Citron October Speech
2025 — Online, NY/US
Tournament Outline
Dramatic & Humerous Interp Combined Event
Async submit recording 24 hours before start of tournament.
All NSDA Rules apply.
Program Oral Interp
Async submit recording 24 hours before start of tournament.
All NSDA Rules apply.
Original Oratory
Async submit speech recording 24 hours before tournament.
All NSDA Rules apply.
Informative Speaking
Students may use a Powerpoint in place of a board.
Async submit speech 24 hours before tournament start.
All NSDA Rules apply.
US Extemp
- 2 Rounds
- Students will arrive at 6pm EST to the Prep Room for Extemp Debate.
- Proctor will assign topics and provide students with 30 minutes of prep time prior to the round.
- All NSDA rules on US Extemp will be followed.
Impromptu:
- Student get draw 3 random topics (usually fun not political)
- Students have 7 minutes in total
- Students need to deliver at least a 3 minute speech with 30 second grace period
Radio:
- 2 Rounds
- Prepare a 5 minute Radio Broadcast which will be performed LIVE with cameras turned off. (Big penalty if broadcast is 5 seconds more or less than 5 minutes).
- Broadcast must include each of the categories below with news items being CURRENT to past 48 hours:
* Intro with call letters
* International News
* National News
* Local / Regional News (appropriate to students physical location)
* Sports
* Commercial
* Weather
* Feature (optional)
* Traffic (optional)
* Outro