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MISL Novice Tournament
General information This is a College tournament in Michigan. View manager contact information Saturday, September 28, 2024 MISL Novice Virtual Workshop and Tournament & the SVSU Cardinal Swing
SVSU, OCC, and the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League would like to invite you to our new and improved VIRTUAL MISL Novice Tournament and Workshop, and the SVSU Cardinal Swing on Saturday, September 28th from 9:30 AM to 4:15 PM. This year’s tournament will feature an asynchronous/virtual varsity competition (with select virtual/synchronous finals), a virtual/synchronous novice competition, and virtual workshops for new students.
The tournament will be hosted using Zoom and SpeechWire.com. Students and judges MUST register with SpeechWire.com to participate (details included). The Cardinal Swing begins Tuesday, September 24th and will feature all 11 NFA events. There are no entry restrictions, including double entries, for the Cardinal Swing. The novice competition (Saturday ONLY) will feature 4 events: Prose, DI, Informative, and Impromptu. Students entered in the novice tournament should be new to forensics and/or the event. Students should enter no more than 3 events.
Spectators (prospective students, family, educators) are welcome to attend all or any part of the day.
ELIGIBILITY for the MISL Mini: Anyone who is an undergraduate (has not received a BA or a BS degree) can compete. We are attempting to make this a ‘newer’ student tournament. So, while your students do not need to be novices, they should not be seasoned veterans who have mastered the event. However, if you have an interpretation student who hasn’t tried impromptu yet, have them try it here! If you have a second-year student or a varsity member who has never tried a limited prep event, then this may be the time! (This might include a student who has competed in an event and has not yet made it to a final round.) Entries for the Cardinal Swing will be made on a separate SpeechWire Tournament Page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing you! Ryan Rigda Carole Bennett Lee Schwab Individual Events Director MISL Executive Director Assistant DOF EMU SVSU Tournament Director MISL Mini Co-Director PA Workshop Coordinator MISL Mini Co-Director Oakland Community College Saginaw Valley State cabennet@oaklandcc.edu rsrigda@svsu.edu Cell- 734-709-7964 Cell: (989) 737-6362
TENTATIVE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Tuesday, September 24th 5:00 PM Entries and recordings DUE to SpeechWire **LP Prompts released Thursday 12th Wednesday, September 25h 9:00 AM Asynchronous prelim rounds released to judges **Prelim rounds due Friday at 12pm Friday, September 27th 5:00 PM Asynchronous final rounds released to judges
Saturday, September 28th 9:30AM Rd. I (Prose, Informative, Persuasion, DI, Impromptu) 10:45AM Rd. II (Prose, Informative, Persuasion, DI, Impromptu) 12:00PM Rd. III (Prose, Informative, Persuasion, DI, Impromptu) 1:00 – 1:30 Break 1:30 PM Brown Bag Lunch and General Round Table (The General Round Table about Forensics that will allow students and coaches to ask questions about forensics and meet each other. Please feel free to eat your lunch during the session. We hope you can join us in the main Zoom room.) 2:00-2:30PM Interpretation Workshop hosted by Carole Bennett (OCC) – If possible, have students watch the MISL Interpretation Workshop video prior to joining. It may be helpful, but it is not required. Informational video from 2024: (19 min.) https://youtu.be/vDjmRCsrxfY?si=iEJg-kSBhXafQ1Z_&t=1 (Prose, Dramatic Interpretation/DI, Poetry, Programmed Oral Interpretation/POI, Duo)
2:30-3:00PM Public Address Workshop hosted by Lee Schwab (EMU) -– If possible, have students watch the MISL Public Address (PA) Workshop video prior to joining. It may be helpful, but it is not required. Informational video from 2023 (43min.): https://youtu.be/tLAowW02A4Q?si=3jZ69Pd7BswX15Th&t=15 (Informative, Persuasion, CA/Communication Analysis/Rhetorical Criticism, After Dinner Speaking/ADS)
3:00-3:15PM Short Break 3:15-3:45PM Limited Prep Workshop hosted by Ryan Rigda (SVSU) – If possible, have students watch the MISL Limited Preparation (LP) Workshop video prior to joining. It may be helpful, but it is not required. Informational video from 2023 Workshop (28 min.): https://youtu.be/fbmAGIlod8E?si=oMFvLeOikXYQcP1P&t=3 (Impromptu, Extemporaneous/Extemp)
Awards on Zoom at 3:45
GENERAL INFORMATION ENTRIES & JUDGES: Entries and recordings should be received by Tuesday, September 24th at 5:00 PM via Speechwire.com. Each school should provide one qualified judge for every 6 slots entered. If you cannot get a clean judge, please let us know because we may be able to work something out! If one doesn’t already exist, coaches will need to create a team account on Speechwire. If you are joining via cellphone, participants may need to download zoom app before the tournament to ensure participation in the workshops. Clean judges should not have taught nor coached your students in any way. Additionally, clean judges must not have competed in the last 2 years. Please let us know of any other judging conflicts. Judges must possess a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent or have completed four (4) years of collegiate competition. Judges who cannot judge may be asked to help w/tab, Zoom, & more.
MISL Mini Fees: Covered entries: FREE Uncovered entries: $10 Workshops are FREE MISL Dues: $30 (May also be paid at Fall MISL)
Cardinal Swing Fees: Entries: $10 per IE Slot Uncovered entries: $12 per uncovered slot $25.00 per drop after registration (slots and judges) Judging: 1 judge covers 6 I.E. entries
Awards: Certificates will be e-mailed to the top six persons in each event, and they will be announced at the conclusion of the event via e-mail/SpeechWire.
MISL Mini NOVICE EVENT DESCRIPTIONS IMPROMPTU - Each contestant will receive quotations, editorial cartoons or objects, and they will have seven minutes to divide between preparation and speaking. It is suggested that the contestant's speaking time be at least three minutes. Judges usually expect an introduction, body, and conclusion. INFORMATIVE - Each contestant will deliver an original, factual speech to fulfill the general purpose of informing the audience. Visuals may or may not be used to supplement and/or reinforce the message. The speech should be delivered from memory. At this tournament, screen sharing is allowed, so PowerPoint will be an option! Time limit is ten minutes maximum. PERSUASIVE - Each contestant will deliver an original, factual speech to fulfill the general purpose of persuading the audience. Visuals may or may not be used to supplement and/or reinforce the message. The speech should be delivered from memory. At this tournament, screen sharing is allowed, so PowerPoint will be an option! Time limit is ten minutes maximum. PROSE - Each contestant is to prepare and deliver one 8-10 min. selection of prose. (Plays/poetry are not eligible.) If more than one selection is used, original transitions could be used as needed. Limited movement is acceptable. The time limit includes introductions. Manuscripts required. DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION (DI) – This event must use material from the stage, screen or radio. The performer can represent one or more characters and must use a manuscript. Maximum time limit – 10 minutes, including an original introduction.
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