University of Lynchburg Snowball Forensics Debate Tournament
2022 — Lynchburg, VA/US
Original Oratory
Event Description:
Original OratoryPurpose: train and encourage students to present speeches intelligently and truthfully on any worthwhile topic suitable for a public speech. Speech should persuade, convince, or inspire.
Regulations: speaker cannot use a speech he/she has used in any previous year’s contest. Speech shall not contain more than 150 words of directly quoted material. All sources must be clearly acknowledged.
Time: 10 min. maximum (plus 30 second grace)
Manuscript: Speaker shall submit a manuscript of the speech to a judge, who will turn it into the tournament director to be given back to speaker.
Movement: NOT limited-- but it should have purpose and not distract from speech.
Judging Criteria: originality and worthwhileness of the subject, logic, freshness, depth, clarity of organization, sincerity of speaker, voice and diction, clear enunciation, and control and use of body.