Red Rock Classic

2020 — NSDA Campus, UT/US

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Creative Storytelling

Event Description:

Judge: Students should start entering one at a time around 15 minutes after the start of the round. They have received their topics in a separate room and have had 15 minutes prep. Please ask for their topic before the speech.

The best creative storytelling will utilize narration and characterization.

No stage accessories may be used in Creative Storytelling except one chair.

Acting is permissible as characterization is essential in some types of stories.

Fifteen minutes prior to speaking, the competitor shall draw three story outlines. The competitor shall immediately choose one of the three outlines drawn and return the two unused outlines.

The competitor cannot leave the preparation room until time to speak, nor can the competitor receive help from a coach or any other student. No reference material or notes will be allowed during the preparation time. A scratch pad may be used to put notes down, ideas for the presentation but may not be used during the presentation.

The competitor shall present their topics to the judge. Failure to speak on the topic chosen will result in the competitor being ranked last in the round.

Time limits of the presentation will be not less than three minutes and not more than five minutes. There will be a 15-second grace period. Competitors who go outside the 15-second grace ­period will be ranked last in the round.

The storytelling presentation shall be evaluated on the basis of effective speaking practices with emphasis on conversational style, spontaneous bodily activity, ability to develop character, and to resolve the outline plot. The presentation should reflect the speaker's abillty to create and develop a story. No stage accessories may be used.

Acting is permissible in creative storytelling as characterization is essential in some types of stories. One chair may be used. It must be kept in mind that an effective story has exposition, rising action, climax and resolution. The event may be serious or humorous in nature. The story should be of such nature that the telling of it shall not exceed five minutes.