With "stay-at-home" and "social-distancing" now a normal part of societal behavior, our work inside Rotary must adjust to ensure activities in the community remain active and relevant. We have been prepping several public Rotary convenes to tell our story and engage on a District level. One of those efforts is the Annual 4-Way Speech Contest. Given our current circumstances, instead of convening a public 4-Way Test Speech Contest, we have developed a new way to continue the Contest in an innovative way.
Welcome to our new Rotary Digital 4-Way Speech Contest. Yes, we are taking it online and I'd like to introduce you to the newly revised program:
THE ROTARY DIGITAL 4-WAY TEST SPEECH CONTEST
Transition to Video Presentation
The District will move to adjudicate the semi-finalists and finalists of the Rotary Digital 4-Way Test Speech Contest based on video presentations that are uploaded to the District 7980 YouTube 4-Way Test Speech Contest Channel. The following will outline the plan to continue the Rotary Digital 4-Way Test Speech Contest as an Online Digital Program to determine the "Best" 4-Way Test Speech in the District.
Semi-Finalists Submission Process
- Each participant of the competition will create a 5 to 7-minute video version of their Rotary Digital 4-Way Test Speech Contest presentation.
- Participants may use a smartphone or video recording device to execute the video presentation, which must be executed in the following manner:
- Video Camera must be no more than 3 to 5 feet from the participant delivering the speech
- The video must be a still single camera continuous video recording. There can be no editing made to the final result. It is recommended that the camera or smartphone be placed on a tripod, set and propped on a table or held still by another individual with no movement whatsoever of the camera during the speech.
- The video must be in horizontal camera mode. Vertical camera presentations will not be accepted.
- Participants may make as many versions as they wish and should submit their best final presentation results.
- Final versions of each participant's video must be submitted and delivered via email as a file attachment (or as a cloud link to the final video submission) to RotaryDistrict7980Video@
Gmail.com in either .MOV or .MP4 formats. - Submissions Due Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - All Videos for the Semi-Final presentation must be emailed and submitted to the above email address by no later than Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
- All 4-Way Test Speech video semi-finalist submissions will then be uploaded to District 7980 Rotary 4-Way Speech Contest YouTube Channel for the semi-finalist judging process.
- The videos will be judged and the participants will be notified of the winning finalists by no later than Friday, April 10, 2020, via phone and email.
- Final Submissions Due Friday, April 17, 2020 - Finalists will have one-week until Friday, April 17, 2020, to either re-submit their existing presentation or re-record and submit a new presentation of their 4-Way Test Speech.
- Submissions should be made via email as a file attachment (or as a cloud link to the final video submission) to RotaryDistrict7980Video@
Gmail.com in either .MOV or .MP4 formats. - All 4-Way Test Speech video finalist submissions will then be uploaded to District 7980 Rotary 4-Way Speech Contest YouTube Channel for judging by all Rotarians in District 7980.
- All Rotarians in District 7980 will receive an email link to the 4-Way Test Speech finalist's videos for review and a link to a SurveyMonkey Digital Survey to vote on the "Best 4-Way Test Speech" submission.
- District 7980 Rotarian voting will commence Sunday, April 19, 2020, and conclude Thursday, April 30, 2020.
- The District will be notified by email and the Finalists will be notified by phone of the final results by Sunday, May 3, 2020.
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