Individual Events

Students can participate in 2 events per season

Radio News Announcing: a coherent 4-5 minute news program is presented after selecting and organizing news copy during a 30-minute prep time.

Expository Address: an original informative speech that includes visual aids.

Storytelling: sharing an original or published story. Told, not read. Performer sits on a stool.

Improvisational Acting: creating and presenting a story using a given situations, and two separate characters. You draw topics at the site, with a 15-minute preparation time. 

Review: an information speech in which the speaker shares his/her viewpoint of a movie, book, video, etc.

After-Dinner Speaking: an original speech directed toward a specific listening group. It should be entertaining, with a theme.

Public Address: a memorized presentation of another’s material. 

 Acting: memorized presentation of a scene.

Interpretative Reading-Poetry: not memorized, an oral interpretation of a selection of poetic material.

Interpretative Reading-Prose: not memorized, an oral interpretation of selected prose.

Literary Program: presentation of poetry and prose on a common theme. Not memorized.

Original Oratory: written by the speaker, this speech must be persuasive or inspirational.

Spontaneous Speaking: a speech is prepared at the contest site, from three current events topics drawn by the student.  Three minutes to prepare. 

 Solo Musical Theatre: One-person performance of a song from a musical. Emphasis on characterization.