| Event |
Rules |
Notes |
Master
Ballot Individual Ballot |
| International
Extemporaneous Speaking (IX) |
Each student
shall prepare a
speech of not less than four nor more than seven minutes on one of
three topics
drawn at random. Students will receive
thirty minutes of preparation time before being called on to speak. References to books and magazines, but not
previously prepared notes, may be made during the preparation period. No notes may be used during the
presentation. |
Questions in this
topic will pertain to the domestic and foreign policies of other
nations, as well as the foreign policy of the United States.
Cross-examination may be used during the Final Round. |
IX Extemp Master Ballot IX Individual Ballot For now, IX and DX Ballots are identical. FEW TOURNAMENTS MAKE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN DX AND IX. |
| Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking (DX) |
Each student
shall prepare a
speech of not less than four nor more than seven minutes on one of
three topics
drawn at random. Students will receive
thirty minutes of preparation time before being called on to speak. References to books and magazines, but not
previously prepared notes, may be made during the preparation period. No notes may be used during the presentation. |
Questions in this topic will pertain United States domestic and foreign policy. Cross-examination may be used during the Final Round. | DX Master Ballot DX Individual Ballot For now, IX and DX Ballots are identical. FEW TOURNAMENTS MAKE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN DX AND IX |
| Dramatic Interpretation (DI) |
Each student shall take no less than five
nor more than
ten minutes to present, from memory, a dramatic reading which may be
complete or
excerpted from a longer reading. Original
selections may not be used, and published
selections of merit
will be required. In order that this
event be correctly understood as an exercise in interpretation and not
solo
acting, the use of properties is not permitted. A
copy of the printed selection must be available for
inspection by the Executive Board |
All NFL rules
apply to this event, including sources for cuttings. |
DI Master Ballot DI Individual Ballot |
| Humorous Interpretation (HI) |
Each student shall take no less than five
nor more than
ten minutes, including audience reaction, to present from memory, a
humorous
reading which may be complete or excerpted from a longer reading. Original selections may not be used, and
published selections of merit will be required. In
order that this event be correctly understood as an
exercise in
interpretation and not solo acting, the use of properties is not
permitted. A copy of the printed
selection must be available for inspection by the Executive Board. |
All NFL rules apply to this event, including sources for cuttings. | HI Master Ballot HI Individual Ballot |
| Duo Interpretation (DUO) |
Each student team shall take no less than
five nor more than ten
minutes, including audience reaction, to present from memory, a
dialogue from a
published source. Original selections
may not be used, and published selections of merit will be required. In order that this event be correctly
understood as an exercise in interpretation and not duet acting, the
use of
properties is not permitted. Each
partner may present one or multiple characters. A
copy of the printed selection must be available for
inspection by the Executive Board. |
All NFL rules apply to this event, including sources for cuttings. | Duo
Master Ballot Duo Individual Ballot |
| Original Oratory (OO) |
Each student shall take no less than five nor more than ten minutes to deliver, from memory, a speech written entirely by himself/herself on a topic of his/her own choosing. The total number of quoted words may not exceed 150. A neat, typed copy of the original oration, with quoted material highlighted, must be brought to the contest by the contestant. |
All NFL rules apply to this event. | OO Master Ballot OO Individual Ballot |
| Declamation (DEC) | Each
student shall take not less than five nor
more
than ten minutes to present from memory all or part of an oration
prepared and
delivered previously by some person other than
himself/herself. A copy of the
printed selection must be
available for inspection by the Executive Board.
|
The original speaker and the setting of the speech will be stated in the introduction. | DEC Master Ballot DEC Individual Ballot |
| Poetry Reading (POE) |
Each student shall take not less than five nor more than ten minutes to read poetry exactly as written by a published author. The book or manuscript must be referred to by the contestant during the course of the reading. | Poetry
may be a collection of poems by the same poet or a program of
poems by different poets around a theme. |
POE Master Ballot POE Individual Ballot |
| Prose Reading (PRO) |
Each student shall take not less than five nor more than ten minutes to read prose exactly as written by a published author. The book or manuscript must be referred to by the contestant during the course of the reading. | PRO Master Ballot PRO Individual Ballot |
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| Impromptu Speech (IMP) | Each student shall not take more than seven minutes, divided as the contestant chooses between preparation and speaking, to speak on one of three topics drawn at random. During the preparation period the speaker may take notes, but notes may not be used during the presentation. | |
IMP Master Ballot IMP Individual Ballot |
| Improvisational Action (IPV) |
Each student shall not take
more than seven minutes, divided as the contestant chooses betwen
preparation, to deliver a scene based on one of three topics drawn at
random. The scene may be delivered as a monologue or as a
dialogue between multiple characters. |
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IPV Master Ballot IPV Individual Ballot |