Speech Vocabulary
Tournament Basics
What Not to Wear
Etiquette
Scoring and Such
100
This is the term used when you or another advances to out- rounds.
What is BREAKING
100
A tournament (typically) in Arizona will have this many preliminary rounds.
What is 3 preliminary rounds
100
This is the typical attire worn at a Speech & Debate tournament.
What is suits.
100
If you are double entered you should always _______ before your rounds so your judge knows you are there.
What is sign in.
100
In Debate, your judge will determine a round based on who _____, or ______. Meaning a round is determined by ____.
What is win/loss.
200
This is where you find out where your next round will be
What is "Postings"
200
Tournaments in the state of Arizona usually take place at these locations.
What is High Schools
200
At postings, if you did not advance and are sad you should give yourself, __________, and then go watch rounds.
What is give yourself ten minutes.
200
These are points assigned to competitors based on their speaking abilities and are used to determine ties.
What is speaker points.
300
This is a type of tournament scheduling where not all events go out at the same time.
What is a "flighted tournament"
300
The "Grace Period" for an event is typically this long.
What is 30 seconds.
300
This color sock should never be worn by boys to a tournament with a suit. It is also the name of the lesser Chicago baseball team.
What is white socks.
300
If someone is performing as you show up to the round you should never just _______.
What is walk in before they are finished.
300
If a competitor goes over the grace period, they are supposed to be dropped how many ranks?
What is one.
400
This is the opportunity for teams to come together, wake their vocal chords up, and look a little crazy.
What is warm-ups
400
A final round typically has this number of competitors.
What is 6
400
Colored suits are great for most events but the key is to never look like you are one of the three things...
What is Barney, Flight Attendant, Policy Debater
400
When a competitor makes no facial expressions or emotionally responds to another competitor's performance.
What is "Stone Facing"
400
Speaker points range from
What is 50 -21.
500
If a competitor takes straight firsts throughout the whole tournament it is called, _________. (Think Tom Sawyer)
What is "Picket Fencing"
500
An Interpretation event, an Oratory, and an Expos, should be this long in performance.
What is 8-10 minutes.
500
When performing in a humor or a duo that requires extra movement, girls might want to wear this type of shoe for comfort and mobility.
What is flats.
500
When entering a round you should always do this to avoid any sort of interruption.
What is turn off your phone.
500
The 77th Annual Mayberry Classic was hosted by whom and where?
What is Kevin Spacey and the White House
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