Acting and Interpretation Events

• Dramatic Interpretation
• Humorous Interpretation
• Original Comedy
• Serious Interpretation
• Duo Interpretation
• Duet Acting
• Prose/Poetry Interpretation
• Improvisational Acting
• Original Performance

Limited Preparation Events

Some speech events only allow for limited preparation time.

• Broadcasting
• Extemporaneous Speaking
• Impromptu Speaking
• Extemporaneous Commentary
• Extemporaneous Programmed Reading
• Retold/Storytelling

Another Source Tip

Dear Speechers:

Want to make an impression? Then go straight to the source! Contacting an expert or interviewing someone impacted by the issue will really make you stand out.

--Jane

Upcoming Tournaments: February 16-23

Feb 21	NIET District 2 Qualifier	Mt. Hood Community College, OR
Feb 21-22	43rd John Marshall Speech & Debate Tournament	Marshall University, WV
Feb 21-22	District 5/6 3A SQ	Wenatchee HS, WA
Feb 21-22	District 5/6 4A SQ	Wenatchee HS, WA
Feb 21-22	Keeling Invitational	Chabot College, CA
Feb 21-23	PSCFA "Liesel Reinhart" Spring Championships	Moorpark College, CA
Feb 21-22	Robert D. Clark Championship Invitational (University of Oregon)	University of Oregon, OR
Feb 22-23	10th Annual Earl Wells Memorial Speakeasy	Oregon State University, OR
Feb 22	CBSR Debate Quals	Los Osos High School, CA
Feb 22-23	PCSDL National Tournament	Simpson College, IA
Feb 25	District One Debate State Qualifier	Sedro Woolley High School, WA
Feb 27	District 3 B Debate	Skyview High School, ID
Feb 28	Last Chance Tournament - District One	San Francisco State University, CA
Feb 28	SCJFL Spring Speech Tournament	Nicolas Junior High, CA
Feb 28-1	SDIVSL Cong/Parli/Public Forum Quals	La Costa Canyon, CA
Feb 28-1	The HBCU National Speech and Debate Championship	Wiley College, TX
Mar 1-2	AFA-NIET District One Qualifier	San Francisco State University, CA
Mar 1-2	Mark O. Hatfield Memorial Debates	Willamette University, OR
Mar 1	OCHS Invitational	Oregon City High School, OR
Mar 1	Ozark Cup	NW Arkansas Community College, AR
Mar 7-8	SDIVSL IE Quals	Helix Charter High School, CA
Mar 8-10	NCCFI - National Christian College Forensics Invitational	California Baptist University, CA
Mar 8-9	Parli Championships, JV/Novice/First and Second Year	UW Bothell, WA
Mar 8-9	PKD Tournament of the Great West	The College of Southern Idaho, ID
Mar 8	SCJFL March  League Debate	Don Bosco/Nova 42, CA
Mar 12-16	CCCFA State Championship	Solano, CA
Mar 14-15	SDIVSL LD/Policy Quals	Carlsbad High School, CA
Mar 15-18	National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence	Northern Arizona University, AZ
Mar 17-18	International Forensics Association Tournament	Paris, France
Mar 20-23	NPDA Championship Tournament	Northern Arizona University, AZ
Mar 20-23	Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament	Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, IN
Mar 29	1st Annual Flight of Eagles Middle School Speech Invitational Tournament	Cedar Park Christian Schools, WA
Apr 26	Northwest Middle School Championships	Wenatchee High School, WA
May 17	L.A. County Orator\'s Cup (High/Middle/Elementary Schools)	El Camino Real Charter H.S., CA

Ladies, About That Skirt...

Dear Speechers:

A speech tournament is not a fashion show or a nightclub. Please make sure your cleavage is covered and your skirt is long enough to cover everything that should be covered. I generally will not make a comment about it unless it impedes your movement, but someone else might. Is getting a look from that cute Humorous Interp guy really worth losing a few points?

--Jane

Public Address Events

• There are many different types of events in a speech tournament. Let’s look at the first category, public address events.
  
  
  • Original oratory
  • Persuasive
  • Informative
  • Declamation/Memorize Speech/Oratorical Interpretation/Great Speeches
  • Communication Analysis/Rhetorical Criticism
  • Special Occasion Speaking
  • After Dinner Speaking

Tip on Presenting Sources

Dear Speechers:

Instead of citing the first source you find on Google, see if you can find the original article. Fore example, it doesn't make sense to use the Houston Chronicle to talk about an event that happened in Bangor, Maine. I bet the Bangor Daily News has an article on the same event with more information. A little bit more digging really pays off!

--Jane