2004-2005 - Georgia High School Association

194 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
SECTION 4
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
A. Practices for Extemporaneous Speaking may begin no earlier than
August 16, 2004, and no contests may be held prior to that date as well.
The Literary season ends on May 31, 2005.
B. Separate contests will be held for boys and girls in Extemporaneous
Speaking.
C. This is a speaking contest in which contestants are provided with a
selection of topics dealing with current national and international issues
that have been discussed in periodicals since September 1, of the current
year that have been complied by the GHSA Office.
1. The current Debate topic or the Debate topic from the previous year
will not be included in the selection of topics.
2. Contestants will be allowed to use one note card (either 3x5 or 4x6)
during the speech.
3. Thirty (30) minutes before the contest is scheduled to begin, the
student who is to speak first shall draw three (3) topic cards and select
one (1) on which to speak. The remaining two topics are returned.
4. Contestants will draw for topics at seven (7) minute intervals in the
order of presentation.
5. The presiding official of the contest shall record the contestant's
name, contestant's school, position for presentation, and topic
drawn.
D. The procedure for the contest shall be as follows:
1. After each student has drawn a topic, that student will be escorted
to a room where he/she will have 30 minutes to prepare a speech
in brief, outline form.
2. Students will be disqualified for reading the speech.
3. The student may use any materials that have been brought to the site
(including a self-contained computer, i.e., a laptop), but may not
receive assistance from another person.
4. At the end of the preparation time, the contestant will be escorted to
the presentation area.
(a) The contestant shall give a copy of the selected topic to a judge.
(b) Failure to speak on the selected topic will result in disqualification.
5. Each contestant shall be allotted seven (7) minutes in which to
deliver the speech. If the time limit is exceeded, the contestant shall
be penalized two (2) points for every fifteen (15) second period or
portion thereof.
6. Timekeepers must be present and time cards shall be used.
E. There shall be two (2) judges for Extemporaneous Speaking at the State
competition.
1. The judges shall take into consideration:
(a) analysis of topic
(b) organizational skills