Jr Douglas Campbell Public Speaking Championships

Qualifier for the Canadian Junior High Speech Nationals

Hosted by Gray Academy

Time: Virtual Persuasive Speeches due Tuesday April 26th, 2022 & In-person Impromptu speeches Monday May 2nd, 2022.

4:00-4:15 Judges and Debater Registration 4:15-4:55 Judges Briefing

4:50 Students make their way to rooms 5:00 First Impromptu Round

5:40-6:00 Break (snacks in Multipurpose Room) 6:00 Second Impromptu Round

6:40-7:15 Break (snacks in MPR)

7:15 Awards Presented in MPR

7:30 Tournament Ends

Location: Gray Academy, A100-123 Doncaster Street, Winnipeg

Parking: Please feel free to park in the lot located directly in front of the school rather than the Rady JCC parking lot across the street.

There will be 4 rounds and all individual public speakers will participate in all 4 rounds consisting of 2 categories. The are Impromptu Speaking (2 minutes

prep, speaking time 3-5 minutes,

Persuasive Speaking (prepared speech on serious topic 5-10 minutes,

permitted only a single double sided 4x6 recipe card). There will be 15 seconds grace time for going over time or under time. A 2-point time penalty will be applied to speeches between 15- 30 second over/under time, and a 10-point penalty for speeches exceeding 30 seconds over/under time. Persuasives need to filmed at home and submitted on Tuesday April 26th (filming must be single take and no editing can take place). Impromptu speeches will be live at Gray Academy on Monday May 2nd.

There will only be an open category at this event and the top students will qualify to represent their school and the Manitoba delegation to the Canadian Junior High Speech Nationals in Vancouver. Schools may send a maximum of 6 students in total but depending upon numbers, it may be possible to send additional students. If you would like to do so please indicate this on the form and, if you include your phone number or email address, I will let you know on Tuesday Feb 11. Schools must bring at least one judge per 2 students. If this presents a problem, please contact me about it and we will see if other arrangements can be made. Senior high students grades 11 to 12 and experienced grade 10 debaters may judge.

Jr. Douglas Campbell Public Speaking Tournament

Qualifier for the Canadian Junior High Speech Nationals

2 mandatory categories

no notes from prep time can be used in speech

no printed scripts

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Please fill in the information below and email it by Monday April 11, 2022 to Andrew Kaplan, atakaplan@grayacademy.ca . Please email if you have any questions.

School_____________________________________ Coach_ __________________________________

phone __________________(home) ________________ (school) (email) _______________________________________________ Number of teams: ___ (open)

Additional teams if there is space _______ (open)

Impromptu Speaking: Preparation Time: 2 minutes Speaking Time: 3–5 minutes

Speakers will draw three topics, which may be a word, a quotation, a phrase or anything not related to current events. They must choose one of them and then prepare within two minutes. They may write notes but may not bring them up when they speak. The speech must last from three to five minutes. Speakers may speak in favour of, against, in favour of and against, or about the topic. It should be the sort of speech that would be delivered if the speaker were asked to speak on short notice to a general audience on the topic given. They may interpret it within reason, including treating it as a metaphor but must speak about the topic that they have been given. It is strictly understood that competitors will not use prepared material for this event. Wit, humour, logic, philosophy and sentiment are all equally welcome. Judges will be looking for agility of thought, substance, organizational ability and, above all, the ability of each speaker to communicate with style and originality. Points will be scored for adherence to statement of topic, organization, interest, and delivery. Specific restrictions in this category: The interpretation of the topic and the speech should correlate in a meaningful way.

‘Canned’/‘rehearsed’/’reworked’ impromptus will be penalized.

Hate speech of any kind is unacceptable. No props of any kind are permitted. No notes of any kind, other than the topic paper are permitted during the speech.

PersuasiveSpeaking: 5–10minutes

This speech is designed to persuade and must be on a serious topic, although this does not mean that humour might not be useful at points in the speech. A problem/solution approach must be taken, i.e. speakers must identify a problem (it need not be an earth-shattering one) and propose, or at least examine, one or more solutions to it. Speeches should be prepared

beforehand (i.e. prior to arriving at the competition) and should be from five to ten minutes in length. The same speech should be used throughout the competition. Speakers may use a single note card double sided (4x6 inches recipe card size); although, memorized speeches often have a greater impact because the speaker can connect more directly and consistently with audience. Participants’ speeches are scored on the analysis of the problem, on the persuasiveness of the discussion (logic, appeal), on interest and on delivery. You will be recording these speeches so make sure you have planned that out to submit on April 26h. Students must appear on the film so that their whole bodies are visible and that a written speech is not being read beside your one double sided note card. No editing can take place of the student will be disqualified!