Contents:
- Original Oratory (5-10 minutes, any topic and style ok)
- Declamation (5-10 minutes, speeches can be cut but not altered)
- Prose Interpretation (5-10 minutes, cut from one text only)
- Dramatic Interpretation (5-10 minutes, no costumes or props)
- Duo Interpretation (5-10 minutes, no costumes or props)
- Humorous Interpretation
- Poetry Interpretation (5-10 minutes, can be compiled from more than one text)
- Story Telling (5 minutes, no costumes or props)
- Exhibition Event:TV Commercials (1-3 minutes)
1. Topics for “Original Oratory” (5-10 minutes, any topic and style ok)
- Do Asian Students Really Want to Obey?
- Misconceptions of Asian Stereotypes
- Why Can’t You See Me as an American?
- I am not Chinese-American, not even Taiwanese-American, but American-Taiwanese living in Taipei. Do you know what that’s like?
- Why Racial Hybridity is Being Cool in 21st Century
- Glocalization: How I Think Global but Act Local in a Small Island Called Taiwan
- China is My Big Brother Who Smacks Me Once in Awhile
- I Predict that China will ________
- Why China Does Not Mind Buying Up U.S. Bonds
- The Real Reasons Why China Supports U.S. Financially
- How Has the U.S. Not Live Up to Its Promises?
- How Has the Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” Affected Me?
- My Feelings About “Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness”
- How Would the Astronomical U.S. Deficit Affect Me?
- How Would the Global Warming Affect Me?
- The Cyber World that I Reside in Today is ______
- What Kind of World Would I Grow Into?
- What is “Self Control” to a Kid Like Me?
- Or choose your own topic. Don’t choose something that is overly political or current. Choose a topic that you can personally relate to. Any suggestions?
- The Persuasive Oratory: How to Write For a Cause
- Original Oratory Topic Selection
- Original Oratory and Your Personal Life
- One Critical Element to Success in Original Oratory…
- Excelling at Original Oratory: An Advanced Guide
- Original Oratory Vocal Delivery
- Original Comedy…I mean Oratory
- Topics to Avoid
- Original Oratory, NOT Interpretation
- Original Oratory: What Not To Do
- thespeechsite.com
2. Declamation (5-10 minutes, speeches can be cut but not altered)
- Albert A. Gore Nobel Piece Prize Lecture
- Dr. Francis Collins The Genome Era: What It Means To You
- Barrack Obama Nobel Prize for Peace Lecture
- Dr. Francis Collins The Genome Era: What It Means To You
- Edward M. Kennedy’s “Faith, Truth and Tolerance in America.”
- Hillary Rodham Clinton Women’s Rights Are Human Rights
- Hillary Rodham Clinton Internet Freedom
- J. C. Watts’ Three Lies
- Jeff Baldin’s Treadstone 71 Cyber Counterintelligence Doctrinal Statement
- Bruce Schneier The Security Mirage
- Jimmy Carter Energy and the National Goals – A Crisis of Confidence
- Obama’s Speech on American Energy Security at Georgetown Univ.
- Robert C. Byrd “The Arrogance of Power”
- Toni Morriso’s Nobel Prize Lecture
- William Mitt Romney “Faith in America”
- Any suggestions?
- Declamation Piece Ideas
- Past Winning Declamation Pieces
- Declamation Tips
- Choosing A Declamation Speech
- Hands On: Gestures In Declamation
- A Declamation Piece…Wait, Was This an Original Oratory?
- The Perfect Declamation for YOU
- The Art of Declamation Vocals
- Declamation Introductions Made Easy
- Excelling at Declamation: An Advanced Guide
- Declamation Text Adjustments
- Declamation Blocking
- Declamation: To Be Yourself, Or An Imitation, There Is No Question!
3. Prose Interpretation (5-10 minutes, cut from one text only)
- Aristotle’s Rhetoric: Book 2, Chapter 2 “Anger”
- Sarah Hopkins “Scenes in the life of Harriet Tubman
- Any suggestions?
4. Dramatic Interpretation (5-10 minutes, no costumes or props)
- Cut the most dramatic part from “Harry Potter”
- Cut the most dramatic part from Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue,” “Two Kinds,” or other
- Cut the most dramatic part from one of your favorite books.
