Winter Chill

2022 — NSDA Campus, WA/US

Radio

Abbreviation Rad
Format Speech
Entry Fee $5.00
Entry 1 competitors per entry

Event Description:

  • A radio speech is a prepared event that includes news stories, an original commercial of no fewer than 30 seconds, and a commentary about a subject covered in the news stories.

  • 1. The news stories presented must have taken place 30 days or less, prior to the tournament date.

  • 2. The commentary, which shall be an original editorial, reflecting the opinion of the contestant, should consume 1- 2 minutes of the total speech and be presented last.

  • 3. A hard copy of the original news story, including source citations must be available upon request.

  • 4. The script should be timed to end between 5:30 and 6:00 minutes. Any speaker ending before 5:30 or after 6:00 minutes shall be ranked one score lower.

  • 5. Time signals SHOULD NOT be given to the competitors; however, the competitors may time themselves.