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The Final Stage
General information This information is from a tournament in a past season! This is a College tournament in Nebraska. View manager contact information LP PROMPTS: Impromptu (Please remember to film the prep time):
“If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done.” -Peter Ustinov
“I wish I was a kid again, when I had all the answers.” -S.E. Hinton
Extemp (No need to film prep time):
What (if any) additional steps should the Biden Administration take in preparation for the Omicron variant?
How can Senate Democrats get the Build Back Better bill passed before the end of 2021?
What would benefit Kevin McCarthy more: reining in or continuing to embrace far-right members of the House?
Greetings Players,
Doane University and the University of Nebraska-Kearney are excited to host the sixth annual “Final Stage” tournament in the ultimate gaming atmosphere, Online! We will be offering one asynchronous tournament with all 11 AFA events November 30th-December 3rd.
TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE: We will use SpeechWire for registration and tabulation. To register, please visit http://www.speechwire.com/. We will be using electronic ballots (e-ballots). Please instruct all school judges to have a device with internet capabilities (phone, tablet, or laptop). Here is a video with more information regarding Speechwire’s e-ballot system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJXxeVS-KgM
Students may enter as many events as they would like. There will be three rounds, no finals. Ties in individual events for this tournament will be broken on the following: Ranks, Head to Head, Strength of Opposition, Speaker Points.
Team and Individual Sweepstakes points will be awarded based on the following formula: 10 points for first, 8 points for second, 6 points for third, 4 points for fourth, 2 points for fifth, 1 point for sixth, and ½ point for seventh, eighth, etc. Ties in team and individual sweepstakes will be broken on number of finals followed by number of 1st’ place finishes, 2nd’ place finishes, etc.
ENTRY DEADLINE: Entries and video links are due Tuesday, November 30th by 6:00pm. Please submit your entries to www.speechwire.com. Look for “The Final Stage”. Fees will be assessed by the information we have @ 6:00pm on November 30th. All entries are final after 6:00pm. As always, we ask that you cover as many slots as possible with usable judges. Questions for the tournament can be sent to either Nathaniel (nathaniel.wilson@doane.edu) or Aaron (blackmana2@unk.edu).
ENTRY FEES: $8.00 per slot. $15.00 per uncovered slot.. Each judge covers 6 slots. All judges are expected to be knowledgeable of updated AFA rules. Please make checks out to: UNK Forensics
And mail them to: Aaron Blackman 7 E 36th St Kearney NE, 68847
VIDEO SUBMISSIONS: One video submission per student event will be used for all rounds.
Please upload individual events to Youtube, unlisted and include the student’s full name and event in the “title” of the youtube video. When possible, please do not include the name of your college/university in the name of the Youtube account. Links must be provided with entries, by 6:00pm on November 30th. *The tournament reserves the right to institute and utilize team event caps based on the number of teams and number of entries at the registration deadline.
LP PROMPTS: Quotations and extemp questions will be posted to the tournament’s speechwire page at 8am on Monday, November 29th. We trust all students and coaches to adhere to Limited Prep guidelines and honor code for preparation. Ext prep does not need to be included in the performance video. However, please include prep time in all Impromptu videos (this can make starting the video camera easier for students, and assessing time allocation possible for judging). All Imp judges will be reminded to allow an initial 15 seconds for competitors to read the quotations before beginning time.
ACCOMMODATIONS: If you have a student or coach with special needs, please let us know. We will be happy to provide accommodations.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE: Monday, Nov. 29th @ 8am LP Prompts posted Tuesday, Nov. 30th @ 6pm Entries Finalized and Video Submissions due Wednesday-Friday, Dec. 1st-3rd Rounds Judged Friday, Dec. 3rd @ 3pm All Ballots Due Friday, Dec. 4th @ 5pm Awards
If you have any questions, please contact Nathaniel or Aaron. We hope to see you at “The Final Stage!”
Sincerely,
Nathaniel Wilson Aaron Blackman Director of Forensics Director of Forensics Doane University University of Nebraska Kearney Cell: (307) 202-1557 Cell: (402) 560-6181 Email: nathaniel.wilson@doane.edu Email: blackmana2@unk.edu Nathaniel Wilson Mailing address None provided SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2024 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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