Mars Pre Qualifier Spring Invitational
2025 — Mars, PA/US
Extemporaneous Speech
Event Description:
• The speech shall not exceed seven (7) minutes in length. NO MINIMUM TIME REQUIREMENT. The speech may be
informative or persuasive in nature.
• Up to 50 words of notes may be used, but excessive reference to notes should be part of a judge’s
consideration when ranking students.
• The student must bring the topic slip drawn for that round, to the judge, or a copy of the topic written by the
prep room judge.
• Substituting a different topic for the topic drawn will result in disqualification from the tournament.
• Plagiarism or fabrication of evidence is prohibited and will result in a student being disqualified from the
tournament.
• In all individual events, a grace period of thirty (30) seconds over the event is permitted without penalty. If a
student is more than thirty (30) seconds over, they may not be ranked first. Excessive overtime violations should
be penalized more harshly.
• Any questions regarding rules infringements should be brought to the attention of the Tabulation Room staff and
not the student