2023 Blacksnake NIETOC
2023 — Pocatello, ID/US
Communication Analysis
Abbreviation
CA
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$3.00
Entry Limit Per School
10
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
Communication Analysis - 10 minutes maximum with a 30-
second “grace period.” No time signals provided.
1. Performance: An original speech by the student designed to
offer an explanation and/or evaluation of a communication
event such as a speech, speaker, movement, poem, poster,
film, campaign, etc., through the use of rhetorical principles.
Manuscripts are permitted.
2. Visual Aids: Audio-visual aids may or may not be used to
supplement and reinforce the message.
3. Time: This event has a 10 maximum with a 30 second grace
period. After which a timing violation will result in being
dropped one rank by the judge. Time signals are not
provided. Students may time themselves for reference, but
the judge is the official timekeeper of the round.