Intra-College Speech Competition 2023

August 16, 2023

This is to notify that Intra-College Speech Competition is being held on Wednesday 30 August 2023 (Bhadra 13, 2080). Interested students are requested to submit their names at the Front Desk by Monday, 28 August 2023 (12 Bhadra 2080).

 

 

RULES FOR SPEECH COMPETITION

• The speech will be judged by the Jury on the ground of presentation, creativity, and originality within the prescriptive rules.
• Each participant will be given FIVE  minutes in total for the speech.
• There will be a warning bell after FOUR minutes.
• All speeches must be either in English or in Nepali.
• The Language used in the speech should be contextual and audience friendly, whereas Off-color jokes, slang expressions and “bathroom humor” shall contribute to the negative marking.
• Denouncement which indicates gender, cultural, or racial stereotypes are considered as offensive measures for the competition.
• Speakers, from the beginning, should consider their intended audience to be “the public”-a mixed age group, not simply an audience of peers.
• No props or printed matter can be carried by a speaker.
• Students may not use audio-visual technology during the speech. (PowerPoint, DVDs, etc).
• The decision of the judges shall be final.
   

TOPICS
The participants have to prepare the speech selecting one of the topics given below:

• The impact of social media on the economy
• Organ Donation: Mental satisfaction
• Global Warming
• Energy alternatives – Only solution to the environmental damage
• Artificial Intelligence: The New Normal
• LGBT Rights: Human Being First
• Casteism: Unavoidable story
• Rights to Religion and Belief: Fundamental Rights

CRITERIA OF EVALUATION

Content	Marking in %
Salutation + Introducing Topics	10%
Content/Relevance/Language Accuracy (Facts/Examples)	40%
Rhetoric (Style, Diction Art of Presentation, Vocal Clarity)	10%
Body Language (Facial Expression, Movement, Eye *Contact	20%
Confidence/Fluency	10%
Time Management	5%
Conclusion	5%
Total: 100%