Saulog 2024 Extemporaneous Speech
Saulog 2024 Extemporaneous Speech
LITERARY EVENTS
Guidelines and Mechanics is adopted from MASTS Literary Arts 2023 Competitions
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH
1. The topic shall be decided by the judges on the day of the competition
a. The judges shall give a common topic prior to the start of the competition
related to current events whether local, national, or international
2. The contestants shall be given 5 minutes to prepare and 3 to 5 minutes
maximum to deliver.
3. There shall be three rooms (i.e., waiting, preparation, and delivery)
4. The contestants are not allowed to have any gadgets (e.g., cellphones, tablets,
etc.) 5. The under-time and overtime deductions shall be applied.
a. There shall be one (1) point deduction for every 10 seconds under-time
and overtime from each judge’s total score before determining the rank
of the contestants.
6. A timer accessible to the contestant, judges, and audience shall be provided.
7. A contest master is accountable to the sanctity of the competition.
8. The style of delivery shall be conversational, oratorical, or a combination of both.
- Dramatic style is considered for disqualification.
9. The contestant should not wear his/her uniform or any college
identification. Business attire is encouraged.
10. Use of sound effects, microphones, and props is disallowed.
11. After the deliberation of the members of the board of judges, the
judges’ decision is final
CRITERIA %
Content, clear organization 35
Delivery 35