Archbishop Murphy HS Middle School Speech Tournament
2023 — Everett, WA/US
Oratory Novice
Abbreviation
OR N
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$5.00
Entry
Teams of between 1
and 25 competitors
Event Description:
Oratory - Novice
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Speech should be the speaker’s original work delivered from memory, but he/she should have a copy on hand.
2. Judges should not use a copy of the speech to follow along; they should focus on the speaker.
3. Senior Division allowed no more than 100 quoted words; Junior Division allowed no more than 50 quoted words.
4. Presentation should be persuasive one, dealing with a problem/solution, danger, a cause or a eulogy to a person.
5. Speaker docked one place in round if exceeding 8:30 (Open) or if speech is not memorized or script used.