Rules and Regulations SPEECH (all rounds) part 1

For Speech Competition, there are 5 rounds and these are Rules and Regulations for them :

A. Prepared Speech (Preliminary Round 1)

Speech Subject and Preparation

1.      Subject for the prepared speech shall be selected by the contestant but still in connection with the topic appointed.

2.      Contestant must prepare their own three-to- five minute speeches, which must be original, but may include references to research, quotations, statistics, and material from other sources, as long as it contains an original or unique approach, not a substantial copy of another product.

3.      Demonstration objects and visual aids may be used, but should not be a major portion of the speech. No slide, videos, or overhead projected image can be used.

4.      The speech should not be read, but adequate outline notes may be used.

5.      The topic will be given to the contestant four day before the seminar, November, 21^th 2012 via blog at www.efecunsoed.blogspot.com

6.      For the preliminary round 1, each contestant must hand over three hardcopies of the speech to the judges and send the softcopy via email to efec.unsoed@gmail.com before re-registration process on November, 25^th 2012 at 7 a.m.

Timing of the Speeches

1.      The speech should be no less than 3 minutes or more than 5 minutes in length. Contestants who speak less than 3 minutes or more than 5 minutes shall get his/her points deducted (2 points per 10 seconds of the total score).

2.      Timing will begin with the first word uttered by the contestant which would includes any other communication such as sound effects, a staged act, etc.

3.      Timers shall provide warning signals to the contestants (flags), which shall be clearly visible to the speakers but not obvious to the audience.

·         A green signal will be displayed at the third minute and remain dispaleyed for one minute.

·         A yellow signal will be displayed at the fourth minute and remain displayed for one minute.

·         A red signal will be displayed at the fifth minute and remain on until the conclusion of the speech.

·         No signal shall be given for overtime period.

·         Any visually impaired contestant is permitted to request and must be granted a form of warning signal of his or her own choosing. Acceptable warning signals would include, but not limited to a buzzer, a bell, a person announcing the times of three, four, and five minutes.

·         In the event of technical failure of the signal, a speaker will be given 30 seconds extra overtime before point deduction.

Protests and Disqualifications

1.      Protest concerning eligibility and originally will be limited to judges and contestants.

2.      Before a contestant can be disqualified on the basis of originality, the contestant must be given an opportunity to respond to the judges. A majority of the judges must occur in when the decision to disqualify is made.

3.      All decision of the judges are final.