University of Lynchburg Snowball Forensics Debate Tournament

2022 — Lynchburg, VA/US

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Prose Interpretation

Event Description:

Regulations: Contestants shall read one prepared published prose selection of his/her choice. Must have an introduction that gives title and author of the piece and helps audience better understand the piece. Manuscript is MANDATORY. This is NOT a memorized event.

Eye Contact: good eye contact should be made with audience and some visual contact with the manuscript is required

Time: 10 min. maximum (plus 30 second grace)

Movement: limited to natural gestures. Voice, pace, proper stress, and timing creates mood and meaning of selection.

Judging Criteria: choice of selection, interpretation, timing, eye contact, characterization, creativity, gestures, energy level, varied volume, pitch, rate, tone, appearance, impact. Monotone voice is to be avoided.