Declamation
Duo Interpretaion
Dramatic Interpretation
Extemporaneous Speaking
Impromptu
Oratorical Interpretation
Original Oratory

Declamation- An event only open to freshmen and sophmores.  Declamation is an event where a student must recite and interpret a speech that had been previously delivered. Memorized.

Duo Interpretation- Two students perform a piece from a play in the style of Reader's Theater, fixed postion, acting straight out to the audience with no contact made between the two students.  Memorized.

Dramatic Interpretation- A student perfoms a piece from a play by him/herself. The student may choose to play one part or many parts. Memorized.

Original Oratory- A student composes his/her own speech on any topic and performs. Memorized.

Oratorical Interpretation- A student must find a piece of prose and a piece of poetry to perform an interpret. Not Memorized.

Extemporaneous Speaking- A team creates a box or boxes of files (recent articles in the news). At the competition a student is given a randomly selected question on one of the four topics: Domestic Issues, Foreign Issues, Economic Issues, and Cultural Issues.  The student must then compose a speech within 30 minutes that sufficently answers the question. The team shares the box(es), but students must compose and perform on their own.

Impromptu- A student is given a prompt and then must divide up 10 minutes between preparing a speech and performing it. The student has no prior knowledge of the prompts and does not prepare a speech before competition. This is the only event which does not compete on the national level.