Mississippi State Cowbell Classic
2025 — Mississippi State, MS/US
Original Oratory
Abbreviation
B-OO
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$12.00
Entry Limit Per School
10
Entry
1 competitors per entry
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.
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The oration 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.
- The oration may be on any subject. For example, it may alert the listener to a problem, attempt to persuade as to a position, or respond to an argument raised by others in social discourse.
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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.