. How to & when to deploy those zoom tools. Contest zoom security.

15 minutes – discussion

For those who want to stay one extra hour – at
5:00 pm we will do a verbal run through of Humorous Speech Contest. Followed by discussion.
5:30 pm we will do a verbal run through of International Speech Contest. Followed by discussion.

last updated: 2023-01-06 by e.ino