Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League

Fall Invitational Tournament

 

November 3^rd, 2022

 

Dear MISL Colleagues:

The Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League, in conjunction with Eastern Michigan University, is excited to extend a very warm invitation to the 2022 Fall M.I.S.L. Tournament on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in the beautiful city of Ypsilanti, Michigan. The tournament will take place in-person on Saturday, December 3rd and will be housed out of Pray-Harold.

While EMU does not require vaccinations or wearing of masks, all participants are encouraged to wear masks at their discretion. Judges will be informed that students may choose to compete with or without a mask at their discretion.

During the tournament lunch break we invite all coaches to attend the MISL Fall Business Meeting. This is a great opportunity to meet with other coaches, learn more about MISL, and connect with a community of support excited to help your team grow and succeed.

The tournament will offer all sanctioned MISL individual events. Entry deadline is Tuesday, November 29^th, 2022 by 5:00 pm.  All entries should be made through the tournament registration page at Speechwire.com.

This tournament will be scored and scheduled in accordance with the MISL Bylaws for two-prelim round competitions. Tournament details and the most current MISL Bylaws are available at https://michiganspeech.wordpress.com.

If you have any questions or concerns about the tournament or planning for travel, please reach out at your convenience to Tim Ward at tward12@emich.edu or 850-556-3091

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Sincerely,

 

Ryan Rigda

Director of MISL Individual Events

Carole Bennett                                               

Executive Director of MISL

Timothy Ward, Lee Schwab, Alex Azzopardi, Olivia Allen

Tournament Hosts, Eastern Michigan University

 

Tournament Schedule

2022 MISL Fall Invitational

 

Saturday, December 3^rd, 2022

  

8:00 AM Registration

 

8:30 AM Extemp Prep

 

9:00 AM RD 1 Flight A (Extemporaneous, Prose, Informative, Poetry, Rhetorical Criticism)

 

10:15 AM Extemp Draw

 

10:45AM RD 2 Flight A

 

12:00- 1:00 Lunch – MISL Business Meeting

 

1:00 RD 1 Flight B (Impromptu, Persuasion, After-Dinner Speaking, POI, Duo, and Dramatic Interp)

 

2:15 RD 2 Flight B

 

3:30 Extemp draw finals

 

3:45 Finals Flight A

 

4:00 Finals Flight A – (EXT)

 

5:15 Finals Flight B

 

Awards - ASAP

 

 

 

Entries:

An individual student may compete in no more than three (3) events per grouping. Entry deadline is Tuesday, November 29^th, 2022 by 5:00 pm. Please register your students at the MISL State Championships page on Speechwire.com.

 

Judges:

Schools which enter at least 25 contestants shall be required to cover seventy-five percent (75%) of their entry with “clean” judges. One judge will cover six IE entries.  If your school needs to hire a clean judge at $20 per round in order to meet MISL bylaws, please e-mail Timothy Ward (Tward12@emich.edu)  as soon as possible.  We will put you in contact with some folks you can hire and pay directly if necessary.  

 

Awards:

Prelims:           Finals:                                                            

1^st place:          3 pts                12 pts                                                             

2^nd place:         2 pts                10 pts                                     

3^rd place:         1 pt                  8 pts                                       

4^th place:         0                      7 pts                                       

5^th place:         0                      5 pts

6^th place:         0                      3 pts

7^th place:         0                      2 pts

 

Awards will be presented to:

a.     The top six (6) speakers in each IE event.

b.     The top novice in each event

c.     The top community college competitor in each event.

d.     The top three (3) schools in sweepstakes.

e.     The community college finishing highest in sweepstakes.

f.      The top three contestants in quadrathon will receive awards.  To qualify a student must be entered in at least four events, one of each genre (oral interpretation, limited preparation, and public address).  If the student is entered in more than four events, only the top score in each genre and the student’s next top scoring event will be used in determining results. Tabulation of points will be identical to the tabulation of team sweepstakes, with preliminary points halved and added to final round total.  A quadrathon entry will count as a slot in calculation of fees.

 

Fees:

$8.00 for each I.E. slot

$20.00 for each uncovered I.E. slot

$20.00 per drop prior to registration/$20.00 per dropped judge

$25.00 per drop at registration (slots and judges)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(vr)