- Any suggestions?
- Dramatic Interpretation Piece Ideas
- Dramatic Interpretation Past Winning Pieces
- Dramatic Interpretation Tips:
- Dramatic Interpretation Subjects You can Live With
- Lights, Camera, Accents: Approaching Dialects
- Gotta Have My Pops: A Guide To Multiple Characters
- Why you shouldn’t do your D.I. piece for Prose
- Excelling in Dramatic Interpretation: An Advanced Guide
- Crying in DI: A Do or Don’t?
- Dramatic Interpretation: A Perfect Script?
- DI, HI, DUO: How to Be the Houdini of “Props”
- Dramatic Interpretation: Making the Cut
5. Duo Interpretation (5-10 minutes, no costumes or props)
- Cut the most dramatic part from “Harry Potter”
- Cut the most dramatic part from Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue,” “Two Kinds,” or other
- Cut the most dramatic part from one of your favorite books.
- Any suggestions?
- Duo/Duet Piece Ideas
- Duo/Duet Past Winning Pieces
- Duo Interpretation Tips:
- Duo Partnerships Gone Wrong
- Three speech events you have to try at least once
- How To Slap Someone (In Duo)
- Excelling In Duo: An Advanced Guide
- How To Succeed in Duo Without Really Trying
- Comedy or Tragedy?
- DI, HI, DUO: How to Be the Houdini of “Props”
- What’s love got to do with it?
- Duo Blocking (Duet Acting Edition)
- Tricks of Duo Blocking
6. Humorous Interpretation
- “Beauty IS a Beast” (Watch on You Tube)
- Baby with the Bath Water (Watch on You Tube)
- Captain Underpants
- Whimpy Kid’s Diary
- Other Humorous Books
- Free Children Play Scripts
- Humorous Interpretation Piece Ideas
- Humorous Interpretation Past Winning Pieces
- Humorous Interpretation Tips:
- Character Stance Basics: Dramatic vs. Humorous
- Three speech events you have to try at least once
- Lights, Camera, Accents: Approaching Dialects
- Gotta Have My Pops: A Guide To Multiple Characters
- Excelling at Humorous Interpretation: An Advanced Guide
- DI, HI, DUO: How to Be the Houdini of “Props”
- Keeping A Straight Face in Humorous Interpretation
- Humorous Interpretation: Script built or performance based humor?
- Fast Humorous Interpretation POPS!
- Improving Humorous Interpretation Vocal Range
7. Poetry Interpretation (5-10 minutes, can be compiled from more than one text)
- Any suggestions?
- Poetry Piece Ideas
- Poetry Tips:
- Choosing poems for competition
- Excelling in Poetry: An Advanced Guide
- Comedy or Tragedy?
- Making page turns work for you
- Avoiding the “I don’t get it…”
- How To Maneuver Your Prose or Poetry Book
- Poetry On-Line Resources: A Cut to the Chase
- Prose and Poetry “Reading”
- Poetry and the Advantages of Blank and Free Verse
- Reading Poetry: How to Avoid Monotony
8. Story Telling (5 minutes, no costumes or props)
- NJFL will announce the topic for 2012
- for 2011, the topic was “food”
9. Exhibition Event:TV Commercials (1-3 minutes)
TV Commercials are for one to three people. The art of a commercial lies in the student’s ability to say a lot about the product or service in a short amount of time. The product being presented must be an original idea of the students presenting it, not something taken form another source (such as spoofs from Saturday Night Live). Props, costumes, music, and anything else necessary to try to sell the product will be allowed. Attire appropriate to the presentation may be worn. Catchy jingles or phrases are encouraged.
This event gives students an opportunity to use imagination in preparing and delivering a brief presentation. This is a simulation of a television commercial, therefore there can be no interaction between presenter(s) and audience.
Rhetorical questions, however, are allowed. The speech must be presented from memory, using notes, or extemporaneously. Each contestant may use of one 4×6 card (or smaller), but note cards are not required.
Delivery shall require 1-3 minutes. A contestant/team who exceeds this time limit by more than :30 seconds is not eligible for a first place rank.
