Speech Competition

ELIGIBILITY

1. To be eligible to compete in this competition the participants must be a high school or varsity student proven with the student ID card.

GENERAL PROCEDURE

1. Maximum capacity of Speech Field is 30 participants.
2. Participants must create a speech based on the theme given by the committee for his/her speech for the preliminary round.
3. The contest will be run in three rounds.
4. All competition rules are binding and absolute and might be altered, added, or eliminated by the committees if felt necessary. Participant who doesn’t abide the rules will be disqualified.
5. All participants are expected to attend the technical meeting. The participants who don’t attend technical meeting will not get any guarantees to gain further information from the committees.
6. Participants are highly suggested to come at least 30 minutes before the opening ceremony and must re-register at the assigned location before the opening ceremony starts.
7. Participants should dress semi-formal (T-shirt, short pants, and sandals are not allowed).
8. Every communication device must be silent or turned off during the competition.
9. Participants are not allowed to use gadgets or mobile phone during the performance.
10. Participants are required to bring their name tags in order to enter the competition room. The name tags will be given at the re-registration room.
11. During the whole rounds, participants are not allowed to leave the room without any permission from committees.
12. The contestant will be disqualified if he / she doesn’t appear after being called for 3 times.
13. Participants are not allowed to smoke, playing cards, gamble or bring any alcohols, drugs and also weapons.
14. All judges’ decisions are final.

SCORING SYSTEM

The judging of speech will be based on :

• Matter: 40%
• Method: 30%
• Manner: 30%

PRELIMINARY ROUND – PREPARE YOUR SPEECH

1. The committee will give each contestant the contestant number at the Technical Meeting.
2. The committee will call upon each contestant to come to the stage to deliver the speech. Starting from contestant number one.
3. Contestants must prepare their own speech for five minutes (maximum), which must be substantially original.
4. Every participant is not allowed to bring the script or notes to the stage.
5. The theme for the prepared speech is:

   “HEAL THE WORLD”

6. The Top 10 contestants will be selected to compete in the Semi-final Round and the top 5 contestants will be selected to compete in the Final Round.
7. The speech will be five minutes long (maximum). A participant will get minus points that will be added to the total point achieved if the speech is more than 5 minutes.
8. Upon being introduced, the contestant shall proceed immediately to the speaking position. Timing will begin with the contestants’ first defined verbal or non-verbal communication audience.
9. Timer shall provide warning signals to the contestants, which shall be clearly visible to the speakers.
   • A green paper will be displayed at the beginning.
   • A yellow paper will be displayed at the third minutes.
   • A red paper will be displayed at the fifth minutes.

1. The top 15 contestants will be selected to compete in the Semi-final Round and the top 5 contestants will be selected to compete in the Final Round.
2. Speeches will be five minutes (maximum). A participant will get minus points that will be added to the total point achieved if the speech is more than 5 minutes.
3. Upon being introduced, the contestant shall proceed immediately to the speaking position. Timing will begin with the contestants’ first defined verbal or non-verbal communication audience.
4. Timer shall provide warning signals to the contestants, which shall be clearly visible to the speakers.

• A green paper will be displayed at the beginning.
• A yellow paper will be displayed at the third minutes.
• A red paper will be displayed at the fifth minutes.

SEMI-FINAL ROUND – TABLE TOPIC

1. The committee will give the semi-finalist a number.
2. The top 10 semi-finalists will be given the topic
3. The semi-finalists will be given the time up to 1 minute to prepare the speech.
4. The speech will be 2 to 3 minutes long. The participant will get minus points that will be added to the total point achieved if the speech is more than 3 minutes.
5. Timer shall provide warning signals to the contestants, which shall be early visible to the speakers.

• A green paper will be displayed at the beginning.
• A yellow paper will be displayed at the third minutes.
• A red paper will be displayed at the fifth minutes

FINAL ROUND – INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE

1. The committee will give each finalist the finalist a number.
2. The top five finalists will be given five to seven minutes speech.
3. There will be 3 topics given at the final round day. The finalist only have to choose one of them.
4. The finalist will be given the time up to 30 minutes to prepare their speech and the speech should be inspiring and motivating.
5. The speech will be five to seven minutes. The participant will get minus points that will be added to the total point achieved if the speech is less than five minutes or more than seven minutes.
6. Timer shall provide warning signals to the contestants, which shall be early visible to the speakers.

• A green flag will be displayed at the beginning.
• A yellow flag will be displayed at the fifth minutes.
• A red flag will be displayed at the seventh minutes.