Speech & Debate Events
This event is a speech that lasts 10 minutes.
Oratory/Original Oratory
The amount of examples you should have in OO
3
This is the pro side
Affirmative
Which one of these examples should you NOT use in an OO speech body paragraph?
A. personal examples
B. historical facts
C. Celebrities
D. Book/fictional stories
This event gives you 2 minutes to prepare the speech.
Impromptu
Total time allowed for impromptu
7 min
This is the con side
Negative/Negate
Where you can attack/undermine/address your opponent's arguments
rebuttal
This event has teams of 2.
Public Forum
The claim you make that your entire speech is based around
thesis
How do you begin a PF debate?
With a coin flip
Where you can ask your opponent questions.
Crossfire
This event has a value criterion
Lincoln Douglas
Name the two categories of speech events
Interpretation/Interp & Platform
the core ethical principle (like justice, liberty, or life) that a debater defends as the most important goal
value
What is an example you say on the affirmative side of this resolution:
Resolved: The government should ban phones in public schools during school hours.
depends
These events are usually acting based.
Interp/Interpretation events
Which part of your speech should your thesis be?
Intro
PF Constructive speech time
4 minutes
What is a historical example you can use with the thesis: Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard
Depends