All documents are in Adobe PDF Format. The booklet form is appropriate for printing double siding and then folding in half to form a book. Manual form is better for downloading and reading online, or if you do not have a double sided printer.

Note: Judges for all MSDL tournaments must have graduated from high school unless otherwise noted in the posted tournament invitation.

Instructional Videos

• How to use electronic ballots in speech rounds using Tabroom

• Judging at a speech tournament: The basics

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Print Resources

• Speech judge training session slides

• Manual (last updated 10-16-2019)

• Quick Guide

• Electronic Balloting instructions for speech judges

• Glossary of useful terms for speech judges

Training & Accreditation

The National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) offers these free courses with accreditation you can add to your Tabroom.com judge profile. Each course listed below takes about 15 minutes to complete. Not all of the MSDL events are covered, but these training videos are very helpful for thes ones we do offer.