The Holly Speech Tournament

2007 — MA/US

TV News Team

Abbreviation TVNT
Format Speech
Entry Fee $5.00
Entry Limit Per School 6
Entry Teams of between 3 and 8 competitors

Event Description:

A team of three or four contestants prepares a news broadcast based upon a newspaper drawn in the prep room which includes news, weather and sports. There is a thirty minute preparation time. Judges will consider delivery as if the presentation were being broadcast on a television screen. There is a five minute speaking period with a five second grace period in either direction - the broadcast length must be between 4:55 and 5:05.