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Levels
Three levels of competition in Public speaking.

• Juniors  – Elementary School students (Grades 1 to 5)
• Intermediates – Middle School students (Grades 6,7,8)
• Seniors – High School students (Grades 9 and above)

Category Rules:

Juniors:

• Juniors can prepare their speech based on the topics given below. The length of the speech should be 1 minute only.

Topics for Juniors

• Being a kid is great because…
• My school is the best because…
• My favorite season of the year is…
• What would it be like if dinosaurs roamed the Earth?
• If I was the President of the U.S….
• My dream vacation
• The happiest day of my life

Extemporaneous Speech for Intermediates and Seniors

• Impromptu topics will be given 30mins before the contest begins at the venue for both the Preliminaries and Finals .
• This means that the topics will not be announced ahead of time.
• Contestants will have 30 minutes of preparation time before the contest begins.

Preliminaries

• The Preliminaries take place at the regional level and is the first of the two distinct segments of the competition, Preliminaries and Finals.
• Please refer the competition page for the list of regional level Preliminaries.
• Top three contestants per category from each region will go to the Finals

Finals

• The Finals takes place on the Holiday celebration stage, and is the second of the two distinct segments of the competition, Preliminaries and Finals
• Top three contestants from each region will compete in the Finals
• There will be one winner per category after all the contests are complete

Time Limits

• Juniors – 1 minute
• Intermediate – 2 minutes
• Seniors – 3 minutes

General Rules

• Visuals aids, including phone, posters, are not permitted
• Only Juniors may use a complete script during the speech, but should not read the speech.
• Intermediate and senior contestants may use note cards or letter-size paper for their keyword outline. (Pencils and note cards/letter size paper will not be provided. Contestants should bring their note cards/papers/pencils)
• Extemporaneous speakers will be shown time cards at correctly timed intervals indicating ‘‘1 MINUTE’’, ‘‘30 SECONDS’’, and ‘‘STOP’’.
• Podium use is optional, but judges may deduct points for excessive movement or hand gestures that distract. It is the delivery of the spoken word that is evaluated.
• Judges decision are final