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Bethany Vocal Viking
General information This is a College tournament in Minnesota. View manager contact information Bethany Vocal Viking October 27-28, 2023 Mankato, MN The Last One! Maybe... The Vocal Viking is a two-day tournament with 2 rounds of 3 groups of individual events. Standard IEs and Parliamentary Debate will be offered. There will be two divisions in Parliamentary Debate is entries warrant. Students may double enter in each IE group. Students can enter Parliamentary Debate and one other event in Group C.
Special Features:
AwardsAll finalists will receive awards. The entries will be divided into two divisions at the most logical dividing point. The top three schools in each division will receive sweepstakes awards. Individual sweepstakes will include all competitors entered in any number of events. The top three competitors will receive awards. Parliamentary Debate will include the top 5 debaters in the tournament from each division. A quality award will be given to the team with the highest point to entry ratio (minimum of 1 debate entry and 2 IE entries). Sweepstakes points will be tallied as follows:
IE Prelims 1st - 3 points 2nd - 2 points 3rd - 1 point IE Finals 1st - 12 points 2nd - 10 points 3rd - 8 points 4th - 7 points 5th - 5 points 6th - 3 points Parli 1st - 12 points 2nd - 10 points Semi - 8 points finalist Prelim - 2 points win
Fees$8 per IE entry. $35 per Parliamentary Debate team. Entries are due Friday, Oct. 20 by 5 pm on Speechwire.com. Fees assessed as the entry stands on Noon, Tuesday, Oct. 24. A $15 add/drop fee will be added for each IE change and a $30 fee for each debate add/drop after that time.. Please indicate the number of tickets you need when submitting your entry. Major credit cards will be accepted. Make checks payable to Bethany Lutheran College. JudgesOne judge covers 6 IE entries, or two Parli teams, or a combination of 4 IE entries and 1 Parli team. $20 per uncovered IE slot, and $60 per uncovered Parli team. All judges are expected to be available for final rounds. All judges are considered clean for final rounds. Debate DivisionsDebaters with more than one year of college debate experience should enter the Open Division of debate. Debaters with one year or less of college debate experience should enter the Novice Division. Divisions will be collapsed into Open if there are not enough entries to warrant two divisions. EntriesPlease submit your entry via SpeechWire.com. If you have questions, please contact: Jon Loging Jon.Loging@blc.edu Call or fax to 507-344-7420
Entry Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 Fees Assessed: 12:00 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 FoodBethany has limited food opportunities on campus. Breakfast will be provided Saturday morning in the lobby of Honsey Hall. Update for 2023: There are no meal tickets as Bethany has a new food service provider. You can pay at the door for lunch for $8.24+tax per person. Events
Grouping check A = DUO EXT PER POI B = PRO IMP INF C = ADS CA DI POE - Parli
Schedule
Bethany Students Students from the Bethany Lutheran College Speech Team will also be competing in the Vocal Viking. Bethany students will be eligible for final rounds in events and will compete for individual sweepstakes awards. The Bethany Speech Team will not compete for team sweepstakes awards. Students who are competing will not have access to the tab room or tournament results until after the tournament.
Groupings
GROUP A Duo Interpretation: A cutting involving the portrayal of two or more characters presented by two individuals. Duo is not an acting event. The focus is off-stage. Time limit is 10 minutes.
Extemporaneous Speaking: Contestants will be given three current events topics, choose one, and have 30 minutes to prepare a speech. 7 minutes speaking time. Internet connection is possible. Students will be allowed to use the Internet for preparation.
Persuasive Speaking: An original speech by the student designed to inspire, reinforce, or change the beliefs, attitudes, values, or actions of the audience. Time limit is 10 minutes.
Program Oral Interpretation: A program of thematically linked selections chosen from at least two of the three genres of prose, poetry, and drama. Time limit is 10 minutes.
GROUP B Prose Interpretation: Selection(s) of prose material which may be from more than one source. Play cuttings are prohibited. Time limit is 10 minutes.
Impromptu Speaking: Speakers will have a total of 7 minutes for both preparation and speaking. The Vocal Viking uses cartoons in round 1, objects in round 2, and a quotation in the final round. There will be no additional time given to study the prompt. Time begins when the prompt is revealed.
Informative Speaking: An original, factual speech by the student on a realistic subject to fulfill the aim of informing the audience. Time limit is 10 minutes.
GROUP C After-Dinner Speaking: An original humorous speech by the student exhibiting sound composition, thematic coherence, and good taste. Time limit is 10 minutes.
Communication Analysis: An original speech by the student designed to describe, and evaluate, and interpret a communication event. Time limit is10 minutes.
Dramatic Interpretation: A cutting which represents one or more characters from a play or plays of performative merit. Material may be drawn from stage, screen, or radio. Time limit is 10 minutes.
Poetry Interpretation: A selection or selections of poetry of performative merit which may be drawn from more than one source. Play cuttings are prohibited. Time limit is 10 minutes.
Parliamentary Debate: Standard NPDA rules with the following exceptions: No warm room. No coaching or group prep during the 15 minutes of prep time. In-room topic announcement. No flex-time. Only a dictionary may be used during prep time.
Pumpkin Carving ContestWhile Bethany Lutheran College would prefer to celebrate the Lutheran Reformation, instead, the Vocal Viking will commemorate the pagan holiday of Halloween by slaughtering pumpkins in fun and unusual ways. Pumpkins, aprons, and implements of destruction will be provided on a limited basis. A vote will be taken and the most popular pumpkin will receive an award.
About that “The Last One”First, let me say, I love speech and debate! It has been an honor to host this tournament for the last 20 years. However, as Bethany continues to decrease my funding and release time to coach, it becomes much harder to justify the time it takes to host the Vocal Viking. My own children are getting older and I want to spend my time with them as they work through their own activities. Unless something changes at Bethany, the 2023 Vocal Viking will be the last one. It is sad to say, but my debate brain cannot be persuaded from the logic. It has been fun! Jon Loging
Jon Loging Mailing address 700 Luther Drive SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2023 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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