Revere Fall Fest
2023 — Revere, MA/US
Extemporaneous Speaking
Event Description:
In a prep room,the students will draw three topics of current interest; the student must pick one to prepare for a presentation. In the prep room, the students will have a 30-minute preparation period during which evidence may be used to put together the presentation. After the preparation period, the student should deliver a speech to be evaluated for content and delivery. The topic slip must be presented to the judge in the round. No visual aids are allowed and no notes are allowed in VX. Students must cite facts and analysis from source material accurately and in keeping with the author’s intent.
Time: 7 minute maximum (30 second grace); no minimum
In the final round of Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking, a 3-minute cross-examination period will follow each speech.This will not occur in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking.
Each speaker will be cross examined by the speaker who spoke before them in the round, with the first speaker being cross examined by the student scheduled to speak last in the round. As a student speaks, the student who will ask them questions will watch. Immediately following the speech, the questioner will engage the speaker in cross-examination for a three-minute period.