General Tips
Declamation
Impromptu
Random facts about speech and debate
Potpourri
100

What is the most important public speaking tip?

Sound like you care, passion


100

Are you allowed to cut words out of a declamation?

Yes


100

What is an impromptu speech?

Speeches that are delivered on the spot with no past preperation. 

100
What is considered the most famous and influential speech ever? 

I have a dream 

100

What school is Owen going to?

Lawrenceville 

200

What are the four different ways to change your tone of voice?

Higher,lower,faster, slower


200
Are you allowed to add filler words to a declamation for the ease of saying the speech? 

Yes

200

What is the most important impromptu tip?

To write your thoughts down into an outline before the speech.

200

What is the biggest tournament for speech and debate? 

Nationals, NSDA

200

First US president to serve more than two terms

Franklin D. Roosevelt

300

How do you make eye contact when you are up on the stage?

Look in a general direction, left right, etc. 

300
In speech and debate competitions, what is the maximum length a declamation is allowed to be? 

10 minutes

300

What is my personal tip for impromptu speeches?

Imagine yourself delivering it

300

What event does Owen do? 

Declamation

300

Square root of -1 

i

400

When should you be walking in public speaking? 

When you are changing topics


400

When looking for a declamation, what is the most important rule? 

You have to care about what the speech is saying. 

400

What words should you try to avoid during an impromptu speech?

uhhh, ahhh, like like like- junk words

400

What city will NSDA be in, in 2023? 

Phoneix Arizona 

400

What is the literary device in which the literal meaning of the word is the opposite of the intended

Irony

500

If you start at the center of the stage and walk when you are changing topics, where should you be standing at the end of your speech.

Back at the center (Where you started your speech) 

500

Typically, during official speech and debate tournaments, declamations would have an intro. The intro comes in between the speech after 1-3 minutes. What are those 1-3 minutes before the intro, called? 

Teaser

500

In official speech and debate tournaments, when you are competing in impromptu, is there a minimum amount of time you have to speak for? 

No

500

How many speech and debate events are there? 

25

500

What school does Eric go to?

Philips Exeter