University of Mississippi High School Forensics Tournament
2021 — Oxford, MS/US
Expository Speaking
Event Description:
EXPOSITORY SPEAKING
The speech must be an original composition of the contestant designed to inform, not primarily to persuade or entertain. A copy of the speech must be present at the tournament for verification purposes. The speech should describe, clarify, illustrate, or define an object, idea, concept, or process.
An Expository may not include any portion of a student’s Original Oratory and/or Informative Speech if entered at the same tournament.
The maximum time of presentation is five minutes with a thirty second grace period; there is no minimum time. Students that exceed the time limit should not receive first place in the panel; further consequences of exceeding the time limit are left to the discretion of the judge. No visual aids or props of any kind may be used.