Mind over chatter since 1920.
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BROADCASTING
JUNIOR DIVISION AND SENIOR DIVISION
the student reads radio news and commercials in the style of a radio DJ or radio newscaster; each round is a different format or material
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SAMPLE SPEECH
KY state champion 2020
FINAL ROUND / Parker Smith (Dunbar HS)
DECLAMATION
JUNIOR DIVISION AND GRADES 9-10
a memorized speech presented at some time in history by someone other than the student
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SAMPLE SPEECH
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION
JUNIOR DIVISION AND SENIOR DIVISION
student enacts a serious scene playing all the characters
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SAMPLE SPEECH
DUO ACTING
JUNIOR DIVISION ONLY
two students play two characters in an acting scene
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SAMPLE SPEECH
DUO INTERPRETATION
SENIOR DIVISION ONLY
two students present a scene as two or more characters
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SAMPLE SPEECH
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
JUNIOR DIVISION AND SENIOR DIVISION
a documented speech written in a half hour as an answer to a question about a current event
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SAMPLE SPEECH
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
JUNIOR DIVISION AND SENIOR DIVISION
a student enacts a humorous scene playing all the characters
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SAMPLE SPEECH
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
JUNIOR DIVISION AND SENIOR DIVISION
a speech presented on-the-spot with little preparation about a topic (prelim rounds: quotation; final round: object)
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SAMPLE SPEECH - QUOTATION (BELOW)
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IMPROVISATIONAL DUO
JUNIOR DIVISION AND SENIOR DIVISION
an acting scene presented by two students after little preparation from a given topic
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SAMPLE SPEECH
KY STATE CHAMPIONS 2020 FROM MURRAY HS ANTONY & JENKINS
INFORMATIVE SPEAKING
SENIOR DIVISION ONLY
a 10-minute speech with optional visual aids that informs the audience about a topic
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SAMPLE SPEECH
ORATORY
JUNIOR DIVISION AND SENIOR DIVISION
a memorized speech written by the student to persuade the audience to take a stand on a controversial issue or your take on an abstract idea (e.g. self-esteem, being yourself)
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SAMPLE SPEECH
POETRY
JUNIOR DIVISION AND SENIOR DIVISION
oral reading/acting of poetry collections or single poems
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SAMPLE SPEECH
PROGRAM ORAL INTERPRETATION (POI)
SENIOR DIVISION ONLY
oral reading/acting of a collection of scripts from multiple genres organized around a central theme/argument
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SAMPLE SPEECH
PROSE
JUNIOR DIVISION AND SENIOR DIVISION
oral reading/acting of prose literature (novels or stories)
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SAMPLE SPEECH
STORYTELLING
JUNIOR DIVISION AND SENIOR DIVISION
the student enacts a story,
often for children or a tall tale