Washington Warrior Invitational
2016 — Sioux Falls, SD/US
Oratorical Interpretation (Non-Original Oratory)
Event Description:
This contest event consists of interpreting a selection from a single source. The contest event shall include selections such as orations, addresses, lectures and essays that are conducive to oratorical interpretation. (No cuttings from poems, plays or other works of fiction are allowed in this contest event.) The Oratorical Interpretation (or Non-Original Oratory) can be serious, humorous or a mixture of serious and humorous sentiments. OI & NOO has been exempted from the “copyrighted and in print” regulation because oratory, in its origin, is basically an oral medium of communication. However, selections shall not be the original work of the contestant. The maximum time of presentation, including the introduction is ten minutes. A manuscript is to be used by the student