Rim to Rim

2025 — Twin Falls, ID/US

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After Dinner Speaking

Event Description:

After Dinner Speaking - 7:00 minutes maximum with a 30-
second “grace period.” No time signals provided.
1. Performance: Competitors are speaking as if they are a
keynote speaker addressing a specific group. The group
being addressed (real or fictional) should be identified in the
speech introduction. Delivery must be memorized.
2. Intent: The intent of ADS is to develop a thesis, idea, or
observation of some personal or societal importance
through the appropriate use of satire, quips and humor.
ADS is not intended to be an interpretive event with
multiple characters.
3. Material: Material presented must be original. While
humorous quips and jokes are appropriate, they must have
purpose and fit the occasion.
4. Time: This event has a 7-minute maximum with a 30
second grace period. After which a timing violation will
result in being dropped one rank by the judge. Time signals
are not provided. Students may time themselves for
reference, but the judge is the official timekeeper of the
round. Timing penalties are not given in semi-finals and
finals at State Speech.