Speech Types
This type of speech organization presents a set of reasons why the speaker's argument is true or a set of examples to support the speaker's thesis.
What is topical organization?
The four main categories of events in forensics are this, this, this, and this.
What are debate, platform speaking, oral interpretation of literature, and limited preparation speaking?
This is the intended length of time for an Assigned Platform speech.
What is three minutes?
This is the type of rhetorical appeal that uses logic and reasoning to support a claim.
What is logos?
These skills have to do with the voice, and include things like avoiding verbal static, clarity, volume, and vocal variety.
What are verbal presentation skills?
This type of speech organization creates a timeline of events, often organized as past/present/future or before/during/after.
What is chronological organization?
When a competitor does this, they have made it to the elimination rounds at a tournament.
What is breaking?
These are the materials allowed in the round as a memory aid.
What is one 3 x 5 notecard?
This is the type of rhetorical appeal that uses credibility or authority to support a claim.
What is ethos?
These skills have to do with the body, and include posture, gestures, eye contact, and intentional movement.
What are nonverbal presentation skills?
This type of speech identifies a problem with society, analyzes the cause, and presents a solution, often including a call to action.
What is persuasive speaking?
When someone is doing this, it means that they are competing in more than one event in the same pattern.
What is double/triple entry?
These are the types of speech most common in Assigned Platform.
What are argumentative, persuasive, informative, and narrative/storytelling?
This is the type of rhetorical appeal that uses emotions to support a claim.
What is pathos?
These are all ways of being a good audience member or opponent (name at least three).
What are: sitting still, not interrupting, active listening, flowing, and many more?
This type of speech presents new knowledge to the audience in an unbiased manner, and is often organized by explanation, application, and implication.
What is informative speaking?
Who is Aristotle?
This is the amount of time before the tournament that AP topics are typically available to the competitors.
What is two weeks?
These are the four elements of a complete argument.
What are claim, data, warrant, and impact?
This is one way of moving through the room when presenting a platform or limited preparation speech.
What is the speaker's triangle?
This type of speech organizes information by location, often geographic (location in the world) or positional (location on an artifact).
What is spatial organization?
In larger events like impromptu, extemp, or SPAR, this type of final round will be used to assess many finalists at once.
What is a festival final?
When you want to know the AP topics for an upcoming tournament, you can find them in this location.
What is the student folder/Athens Central?
This is the fancy name for a complete argument.
What is the Toulmin model?
This is used in platform speaking (but NOT limited preparation speaking or interpretation events) to enhance the verbal argument, and can look like props, a poster board, or other objects.
What is a visual/presentation aid?