Cardinal Speech Team

 THE 14 EVENTS:

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION – AN 8 MINUTE DRAMATIC PIECE FROM A PLAY OR MONOLOGUE WHERE THE PERFORMER INTERPRETS THE ACTION OF THE SCENE

DRAMATIC DUET ACTING – AN 8 MINUTE DRAMATIC ACTING PERFORMANCE FROM A PLAY WITH TWO ACTORS

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING – A 7 MINUTE SPEECH DELIVERED WITH JUST 30 MINUTES PREPARATION TIME REGARDING A POLITICAL OR SOCIAL CURRENT EVENT

HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION – SAME AS DRAMATIC INTERP, ONLY THE MATERIAL IS OF A HUMOROUS/COMEDIC NATURE

HUMOROUS DUET ACTING – SAME AS DRAMATIC DUET, ONLY THE MATERIAL IS OF A HUMOROUS/COMEDIC NATURE

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING – A 6 MINUTE SPEECH DELIVERED WITH JUST TWO MINUTES PREPARATION ON A TOPIC OR QUOTATION

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING – AN ORIGINAL 8-MINUTE SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT WITH THE PURPOSE TO INFORM AN AUDIENCE ON SOMETHING NOT WELL-KNOWN TO MOST PEOPLE

ORIGINAL COMEDY – AN 8 MINUTE SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT THAT INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL STORY OF A HUMOROUS NATURE

ORIGINAL ORATORY – AN ORIGINAL 8 MINUTE “PROBLEM/SOLUTION” SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT ABOUT A SERIOUS SOCIAL ISSUE

ORATORICAL DECLAMATION – AN 8 MINUTE PUBLISHED SPEECH OR ESSAY WRITTEN BY SOMEONE ELSE, BUT PERFORMED BY THE STUDENT AS THE AUTHOR INTENDED FOR IT TO BE “PERFORMED”

POETRY READING – AN 8-MINUTE PERFORMANCE READING OF PUBLISHED POETRY WITH A THEME

PROSE READING – AN 8 MINUTE PERFORMANCE READING OF A PUBLISHED SHORT STORY OR NON-FICTION STORY

RADIO SPEAKING – A 5 MINUTE RADIO NEWS BROADCAST READING SIMILAR TO WHAT IS HEARD ON RADIO TODAY

SPECIAL OCCASION SPEAKING – AN ORIGINAL 8-MINUTE SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT SIMILAR TO ORIGINAL ORATORY, BUT WITH A MORE LIGHT AND HUMOROUS TOPIC MEANT TO ENTERTAIN