Bixby Middle School Invitational
2021 — NSDA Campus, OK/US
Declamation/Standard Oratory
Abbreviation
SO
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$3.00
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
For the purpose of this contest, a standard oratory or a declamation is defined as a speech, editorial, or essay written by some person other than the speaker and must be memorized. Use of a script is prohibited. Plays, poetry, and fictional monologues are unacceptable. Each participant is to precede his selection by a short introduction in which he/she acquaints the audience with the author, and the reason why this particular material was chosen for delivery, i.e., why it is worth giving?
The maximum time including the introduction is not to exceed ten minutes