Intra-AS Level Speech Competition 2024

June 09, 2024

Events	Details	Date
Speech Competition	Open for all	Friday, June 14, 2024

RULES FOR SPEECH COMPETITION

• The speech will be judged by the Jury on the ground of presentation, creativity, and originality within the prescriptive rules.
• Each participant will be given FIVE minutes in total for the speech.
• There will be a warning bell after FOUR minutes.
• All speeches must be in English.
• The Language used in the speech should be contextual and audience friendly, whereas Off-color jokes, slang expressions and “bathroom humor” shall contribute to the negative marking.
• Denouncement which indicates gender, cultural, or racial stereotypes are considered as offensive measures for the competition.
• Speakers, from the beginning, should consider their intended audience to be “the public”-a mixed age group, not simply an audience of peers.
• No props or printed matter can be carried by a speaker.
• Students may not use audio-visual technology during the speech. (PowerPoint, DVDs, etc).
• The decision of the judges shall be final.

TOPICS
The participants have to prepare the speech selecting one of the topics given below:

1. Discuss why mental health is just as important as physical health.
2. Discuss the significance of diverse and accurate representation of LGBTQ++ individuals in movies, TV, media.
3. Impacts of AI on job opportunities in future.
4. Discuss the role of social media in modern politics.

CRITERIA OF EVALUATION

Content	Marking in %
Salutation + Introducing Topics	10%
Content/Relevance/Language Accuracy (Facts/Examples)	40%
Rhetoric (Style, Diction Art of Presentation, Vocal Clarity)	10%
Body Language (Facial Expression, Movement, Eye *Contact	10%
Confidence/Fluency	10%
Time Management	5%
Conclusion	5%
Total: 100%