Georgia Speech Series 1 Asynchronous
2023 — Online, GA/US
Original Oratory (HS)
Event Description:
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Original Oratory
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Purpose: Original Oratory is defined as an individual event where the student writes, memorizes, and then delivers a persuasive speech arising from their personal feelings, convictions, or a source of concern regarding their community, beliefs and/or the larger world.
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Topics: Topics for the original oration may be selected by the student and with the aid of the coach or teacher, but the oration itself must be the product of the contestant alone and not their coach or teacher. The oration may simply alert the audience to a threatening danger or strengthen its devotion to an accepted cause. Any appropriate subject may be used, but the orator must be truthful. Any non-factual reference, especially a personal one, must be so identified.
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The contestant may not use an oration which they used in any GFCA contest prior to the current school year. The same oration must be used for the duration of the tournament.
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Not more than 150 words of the speech may be direct quotation and such quotations must be identified orally and in manuscript of the speech in the event of a protest.
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Manuscripts must be available at State Championship(s) in the event of a protest. The script must identify the quoted materials, state the number of quoted words, include a work-cited page in APA or MLA format. Failure to present a written copy of the oration upon request will result in disqualification.
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Length: The time limit is ten (10) minutes maximum with a thirty (30) second grace period. Should a student go beyond the grace period, the student may not be ranked 1st.
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Performance Documents/Aids: Although limited notes are permitted, speeches should be delivered from memory. Visual aids are not permitted in this event.