Asynchronous/Recording Help

Elementary Expository & Elementary Original Oratory are asynchronous events. Students will submit a recording of their speech ahead of time and do not need to be present the day of the tournament. Submissions are due on the Monday, May 10th but can be submitted anytime before that.  

Standards for Recordings:

1. Competitors may not use green screens, virtual backdrops, or on-screen text.

2. Competitors may not use professional equipment enhancements such as professional lighting kits or professional grade camera recording and audio devices during their performance in any event.

3. Submissions or recordings may not be edited using any software; all submissions must be non-stop footage of the entire performance done through the permitted submission platform.

4. The camera being used must remain stationary throughout the entire performance, and no zooming or panning is permitted.

5. Other individuals (including a coach) may be present while filming, but audience interaction (laughing, applause, etc.) must not be included in the performance.

6. Competitors may determine how close or distant the camera is set up in order to maximize both verbal and nonverbal communication.

7. While not required, competitors may introduce their name and their speech title. No other information may be provided to judges (they can't say what school they're from). 

Approved Platforms:

Students can use just about any platform that allows them to publicly share a link to their recording. Most students will simply record their speech, save it to their Google Drive, and then share it so that it's accessible to 'anyone with the link'. Other students have uploaded their video to a private Youtube channel. Still others use Loom or Flipgrid. 

Coach Instructions: 

1. Coaches should watch each performance in order to make sure that it is the representation of the performance that you approve to be submitted.

2. Once a Coach has approved the submission, they will enter the link to the recording in Tabroom.com under the student’s entry page. (Entries Tab – Select Event under “Add Entry To” – Select Name of Student under “Add Entry in ___” – Click “Add Entry” – Place link in “Link to Performance Video”

3. Submissions are due on the Monday, May 10th but can be submitted anytime before that.