Speech

An eight-minute scene from a play or script performed with a partner usually with a more serious or dramatic theme.

An eight minute monologue from a play, book, movie or short story performed individually with a more serious or dramatic theme.

Limited time preparation event. The student blindly draws three topics from a number of cards. The speaker then chooses one of the topics and has 30 minutes to prepare a six-minute speech. Topics for the event include national and international issues of politics, commerce, social issues, government policy and international relations.

An eight-minute scene from a play or script performed with a partner usually with a less serious, more comedic or jovial theme.

An eight-minute cutting of a play, short story, or monologue performed individually. Performer oftentimes plays all of the characters using different voices and physical characterizations. Usually a silly, outrageous performance.

Each speaker is given a topic at the beginning of their speaking turn, and is given two minutes to prepare and deliver a meaningful, organized, coherent speech. Topics are drawn from the categories of Names, Words, or Quotations.

An eight-minute speech written by the individual student about any topic with the intention to inform the audience.

An eight-minute pre-existing speech performed by a student, for example, a TEDtalk or something similar. 

An eight-minute story with multiple characters performed and written by one individual, similar to HI except it is completely self-written.

An eight-minute speech on an important, current topic, performed from memory. The speech can be informative, but persuasive in nature.

An eight-minute combination of various poems and poetic literature combined to create a cohesive theme and story. Themes can be humorous, dramatic, or a combination of both. Performed with a small black interpretation book.

An eight-minute interpretation of a short story or cutting of a novel, memoir, etc. performed individually with the story in front of you in a small black interpretation book. Theme can be humorous, dramatic, or a combination of both.

Students prepare a script that includes multiple components of radio broadcasting, such as entertainment, news, weather, sports, etc. to read a five-minute radio broadcast.

An eight-minute student-written speech intended to persuade the audience on any given topic with the constant use of humor and or wit.