We offer 5 Events to Enter:
Impromptu, Extemp, PowerPoint, Platform,
Interp.
Reminder: You can do AT MOST two speech events.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You present your speech THREE TIMES—once
in round 1, once in round 2,
and once in round 3. (Impromptu and Extemp do three different speeches in round
1, 2, and 3).
Impromptu ALL ages: 6
minutes (includes preparation)
Extemp
ALL ages:
--questions provided Thursday evening, the week of the tournament
--elementary 5 minute speech
--middle school and high school 7 minute speech.
FOR POWERPOINT, PLATFORM, AND INTERP
SPEECHES:
• Elementary
speeches: 5 minutes.
• Middle
School speeches: 7 minutes.
• High
School speeches: 10 minutes.
Impromptu: You’ll
be given 3 topics and you chose one of them to speak
on. You have 6 minutes
total to prepare AND
also to present. You cannot read/look at notes made before you received
the
topic, the internet, etc. during prep
time. You can outline your speech on a notecard, sheet of paper, or
an electronic device (but again, no
researching on the internet, looking at files on your electronic device).
Extemp: You’ll be
given 3 questions on current events/issues to speak on Thursday evening
before the tournament. YOU CAN look at
the internet and/or an extemp tub/files. You can and
should
outline your speech including the
question as it was worded, use multiple source citations, and provide
analysis answering the question you
chose. You speak for 5 minutes answering the question
(elementary) or 7 minutes (middle school
and high school). YES—YOU CAN DO DEBATE AND EXTEMP.
PowerPoint: You
present on any topic using a PowerPoint/Google Slides/Similar throughout the
speech. You should use a combination of bullets, pictures, and animation to
create a visually interesting
and well supported speech. 5 minutes
elementary, 7 minutes middle school, 10 minutes high school.
Platform: You
present an informative, persuasive, or humorous speech on a topic of your
choice. Your speech should be a
written/typed manuscript that you have memorized or that you use
notes very minimally when you present.
Your speech should include source citations, clever and
engaging wording, and have a purpose to
inform, persuade or entertain your audience. You speak for 5
minutes (elementary), 7 minutes (middle
school), or 10 minutes (high school).
Interp: You present poetry, prose and/or play material cut to
advance a point/insight you wish
to communicate. In addition to the material that you perform, you also have an
introduction stating the
point/insight made by the material, the
author(s) of the material, and the title of the piece(s).
Movement of your feet should be kept to
a minimum usually at most one step from your starting
standing position. You perform for 5
minutes (elementary), 7 minutes (middle school), or 10 minutes (high school).
·
You may not write speeches
using ChatGPT/similar other than to do research.