Saints Classic XXVII
2025 — Ridgeland, MS/US
Original Oratory
Event Description:
ORIGINAL ORATORY
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The oration shall require no more than ten minutes. There is a 30-second grace period. Students who exceed the time limit by more than 30 seconds should not be given first in the panel. There is no official minimum time limit.
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The oration may be on any appropriate subject and must be the original work of the student with no more than 150 words of the oration used as a direct quotation from another speech or writing.
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An Original Oratory may not include any portion of a student’s Expository and/or Informative Speech if entered at the same tournament.
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An original copy of the Oratory must be present at the tournament for verification purposes. The copy should include a current bibliography of all sources used. The copy may be digital as long as it is easily accessible.
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The performance must be memorized.