Clash Valley 3 The Good The Clash and The Valley
2024 — Millville, UT/US
Speech Showdown
Event Description:
This is a special event for this tournament, but all events will function the same for judging. You will simply be ranking the students by their speeches. You will be judging a single round. Use the rubric for that specific round.
Each of the rounds are listed below:
Round 1: Prepared Speech: a 7-10 minute speech designed to inform you about something or inspire you about something. The goal is to get you to think differently about something. They may use props. Speech should be memorized.
The rubrics for Informative and Oratory are listed below
|
Informative |
||
|
Skill (Score between 1-5 for speaker points) |
Explanation of Skill to be Demonstrated |
Notes |
Relevance 1 2 3 4 5 |
Is the topic timely? Is the thesis clearly established? Does the delivery assist in establishing the importance of the topic? |
|
Relatability 1 2 3 4 5 |
Can the audience relate to the topic? Is the delivery personable? Does the speaker establish how others are impacted by the topic? Does the speaker do a good job informing? |
|
Originality 1 2 3 4 5 |
Does the speaker address the topic in a unique, inventive way? Are the supporting examples new and interesting? |
|
Delivery 1 2 3 4 5 |
Does the student use voice, movement, and expression effectively? Is the speaker confident? Is there consistent eye contact? Is the volume appropriate? If using a visual-does it add to their speech in an appropriate manner? (NOTE-VISUALS ARE NOT REQUIRED AND IF A CONTESTANT DOES NOT HAVE ONE IT SHOULD IN NO WAY BE A FACTOR IN LOWERING THEIR RANKING) |
| Oratory | ||
|
Skill (Score between 1-5 for speaker points) |
Explanation of Skill to be Demonstrated |
Notes |
|
Importance 1 2 3 4 5 |
Is the topic significant? Is the thesis clearly established? Does the delivery assist in establishing the importance of the topic? |
|
Relatability 1 2 3 4 5 |
Can the audience relate to the topic? Is the delivery personable? Does the speaker establish how others are impacted by their topic? Is the rhetoric of the speech inclusive? |
|
Originality 1 2 3 4 5 |
Does the speaker address the topic in a unique, inventive way? Are the supporting examples new and interesting? |
|
Delivery 1 2 3 4 5 |
Is the student using voice, movement, and expression effectively? Is the speaker confident? Is there consistent eye contact? Is the volume appropriate? |
Round 2:Extemporaneous Speaking: Students are given a choice of three questions about current events and 30 minutes to prepare a speech. Students will then give a 5-7 minutes speech about that topic without notes. The rubric is below:
|
EXTEMPORANEOUS (NX/FX) |
||
|
Skill (Score between 1-5 for speaker points) |
Explanation of Skill to be Demonstrated |
Notes |
|
Argumentation/ Analysis 1 2 3 4 5 |
Is the student directly answering the question? Does the student develop justifications for their ideas and establish the significance of their points? Have they established a clear understanding of the topic area? |
|
|
Source Consideration 1 2 3 4 5 |
Does the speaker offer a variety of sources? Are the sources provided credible? Are appropriate citations used when citing a source? |
|
|
Delivery 1 2 3 4 5 |
Is the student using voice, movement, and expression effectively? Is the speaker confident? Is there consistent eye contact? Is the volume appropriate? |
Round 3:Pitch Storm: Students will present in the order in which tabroom has assigned them. At the beginning of the round, give three question cards to every competitor:
When it is a student's turn to present, they will receive three different pitch cards from the judge. They will select one pitch idea and will have two minutes to prepare a pitch of how that idea would be a good movie. The goal of this pitch is to get funding from a producer, so it should be about the movie's appeal and viability.
After the two minutes of prep, students will give a 3-minute pitch. After the three minutes, they will have two minutes for a question and answer period from the other competitors. Competitors must be called on by the speaker and may only ask questions printed on the cards they received at the beginning of the round. When a student asks a question, they should discard that card and pick up another one (so there is always 3 in their hand).
Students will be ranked by performance and according the rubric below:
| Pitch Storm | ||
| 1 2 3 4 5 | Delivery: How good were the student's speaking and presenting skills? |
Notes |
| 1 2 3 4 5 | Persuasiveness: How well did the student persuade the audience that their project was viable? |
Notes |
| 1 2 3 4 5 | Response to questions: How well did the student respond and adapt to questions asked them by the audience? |
Notes |
Round 4:Impromptus—students are given a topic and 7 minutes to prepare and speak on that topic.
|
IMPROMPTU (IMP) |
||
|
Skill (Score between 1-5 for speaker points) |
Explanation of Skill to be Demonstrated |
Notes |
Organization 1 2 3 4 5 |
Does the student have a clear structure to their speech? Are transitions used to move effectively between each part of the speech? Does the development of the speech make sense? |
|
Analysis 1 2 3 4 5 |
Does the student directly address the prompt? Does the student develop justifications for their ideas and establish significance to the points? |
|
Delivery 1 2 3 4 5 |
Does the student use voice, movement, and expression effectively? Is the speaker confident? Is there consistent eye contact? Is the volume appropriate? |
Location
Logan High SchoolContacts
Cody ScottGeneral Info
Invitation Homepage Email Archive Events & Divisions Institutions In AttendanceEvents
Congressional Debate Debate Deathmatch Lincoln-Douglas Policy Public Forum Combined Interps Foreign Extemp Impromptu Informative Nat'l Extemp Original Oratory Speech ShowdownCircuits
UT – UtahDates & Deadlines
MDTThese deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.