Categories, ballots and judging information
Students participate in three events selected from all three categories (one from each)
Click on the >category titles below to access the PDF ballots for each category.
No student may present a piece that they have presented prior to 1st September, 2020.
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL FINAL ROUNDS WILL BE SYNCHRONOUS.
Category 1 - Synchronous (click on event titles for rules and ballot)
>Impromptu Speaking
Sample set of an Impromptu Speaking topic sheet:
1. A man in armour is the armour's slave
2. One today is worth two tomorrows
3. Freedom
>Cross examination debate**
Speaking times:
Constructive - 6mins
Cross-examination - 3mins
Rebuttal - 3mins
** Two students from this school must register as a team.
Category 2 - Asynchronous (click on event titles for rules and ballot)
>After dinner speaking
>Persuasive speaking
Category 3 - Asynchronous (click on event titles for rules and ballot)
>Dramatic interpretation
>Interpretive reading
Students participate in three events selected from all three categories (one from each)
Click on the >category titles below to access the PDF ballots for each category.
No student may present a piece that they have presented prior to 1st September, 2020.
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL FINAL ROUNDS WILL BE SYNCHRONOUS.
Category 1 - Synchronous (click on event titles for rules and ballot)
>Impromptu Speaking
Sample set of an Impromptu Speaking topic sheet:
1. A man in armour is the armour's slave
2. One today is worth two tomorrows
3. Freedom
>Cross examination debate**
Speaking times:
Constructive - 6mins
Cross-examination - 3mins
Rebuttal - 3mins
** Two students from this school must register as a team.
Category 2 - Asynchronous (click on event titles for rules and ballot)
>After dinner speaking
>Persuasive speaking
Category 3 - Asynchronous (click on event titles for rules and ballot)
>Dramatic interpretation
>Interpretive reading
Trigger Warning Statement
In the prepared categories, usually Dramatic Interpretation and Interpretive Reading, there maybe content that is potentially distressing for certain audience members. If this is the case, the student should deliver a brief trigger warning statement prior to the delivery or during the introduction to the piece that alerts the audience to the nature of the potentially distressing material. For example,
"Please note that the following piece deals with a frank account of physical violence and some members of the audience may find this upsetting." Or "For the following piece, I would like to share a trigger warning as sexual assault discussed very bluntly."
Mature Language and Content Statement
Students should communicate a warning to audience members about presentations containing mature language and content. Students don't have to avoid using such content but they should alert the audience of its nature, especially if there are younger audience members. For example,
"The following piece contains mature language."
In the prepared categories, usually Dramatic Interpretation and Interpretive Reading, there maybe content that is potentially distressing for certain audience members. If this is the case, the student should deliver a brief trigger warning statement prior to the delivery or during the introduction to the piece that alerts the audience to the nature of the potentially distressing material. For example,
"Please note that the following piece deals with a frank account of physical violence and some members of the audience may find this upsetting." Or "For the following piece, I would like to share a trigger warning as sexual assault discussed very bluntly."
Mature Language and Content Statement
Students should communicate a warning to audience members about presentations containing mature language and content. Students don't have to avoid using such content but they should alert the audience of its nature, especially if there are younger audience members. For example,
"The following piece contains mature language."
