Attack on Titan
2026 — Salt Lake City, UT/US
ASYNC Informative
Event Description:
Informative
● 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.