Road Trippin in El Reno

2025 — El Reno, OK/US

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Novice Combined Oratory

Event Description:

Info- 1. The informative speech is a speech that may be on any subject the student chooses and should inform rather than persuade. It
must be written by the student, although the teacher may offer suggestions as to organization, content, style, etc. and must be
memorized. Use of script is not permissible.
2. No more than 150 words may be quoted directly. A copy of the speech must be available for inspection by the tournament
director if a protest is filed.
3. The maximum time is not to exceed ten minutes.
4. Original work from previous years' State or Nationals may not be repeated by that student.
5. Plagarism violates the spirit of this event and will carry severe penalties.
6. Verbal prompting from the audience is not allowed.
7. Visual aids are permitted, except that speakers may not use electronics of any kind (defined as anything that requires an
electrical cord, a battery, or solar power to operate), other humans, or live animals as visual aids. The host school is not
responsible for providing any equipment for the speaker’s use, including chairs, tables, or easels.

Oo- 1. The original oration is a speech that may be on any subject the student chooses. It must be written by the student, although the
teacher may offer suggestions as to organization, content, style, etc. and must be memorized. Use of script is not permissible.
2. No more than 150 words may be quoted directly. A copy of the oration must be available for inspection by the tournament
director if a protest is filed.
3. The maximum time is not to exceed ten minutes.
4. Original work from previous years' State or Nationals may not be repeated by that student.
5. Plagarism violates the spirit of this event and will carry severe penalties.
6. Verbal prompting from the audience is not allowed.

So- 1. This event is limited to students in grades nine and ten.
2. For the purpose of this contest, a standard oratory is defined as a speech, editorial, or essay written by some person other than
the speaker and must be memorized. Use of a script is prohibited. Plays, poetry, and fictional monologues are unacceptable.
3. Each participant is to precede the selection by a short introduction which acquaints the audience with the author, and the
reason why this particular material was chosen for delivery, i.e., why it is worth giving?
4. The maximum time including the introduction is not to exceed ten minutes.
*5. Verbal prompting from the audience is not allowed.