IU Columbus Speech Tournament

Saturday, December 2, 2023

 

IU Columbus warmly welcomes you to join us for its annual speech tournament. We will be offering all 15 ISSDA events. These events will be contested across 4 straight rounds of competition.

 

Schools are welcome to bring up to 40 entries and may enter up to 4 entries per event. Doubling is allowed, except for Discussion competitors and across the extemps (in other words, a competitor in USX may not also compete in IX).

 

Extemp contestants should plan on prepping rounds 1 and 3. 

 

Broadcasting should prepare as follows:

 Round 1: Five-minute newscast including commercial

 Round 2: Same as round 1

 Round 3: Same as round 1

 Round 4: Editorial (2 minutes, prepped by contestant)

 

Broadcasting materials and Discussion prompts will be posted on Monday, November 27, 2023.

 

You should plan to provide 1 judge per 5 entries, therefore, 6 entries would require 2 judges. If you are having a challenging time finding judges, we may have some IUC judges that could be hired to cover your requirement.

 

Due to the campus layout, building sizes, and lack of centralized area for congregating, we will be capping the tournament at 300 total entries. Please plan on enjoying our concessions and well-stocked judges lounge. 

 

This tournament will be held on the Columbus Airpark campus (use 4555 Central Ave., Columbus, IN 47203) as your destination address. 

 

Entries should be submitted via Speechwire by Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Noon.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Anna Carmon, tournament director, acarmon@iu.edu.

 

We look forward to seeing you on December 2!

(vr24)