Lansing NIETOC Invitational
2023 — Lansing, KS/US
Informative (10 min)
Event Description:
Sec. 1. An informative speech is one which provides a learning experience for the listener by instructing or by giving information in an interesting manner. The use of audio/visual aids is optional. (See # 5 on Aids.)
Sec. 2. Informative speeches shall be the work of the student. Students should be encouraged to use good informative format: Introduction (attention device, sign-posting/preview of topics, etc.), Body and Conclusion.
Sec. 3. Speeches shall not be more than ten (10) minutes in length.
Sec. 4. Informative speeches shall be memorized and given without notes. Prompting shall not be allowed.
Sec. 5. Audio/visual aids may or may not be used to supplement and reinforce the message. If used, the audio/visual aids should enhance or support the message rather than distract from the overall effectiveness of the presentation.
A. During the presentation, no electronic equipment is permitted. Electronic equipment is defined as any object requiring an electrical cord, battery, or solar power to operate it (projectors, cell phones, radios, iPads, computers, etc.).
B. The use of live animals or any additional people as visual aids is not allowed during the speech.
C. Items of dress put on and/or removed for illustration during the course of the presentation are considered costumes and may not be part of the contestant’s presentation.
D. Visual aids may not violate policies as dictated by local and state law (weapons, drugs, etc.) Contestants may not distribute items to the judges or audience before, during, or after the round. This includes but is not limited to food, objects, handouts, flyers, and promotional merchandise.
E. The host school is not responsible for providing any facilities, equipment, including tables, chairs, or easels, or assistance in a contestant’s use of visual aids.
F. Expedient set up and take down of aids is expected. If a visual aid displays published pictorial material, the source must be included in the work-cited page but does not need to be cited orally.
Sec. 6. Not more than 150 words of the speech may be direct quotation and such quotations must be identified orally and in a printed copy of the speech available at the tournament. The script must identify the quoted materials, state the number of quoted words, include a work-cited page in APA or MLA format.