How many teams may each school send?
Schools may send one team of up to three students and a coach/chaperone. The host school from the year before may send up to two teams of three students and a coach/chaperone.
Size of tournament
Typically this tournament has been well subscribed and we regret that registration will need to be limited to 160 competitors. Preference will be given to existing League member schools that have regularly participated in recent years. Each year there are usually a few spaces for new schools but this year we are limited the tournament to only existing members or schools who have competed recently.
Registration 2020
There is a two-part registration process. In spring, schools will be invited to initially register interest in participating. Shortly thereafter the host school will confirm participation and request registration fee. Once fees are paid, schools are welcome to register their students and identify speaking categories. This part of the process will go live in the spring and close in late September.
Registration fee
North American Schools - $250
International Schools - $150
These costs include the IISPSL levy which pays for the running of the IISPSL board functioning as well as the 2021 chaperone to Worlds.
Payment deadline
The payment deadline will be posted shortly along with Phase 2.
Dates
Wednesday October 14th
Oct 22 - Oct 26
Categories
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL FINAL ROUNDS WILL BE SYNCHRONOUS.
Category 1
Impromptu Speaking
Cross-X Debating (must be with partner with same school)
Both Synchronous
Category 2
After Dinner
Persuasive Speaking
Both Asynchronous
Category 3
Dramatic Interpretation
Interpretive reading
Both Asynchronous
Schools may send one team of up to three students and a coach/chaperone. The host school from the year before may send up to two teams of three students and a coach/chaperone.
Size of tournament
Typically this tournament has been well subscribed and we regret that registration will need to be limited to 160 competitors. Preference will be given to existing League member schools that have regularly participated in recent years. Each year there are usually a few spaces for new schools but this year we are limited the tournament to only existing members or schools who have competed recently.
Registration 2020
There is a two-part registration process. In spring, schools will be invited to initially register interest in participating. Shortly thereafter the host school will confirm participation and request registration fee. Once fees are paid, schools are welcome to register their students and identify speaking categories. This part of the process will go live in the spring and close in late September.
Registration fee
North American Schools - $250
International Schools - $150
These costs include the IISPSL levy which pays for the running of the IISPSL board functioning as well as the 2021 chaperone to Worlds.
Payment deadline
The payment deadline will be posted shortly along with Phase 2.
Dates
Wednesday October 14th
- Asynchronous submissions are due.
Oct 22 - Oct 26
- The exact timing of events/schedule will be determined by category registration and school locations.
- Schools should expect that students will participate at various times of the morning, day, or evening depending upon their category and location.
- Coaches will be expected to judge events, though the timing will depend upon the category being synchronous [live] or asynchronous [pre-recorded and submitted in advance].
- We will be running the tournament on the Zoom platform.
Categories
- To adapt to this format we have streamlined the categories.
- Please know that we looked at many factors regarding which events to keep or drop for this format.
- Students will choose 3 events in total, one from each category.
- Cat 2 & 3 events will be recorded by students and submitted previous to the beginning of the tournament.
- Timing regarding submission of asynchronous events and their file format will follow.
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL FINAL ROUNDS WILL BE SYNCHRONOUS.
Category 1
Impromptu Speaking
Cross-X Debating (must be with partner with same school)
Both Synchronous
Category 2
After Dinner
Persuasive Speaking
Both Asynchronous
Category 3
Dramatic Interpretation
Interpretive reading
Both Asynchronous
