Performance Reading
For Special Occasions
Debatable Beginnings
100

Describe/Define Oral interpretation. 

What is: The art of communicating works of literature by reading them aloud. 

100

Describe an Introduction Speech.

What is: Answers will vary.

100

Define Informal Debate

What is: A debate without specified rules.

200

The two (2) elements you can always apply to the interpretation of your material. 

What is: Meaning and Feeling

200

Describe a Speech of Presentation. 

What is: answers will vary. 

200

The type of a debate that a disagreement is.

What is: Informal Debate.

300

The two (2) elements you can always apply to interpreting prose.

What are: First-person narration and Third-person narration.

300

Describe an After-Dinner Speech.

Answers will vary. 

300

The individual that the Burden of Proof falls to. 

What is: The accuser.

400

Three (3) of the five (5) ways you can develop your material. 

What are: Eye Contact, Character Placement, Characterization, Word Color, Showmanship

400

The guidelines to a successful Acceptance Speech. 

What are:

Be brief, sincere, direct

Thank the group for the award. 

Discuss the importance of the award to you.

Thank other who helped you win the award.

Reiterate you appreciation. 

400

The two sides in any proposition. 

What are: Affirmative and Negative

500

The four (4) elements you can apply to interpreting poetry. 

What are: Rhythm, Meter, Rhyme, Imagery. 

500

What are the elements you need to make a successful eulogy. 

What are: A biographical/topical approach, a solemn and sincere tone, and the significance of the person's life.

500

The four (4) techniques to negotiation. 

What are: Be positive, use three-part messages, be prepared, tell the truth. 

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