MSDL Online Pumpkin Tournament
2020 — NSDA Campus, MA/US
Extemporaneous Speaking
Event Description:
The students will draw three topics of current interest from the material prepared by the tournament director. Usually topics are based on articles taken from recent issues of publications from major media outlets. The student must pick one of the three topics to prepare for a presentation. The students will have a 30 minute preparation period during which personal information files of books, magazines, and/or newspapers may be used to put together the presentation. After the preparation period, the student should deliver a speech to be evaluated for content and delivery. The topic slip must be presented to the judge in the round. No visual aids are allowed. Students are not allowed to connect with the internet while preparing their speeches.
Time: 7 min. maximum [ 30 second grace]; no minimum.