Speech
SPEECH for Groups A, B, C & D
SPEECH for Groups A, B, C & D
- Contestants must prepare their own speeches, and each must be completely original, aside from quotes, which should not exceed two sentences.
GROUP A & B TIME LIMIT:
GROUP A & B TIME LIMIT:
- Maximum time for performance is 45 sec. to 1 min.
GROUP C & D TIME LIMIT:
GROUP C & D TIME LIMIT:
- Maximum time for performance is 1 min. 30 sec.
Topics for Speech (Select any one):
Topics for Speech (Select any one):
GROUP A AND B
GROUP A AND B
- Tell us about your most prized possession.
- Which came first: the chicken or the egg?
- Why read the book when you can just watch the movie?
- Your new dog has been trained to pee on newspaper on the floor, and your homework papers had slipped off the kitchen counter, and, well….
GROUPS C AND D
GROUPS C AND D
- My favorite era in history.
- Pro or Con: Kids purposely make parenting hard.
- If you are alone at home and a stranger enters, what would you do?
- The moral aspect of the death penalty - ONLY GROUP D
- Should childhood vaccination be mandatory?
Judging Criteria
Judging Criteria
- 40% Content
- 20% Physical presence: Eye contact, body language, and poise.
- 20% Voice and articulation: Volume, pace, rhythm, intonation, and proper pronunciation
- 20% Language: Appropriateness and Correctness of language