District V Speech and Debate

2023 — American Falls AND Pocatello, ID/US

Communication Analysis

Abbreviation CA
Format Speech
Entry Fee $0.00 (Plus $5/student)
Entry Limit Per School 6
Entry 1 competitors per entry

Event Description:

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.