1st Annual Bruin Speech Invitational
2026 — Stockton, CA/US
Declamation (Oratorical Interp)
Event Description:
Event Description: The selection must be from a published speech which shall have been delivered as a public address by a real person; however, speeches given by high school or college students in competition shall not be permitted.
Event Rules:
1. Public address is defined as a formal spoken communication, a formal speech, or formal oral communication to an audience. Synonyms include “lecture,” “oration,” and “speech.”
2. While orations take many forms, a public address is distinct from a stand-up comedy performance, a poetry “slam”, or storytelling.
3. Identification of the Selection: The author, title (if given), occasion, place, and date of the original delivery of the speech shall be given by the contestant when the selection is introduced.
4. Failure of a contestant to introduce the selection as prescribed shall result in being penalized by the lowering of not more than one rank by tab room officials.