MAFA Missouri Association of Forensics Activities State Champio
2024 — Springfield, MO/US
A-Oratory
Event Description:
Oratory: Rules of the Interstate Oratorical Association will be followed.
1. The oration must be delivered without the aid of notes or manuscript.
2. There will be no time limit for this event.
3. No oration shall contain more than 1800 words. (Although no minimum word limit is established, a 1500 word minimum is suggested.)
4. For purposes of definition, quoted words are those written or spoken by a person other than the orator. Such quoted matter shall be limited to 20% of the total number of words in the oration. Direct discourse, dialogue or other stylistic devices within quotation marks created by the orator SHALL NOT be included in the 20% total.
5. All quoted materials shall be documented.
6. A copy of each contestant’s oration should be brought to the tournament. All manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced and checked for spelling and grammatical errors.
7. Copies of the oration should include footnote/endnotes and source material identification.
8. A separate oratory ballot should be made for the State Tournament competition. Ballot should read: “No Aid of Notes or Manuscript is Permitted.”