Speech Categories:
1. Creative Expression - Write your own speech about anything - Ten minute time limit 2. Discussion - Given a broad topic to research at the beginning of the season - At a tournament, you are given a question to solve with your group - Goal is to solve the question with your group while leading the conversation without being disrespectful - 60 minute time limit 3. Dramatic Interpretation - Ten minute time limit - Monologue from a play 4. Dramatic Duo - With a partner - Typically humorous in nature - Ten minute time limit 5. Extemporaneous Reading - Given a book at beginning of season - At a tournament, you draw a cutting that you will prepare in 30 minutes and then speak - Seven minute time limit 6. Extemporaneous Speaking - Given a topic at beginning of season - News related - At a tournament, you draw a specific question and prepare a response in 30 minutes - Seven minute time limit 7. Great Speeches - Pick a famous speech - Analyze it with at least 25% of speech your own writing - Ten minutes time limit 8. Humorous - Funny speech - Ten minute time limit 9. Informative - Written yourself - Informs the listener about a topic - Typically has a visual aide - Does not persuade - Ten minute time limit 10. Original Oratory - Written yourself - Persuades the listener about a topic - Ten minute time limit 11. Serious Poetry - Different poems put together into a "poetry program" - Ten minute time limit 12. Serious Prose - Monologue from a book - Ten minute time limit - Typically serious in nature 13. Storytelling - Given a book at the beginning of the season - At a tournament, you draw which story you will be speaking - Retell the story from memory - Add your own twists to the story |
KMS Speakers:
Creative Expression: NONE Discussion: NONE Dramatic Interpretation: Rhyanne Unruh Abbi Caffro Dramatic Duo: Mercedes Ahl and Alana Edwardson Extemp Reading: Emily Ashburn Extemp Speaking: NONE Great Speeches: Grace Thompson Molly O'Leary Humorous: Donovan McPhail Emma Friesen Hannah Lingbeek Natalie Gleason Masyn Jurek Spencer Schackman Easton Wenisch Informative: Cora Gleason Brook Brotzel Original Oratory: NONE Serious Poetry: Milgo Abdi Serious Prose: Domonique McPhail Storytelling: NONE |