NJSDL December 2024 Online Speech Festival

2024 — Online, NJ/US

This tournament is hosted on Speechwire.com

Registration Link: https://www.speechwire.com/c-info.php?tournid=17675

2024-2025 NJSDL Online Speech Festival Series Open to High School and Middle School Students in all states.

All schools are invited to participate in the2024-2025 New Jersey Speech and Debate League (NJSDL) Online Speech Festival Series. These festivals are designed to provide students on speech and debate teams as well as students in traditional classroom environments an avenue to develop and share their public speaking and performance skills in a convenient, educational, and fun way! The NJSDL Festivals are open to students from ANY STATE and each festival will have specific themed events connected to calendar celebrations during the year. VIDEO SUBMISSIONS Teachers or coaches will upload videos of student performances to be evaluated by a selection of educators and experienced judges! Students will receive commentary and feedback aimed at helping them improve their speaking, performance, and communication skills! Students will receive recognition for their video submissions along with feedback from the evaluators! Coaches and teachers will also receive school recognition to display in their classrooms, offices, or team trophy cases! 2024-2025 Registration & Video Deadlines

  • December 2024 NJSDL Online Speech Festival
    Registration and videos due by December 9, 2024; Asynchronous Judging 12/10/24-12/16/24
  • February 2025 NJSDL Online Speech Festival
    Registration and videos due by February 3, 2025; Asynchronous Judging 2/4/25-2/10/25
  • April 2025 NJSDL Online Speech Festival
    Registration and videos due by April 7, 2024; Asynchronous Judging 4/8/25-4/14/25

SPECIAL THEMED EVENTS & NJSDL ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS Each festival will have specific themed events connected to calendar celebrations during the year. 2024-2025 Themes:

  • The December 2024 NJSDL Online Speech Festival will celebrate Human Rights Day.
  • The February 2025 NJSDL Online Speech Festival will honor Black History Month.
  • The April 2025 NJSDL Online Speech Festival will celebrateEarth Day.

The themed events for each festival will be:

The other NJSDL events offered will be:

  • Children's Literature (HS Only)
  • Dramatic Performance(MS & HS)
  • Humorous Performance(MS & HS)
  • Prose Interpretation(MS & HS)
  • Poetry Interpretation(MS & HS)
  • Program Oral Interpretation(MS & HS)
  • Original Oratory(MS & HS)
  • Informative Speaking (MS & HS)
  • Declamation (MS & HS Freshman/Sophomores)
  • Pro Con Challenge (MS & HS using the current Policy, LD or PFD Topics)

About the NJSDL TheNew Jersey Speech and Debate Leagueis a volunteer, member-led, not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that exists to promote the arts of effective communication among students in public and independent schools in New Jersey. The League is registered as an incorporated non-profit entity with the State of New Jersey. The League is also affiliated with theNational Speech and Debate Association (NSDA), theNational Federation of High Schools, and works in conjunction with the New Jersey District Committee as the governing body for NSDA activity in the state.