Panther Pride MS ELM School Asynch State Prep Tournament
2022 — Online, UT/US
Oratory
Original Oratory is a speech written by the student with the intent to inform & persuade the audience on a topic of significance. Oratory gives students the unique opportunity to showcase their voice and passion for their topic. It is to be 6-8 minutes in length, with a 30 second grace. 4 min for elementary level.
An Oratory is not simply an essay about the topic—it is a well researched and organized presentation with evidence, logic, emotional appeals, and sometimes humor to convey a message. Topics may be of a value orientation and affect people at a personal level, such as avoiding peer pressure, or they can be more of a policy orientation and ask an audience to enact particular policies or solve societal problems.
At the end of the round, the judge will evaluate the speakers and rate them on a scale from one to six, with the best performance receiving the one ranking.
Sample Ballot: https://www.speechanddebate.org/wp-content/uploads/Sample-Ballot-Oratory-Blank.pdf