Attack on Titan
2026 — Salt Lake City, UT/US
A Informative
Event Description:
Informative
Time Limit: Up to 10 min.
Informative is a speech written by the student with the intent to inform the audience on a topic of significance. Informative gives students the unique opportunity to showcase their personality while educating the audience. Visual aids are allowed, but NOT required. If aids are used, then they should work well within the speech and not detract from or disrupt the flow of presentation.
An Informative is not simply an essay about the topic—it is a well researched and organized presentation with evidence, logic, and sometimes humor to convey a message. Topics are varied and interesting. Whether it be a new technological advance the audience is unaware of or a new take on a concept that everyone is familiar with, Informative is the students opportunity to teach the audience. Types of topics and structure vary greatly.
● Speakers will perform a prepared, memorized speech with the goal of informing you about a topic that is current and relatable.
● They are informing you on a topic, kind of like a passion project, that they find important and interesting.
● Visual Aids are permitted (not required) and should add to their speech if used.
● The goal is to educate, not to advocate. They are essentially teaching you a little about the topic and explaining its importance and relevance, but there is no “call to action”.
● Judges should balance the length of their speech with the quality of their speech.
● Time: 7-10 minutes
Rubric
Speech events require you to rank the competitors in your round from 1st to last. 1 being first place. Use the rubric tohelp with ranking and feedback.
Relevance 1 2 3 4 5 Is the topic timely? Is the thesis clearly established? Does the delivery assist inestablishing the importance of the topic?
Relatability 1 2 3 4 5 Can the audience relate to the topic? Is the delivery personable? Does thespeaker establish how others are impacted by the topic? Does the speaker do agood job informing?
Originality 1 2 3 4 5 Does the speaker address the topic in a unique, inventive way? Are thesupporting examples new and interesting?
Delivery 1 2 3 4 5 Does the student use voice, movement, and expression effectively? Is the speakerconfident? Is there consistent eye contact? Is the volume appropriate? If using avisual-does it add to their speech in an appropriate manner? (NOTE-VISUALS ARENOT REQUIRED AND IF A CONTESTANT DOES NOT HAVE ONE IT SHOULD IN NOWAY BE A FACTOR IN LOWERING THEIR RANKING)
Submit ballots on tabroom immediately after round to keep things moving. You can enter commentslater.