Speech Club

We had a great first meeting!

Our finial two meetings of the year will be on Friday, May 4, 2018 and May 11, 2018 from 3:15-4:30.
Please meet me in the Cafeteria after carpool and then we will go up to the Library.

Booklyn Publishers
This site has Ten Minute Monologues and Ten Minute Skits & Plays if you are interested in doing the Dramatic/ Humorous interpretation.

Poetry Selections
Click here to view poetry selections. 

Poetry Selections

Prose Selections
This site has selections of short stories to use for the Prose Reading.

Speech Competition Events
Click here to view events along with video examples!

Poetry Reading (5 min.)

1. Students will present an interpretation of a poetry.

2. Performer should establish the title and author(s) in a brief introduction. 

3. The poetry being presented may be from one selection or a series of selections by the same author or developing the same theme. 

4. Original poetry, verse written as drama, and plays are not allowed. 

5. Different characters may be established but are not required. 

6. Adaptations may be made for the purpose of continuity only. 

7. A reasonable balance of eye contact must be maintained between the audience and the manuscript. 

8. The binder may not be used as a prop. 

9. The contestant must remain standing and may not kneel or sit on the floor.

Prose Reading (5 min.)

1. Selections must be published, and the performer should establish the title and author(s) in a brief introduction.

2. Using a short story, parts of a novel, or other published work of prose, students provide an oral interpretation of a selection of materials. Typically a single piece of literature, prose can be drawn from works of fiction or non-fiction.

3. Verse written as drama, and plays are not allowed. 

4. Different characters may be established but are not required. 

5. Adaptations may be made for the purpose of continuity only. 

6. A reasonable balance of eye contact must be maintained between the audience and the manuscript. 

7. The binder may not be used as a prop. 

8. The contestant must remain standing and may not kneel or sit on the floor.

Duo Reading of Literature (5 min.)

1. Duo Reading is a paired performance. 

2. Students must read from a work of literary merit. 

3. Material from more than one source is not allowed. 

4. Adaptations should be for the purpose of continuity only. 

5. No props or costumes are allowed. 

6. Each reader must hold a manuscript and read while maintaining a reasonable balance of eye contact with the script. 

7. Students are not allowed to look at one another except during the introduction and should maintain a general focus toward the audience. 

8. There should be limited movement. 

9. The readers must remain standing and assume a body stance appropriate to the character being portrayed. 

10. Students may represent multiple characters, and one or both partners may read narration. 

11. The performance must begin from the center stage area.

Declamation (5 min.)

1. Declamation is a public speaking event where students deliver a portion or portions of a speech previously delivered. The speech the student delivers can be any publicly delivered speech. Commencement addresses, historical speeches, political speeches, and celebrity speeches are common examples that students may use to select their declamation. 

2. The contestant must briefly state the actual circumstances under which the speech was delivered by its author (taking not more than 30 seconds). 

3. The memorized presentation should convey the message in a sincere, honest, and realistic style in an attempt to recreate the spirit of the original presentation.