Speech

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:

  • Maximum time for performance is 45 sec. to 1 min.

GROUP C & D TIME LIMIT:

  • Maximum time for performance is 1 min. 30 sec.

Topics for Speech (Select any one):

GROUP A AND B

  1. Tell us about your most prized possession.
  2. Which came first: the chicken or the egg?
  3. Why read the book when you can just watch the movie?
  4. 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

  1. My favorite era in history.
  2. Pro or Con: Kids purposely make parenting hard.
  3. If you are alone at home and a stranger enters, what would you do?
  4. The moral aspect of the death penalty - ONLY GROUP D
  5. Should childhood vaccination be mandatory?

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