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The topic will be the current NSDA topic of 2016-2017. Time limits shall be 8-3-8-3-8-3-8-3-5-5-5-5. Each team will have a total of 5 minutes’ prep time. Six rounds will determine breaks to elimination rounds. The point range for this debate is 20-30 points. Low point wins are allowed but must be explained in the reason for decision section of the ballot.

The topic will be the current NSDA topic for the month of December topic. The format will be 6-3-7-3-4-6-3. The four-minute prep time applies in this debate. Six preliminary rounds will determine breaks to elimination rounds. The point range for this debate will be 20-30 points. Low point wins are allowed but must be explained in the reason for the decision section of the ballot.

The topic debated will be the NSDA topic for the month of December. The format and rules for this event will comply with current NFL rules, which can be found at www.nationalspeechanddebateassociation.com. The point rage for this debate will be 20-30 points. Low point wins are allowed but must be explained in the reason for decision section of the ballot. Five preliminary rounds will determine breaks to elimination rounds.

Informative Speaking is a 10-minute presentation written and performed by the student. Informative requires students to balance that content with delivery and style. Students in Informative must be articulate, engaging, and smooth with their delivery at both a vocal and physical level. The purpose of the event is to inform and educate the audience on a topic of significance. Students may or may not employ the use of visual aids in the performance.

While Informative speeches are all unique and different, the structure should provide a framework for the audience to understand the topic. Each main point should explore a specific aspect of the topic the student is presenting. Research is a very important component in Informative. All claims should be backed up with evidence that verifies the information the speaker is conveying. If a student has presented two or three components of the topic in an educational and logically sound manner, it is likely they have displayed an adept command of structure.

Students may or may not use visual aids within their Informative speech. If used, the student is expected to set up visual aids in an expedient manner. Students cannot use electronic equipment or any banned material (guns, controlled substances, etc.) as a visual aid, nor can they use live animals or another person. Visual aids should contribute to the audience’s understanding, emphasize information, and provide a creative outlet that augments the content of the Informative speech. If a student has included a visual aid that is justified and interesting, then they likely have effectively incorporated a visual aid into their speech.

The selection shall not exceed more than 10 minutes with a: 30 second grace period.

An introduction must be given and is included in the time limit. The introduction should be written by the student to contextualize the performance and state the title and author.

With a spotlight on character development and depth, this event focuses on the student’s ability to convey emotion through the use of a dramatic text.

Original Oratory should not be more than ten minutes. There is a :30 second grace period. Competitors that exceed the time limit by more than :30 seconds should not be given first place in the panel.

The oration should be the original thought and writing of the competitor. The orator must be truthful. Any non-factual reference, especially a personal one, must be so identified.

No more than 150 words of the oration may be a direct quotation from any other source.

The tournament director shall prepare a list of topics on current foreign and domestic issues. The student will draw three questions and return two before he/she begins his/her preparation period.

The competitor has thirty minutes to prepare his/her speech in an independent and supervised environment. At the end of that time, they will come directly to the competition room to perform.

The competitor has a maximum of seven minutes to present his/her speech. There is a :30 second grace period. Students who exceed the time limit by more than :30 seconds should not be given first place in the panel.

The selection has a maximum time of ten minutes. There is a :30 second grace period. Students who exceed the time limit by more than :30 seconds should not be given 1^stplace in the panel. An introduction is required and is included in the time limit.

IN POI STUDENTS MUST UTULIZE MULTIPLE GENRE’S This can be from a dramatic play, short story or other published work, humorous play, short story or other published work and prose or poetry. The student must combine multiple genre’s and the presentation must articulate a common theme amongst multiple genre’s. An introduction may be clearly embedded at the beginning of the selections or carefully crafted into the arrangement.

Students MUST use a manuscript when performing in the Program Oral Interpretation event. Students may utilize the manuscript as a prop throughout the arrangement.

The selection shall not exceed more than 10 minutes with a: 30 second grace period.

An introduction must be given and is included in the time limit. The introduction should be written by the student to contextualize the performance and state the title and author.

With a spotlight on character development and depth, this event focuses on the student’s ability to convey emotion through the use of a dramatic or humorous text.

The selection shall not exceed more than 10 minutes with a: 30 second grace period.

An introduction must be given and is included in the time limit. The introduction should be written by the student to contextualize the performance and state the title and author.

With a spotlight on character development and depth, this event focuses on the student’s ability to convey emotion through the use of a dramatic text.

Props ARE allowed, although generally students will utilize two chairs or a table to set the scene. Unlike DUO students may interact look directly at one another and or touch.

Humorous Interpretation is designed to test a student’s comedic skills through script analysis, delivery, timing, and character development. Competitors may portray one or multiple characters.

The selection shall not require more than ten minutes with a :30 second grace period. If a competitor exceeds the time limit they may not receive first place in the panel.

An introduction must be given and is included in the time limit. The introduction should be written by the student to contextualize the performance and state the title and author.

Original Interpretation should not be more than ten minutes. There is a :30 second grace period. Competitors that exceed the time limit by more than :30 seconds should not be given first place in the panel. An introduction is required and is included in the time limit.

Students may decide to use a prose or poetry in this category. Mile High is looking to expand this category in years to come, but for now we want to allow students creative latitude to compete in this category. Show us your stuff! Be creative and have fun! Especially for schools that do not regularly compete in this category lead by example and show any of the 8 visiting States what this is all about!

Students may or may not use a manuscript and are reminded that in poetry in the Colorado speech circuit manuscripts are not common, but there shall be no penalty enforced for anyone who choses to use a black book manuscript.

Judges are expected to keep time in all rounds they adjudicate. This new policy has been implemented in order to provide uniformity in the expectations of coaches and students, to provide consistency in the judging process, and accountability in the reporting and recording of the results.

10-Minute Time Limit: Original Oratory OO, Original Interpretation OI, Humorous Interpretation HI, Dramatic Interpretation DI, Duo Interpretation DUO, Duet Acting DA, and Program Oral Interpretation.

*Each of these events has a :30 second grace period. If the performer continues more than :30 seconds passed the initial time limit, he/she/they may not be given first in the panel.

Refer to the debate ballot provided for the times of each speech in the debate. Ask the competitors if they would like time signals or if they plan to keep their own time. Regardless, judges must keep time for their own records. If the competitors want the judge to provide signals, you should keep time and provide time signals for 2 minutes remaining, one minute remaining, and :30 seconds left, 0-STOP.

There is no official grace period in debate. The speaker should stop speaking at the indicated stop or as soon as they finish their current statement.

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