ELOCUTION DAY

(GEC 5 – Purposive Communication)

SPEECH CHOIR: The English Language

1. Each team shall consist of 10-20 students

2. The provided piece will be memorized
3. The video presentation should not exceed seven minutes
4. Decision of the Judges is final and irrevocable

DECLAMATION: Phenomenal Woman

1. Each class shall pick one representative

2. The provided piece will be memorized
3. The video presentation should not exceed seven minutes
4. Decision of the Judges is final and irrevocable

ORATION: Will you be My Friend?

1. Each class shall pick one representative

2. The provided piece shall be read
3. The video presentation should not exceed ten minutes
4. Decision of the judges is final and irrevocable

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING Entertainment Speech

1. Each class shall pick one representative

2. The contestant shall attend the Google Meet on the scheduled day of the competition and must
ensure reliable internet connection
3. The contestant shall pick the topic one minute before his/her speech
4. The speech SHOULD last for THREE MINUTES. Lesser than three minutes would result to
deduction of 2 points.
5. A signal will be given if there’s only 10 seconds left to wrap up
6. Decision of the judges is final and irrevocable

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING Informative Speech

1. Each class shall pick one representative

2. The contestant shall attend the Google Meet on the scheduled day of the competition and must
ensure reliable internet connection
3. The contestant shall pick a number from one to three
4. The corresponding picture to the number chosen will be flashed for one minute
5. The contestant shall have another minute to mentally prepare an outline of his/her speech
6. The speech should last for FIVE MINUTES. Lesser than five minutes would result to deduction of
two points
7. A signal will be given if there’s only one minute left
8. Decision of the judges is final and irrevocable

POETRY READING: If

1. Each class shall pick one representative

2. The provided piece shall be read
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3. The video presentation should not exceed seven minutes

4. Decision of the judges is final and irrevocable

CHORAL READING: The Chaos

1. Each team shall consist of 10-20 students

2. The provided piece will be read
3. The video presentation should not exceed twenty minutes
4. Decision of the Judges is final and irrevocable

BRITISH – PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE:

Motion: TBA

1. There are two teams on each side of the debate. On one side are Opening Government (OG) and
Closing Government (CG), on the other side are Opening Opposition (OO) and Closing
Opposition (CO). Each team consists of two members. Each class has to be represented by four
speakers who are all fully vaccinated.
2. Motion is announced 24 hours prior to the scheduled competition. The side for each class, either
government or opposition, will be decided by a lottery 15 minutes before the face-to-face
debate which will be recorded at the Campus Library.
3. OG should define the motion, advance arguments in favour of their side, and rebut arguments
made by teams on the Opposition side of the table. OO should rebut OG's case (i.e. the general
set of arguments they have offered) and advance constructive arguments as to why their side of
the table should win the debate. CG must provide further arguments and analysis in favour of
the motion, which are consistent with, but distinct from, the substantive material advanced by
OG, as well as refuting the analysis of the Opposition teams. The Government Whip must
summarise the debate as a whole on behalf of the Government bench, and should not add new
arguments. CO must provide further arguments against the motion, which are consistent with,
but different from, the arguments advanced by OO, as well as rebutting arguments made by the
Government teams. The Opposition Whip must summarise the debate as a whole on behalf of
the Opposition bench, and must not add new arguments.
4. Speeches should last for 7 minutes. Time signals will be given by the timekeeper to indicate
when 1 minute, 6 minutes and 7 minutes (often indicated by a double clap/bang) have elapsed.
Beyond 7 minutes and 15 seconds, judges are no longer permitted to take anything the speaker
says into account.
5. The first and last minute of each speech is known as ‘protected time’, during which no Points of
Information (POIs) may be offered to the speaker who is making their speech. During the
intervening 5 minutes (i.e. between 01:00 and 06:00) points of information may be offered. A
POI may last up to 15 seconds. It is up to the speaker who has the floor to decide which POIs to
accept (i.e. allow to be made) or reject (i.e. not allowed to be made). If the POI offered is
refused, the speaker who offered it should sit down immediately.
6. Each speaker should accept at least one POI, and ideally accept two (they may accept more if
they wish, though this is not generally advisable). To offer a POI a speaker should stand and say
“point of information”, “on that point”, “sir” or “madam”.
7. Decision of the judges is final and irrevocable
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