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  2. Individual events (speech) - Wikipedia

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    In Original Oratory, a competitor prepares an original speech which may be informative or persuasive in nature. A competitor may use one speech for the entire season. The purpose of Oratory is to inspire belief or reinforce conviction. At the high-school level, the speech is generally delivered without visual aids or notes.

  3. Grand National Tournament - Wikipedia

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    The Project is an in-person oratory, declamation and advocacy oral presentation of persuasive or inspirational material of literary merit prepared by another person; the advocacy component being a researched problem, identified solution, and the extolled benefits or burdens of an issue in an effectively, compelling speech.

  4. Original Oratory - Wikipedia

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    Original Oratory (often shortened to "OO") is a competitive event in the National Speech and Debate Association, Stoa USA, National Catholic Forensic League, and other high school forensic competitions in which competitors deliver an original, factual speech on a subject of their choosing. Though the rules for the category change from ...

  5. National Speech and Debate Association - Wikipedia

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    NSDA was founded by Bruno Ernst Jacob, a Ripon College professor, on March 28, 1925, as the National Forensic League. [2]As a college student, Jacob created a pocket handbook, Suggestions for the Debater, which led to the founding of the organization.

  6. Interstate Oratorical Association - Wikipedia

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    The Interstate Oratory Association is the oldest public speaking organization within the United States. Founded in 1874, the IOA has held a contest for the top persuasive speakers represented from each state. Here, the 1913 IOA contest was hosted by Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky on June 9, 1913.

  7. Iowa High School Speech Association - Wikipedia

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    Original Oratory. A speech created by the speaker. Reviewing. A general review of a book, movie, album, video game, or other published material or product. Storytelling. Speaker tells a short story, memorized. Speaker must sit on a stool and pretend to be telling the story to an audience. The story may be a children's story or have an adult ...

  8. Public speaking - Wikipedia

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    Public speaking, also called oratory, is the practice of delivering speeches to a live audience. [3] Throughout history, public speaking has held significant cultural, religious, and political importance, emphasizing the necessity of effective rhetorical skills.

  9. Public forum debate - Wikipedia

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    Public forum debate is a form of competitive debate where debaters use their evidence and impacts to outweigh the benefits and harms of the opposing side. The topics for public forum have to do with current-day events relating to public policy.