Tabroom Logistics

January 23, 2023

Competitor Logistics / Best Practices ● Please open a tabroom account so you can get ePostings on your device. Your coach should be able to link your account to your team for the tournament. ● Competitors will receive a text/email with their ePostings information. ● There are two places to check for postings: 1. Receive a text/email on your device 2. Check the Pairings tab on the tournament website. If you did not receive a text/email, always double check here. Always double check here. ● The ePostings will have a link to a competition room where you will present/compete. Click that link to go to your round. Judges will be in the same competition room to judge the round. The tournament will be using the NSDA Campus video conference room software. ● Please do not immediately start to talk when entering a competition room. Another student may be already performing. Please make sure your audio is off and wait to be recognized by the judge. ● Students should remain in the competition room as audience members with video on to the extent possible, and audio off. Due to audio feedback loops or bandwidth issues, you may need to mute your audio or video feeds. But ideally, react to the performances like in a face-to-face round. ● Students can, if it fits their particular setup, sit while performing. Judges are instructed not to penalize students for sitting while speaking since the particular tech setup may work better while sitting. ● Students are encouraged to leave cameras on during the round, competition, and when speaking. ● Students are also encouraged to use a mic/headphones since audio quality is much better than with an external mic. Judges are instructed not to penalize students for having mics/headphones on. ● We recognize this creates some challenges for certain events. But we trust in the ingenuity of the forensics community to adapt to this new environment. Some students may also have better quality video, lighting, sound, etc. We will all try our best. ● If a student’s internet connection drops or audio quality is poor, they will be encouraged to call into the video conference room and give their speech with audio only. While not ideal, it will ensure all student’s speeches are listened to by a judge. You can get the dial-in information from the info icon in the bottom right of the screen. Additional Judge Logistics / Best Practices ● All judges must have a tabroom account. The head coach can link judges’ accounts to their team for the tournament. ● Judges will receive a text/email with their eBallot link. Judges should click on that link within 5 minutes of receiving it to indicate that they have “picked up” their ballot. ● There are two places to check for your ballot: 1. Receive a text/email on your device 2. Check your account on the tournament website. If you did not receive a text/email, always double check here. Always double check here. ● On your eBallot you will have all of the competitors in that round along with a link to a live video room. Click that link to go to your video conference competition room. ● Your eBallot will then have a feedback form where you can type your feedback to the student while they are performing or afterwards. ● Judges should turn on cameras albeit connectivity issues. We highly recommend it. ● If a judge’s keyboard is loud they are encouraged to mute their audio during performances but please leave the video feed on so competitors can receive your visual feedback. ● Judges are instructed not to penalize students for sitting while speaking since the student’s particular tech setup may work better while sitting. ● Judges are also instructed not to penalize students for having mics/headphones on since audio quality is usually much better using a mic/headset. 25 ● Judges are also instructed not to penalize students for lighting, video/audio quality, video background to the extent possible. ● If a judge’s internet connection drops or audio quality is poor, we will work them to assist the best possible connection. As a last resort, they may be encouraged to call into the video conference room and listen to speeches with audio only. While not ideal, it will ensure all student’s speeches are listened to by a judge. You can get the dial-in information from the info icon in the bottom rig