7th UP HARONG Voice of Freedom Impromptu Speech Contest

Qualifications for participating schools

• Any junior or senior of any high school in Camarines Sur and Naga City
• Must adhere to the mechanics of the contest
• Must send the reply letter to
  
  Rolan Jon G. Bulao
  Molave Residence Hall
  University of the Philippines
  Diliman, Quezon City 1101
  
  not later than September 22, 2004
• Or must reply through acadfest@yahoo.com or 0918-9395379 not later than September 22, 2004

Mechanics of the Contest:

1. The contest is open to all secondary schools in the Province of Camarines Sur and the Cities of Naga and Iriga. Each school is allowed to field only one (1) contestant.
2. The theme of this year’s impromptu speech contest will be “Kulturang Bikolnon: Ipadagos asin Pagyamanon.”
3. Each contestant will be given the topic seven minutes before he/she delivers his/her speech. A common topic will be given.
4. The contestant will be allotted seven (7) minutes to prepare for his/her speech. Preparation time will be simultaneous with the time spent by the preceding contestant for delivering his/her speech. While the first contestant is delivering his/ her speech, the other contestants will be kept in an isolated room with a U.P. Harong member.
5. Each contestant will be given seven (7) minutes to deliver his/her speech. A card with a number ‘2’ will be flashed to signal the speaker that he/she has two minutes left to deliver the contents of his/her speech another card with the word ‘TIME’ will be flashed to signify that the speaker’s time has elapsed.
6. Points will be deducted from speakers who continue to deliver their speeches after the allotted time have elapsed. Two (2) points will be deducted for every minute or every fraction of a minute overtime.
7. All contestants will be kept in an isolated room before his/her turn to speak. They will be kept under the tight watch of a designated UP HARONG member.
8. All contestants are required to be in their respective uniforms while delivering their speech.
   9.The Board of Judges for this event will be composed of three (3) individuals coming from different fields of specialization.
   ALL DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF JUDGES ARE FINAL AND IRREVOCABLE. It is not subject to appeal.
9. The judges will determine the winners based on the following criteria:
   
   

   DELIVERY (Spontaneity, facial statement, hand and bodily gestures) CONTENT (Depth & substance of speech, relevance of the speech to the topic and theme, clarity of ideas) COMMUNICATION SKILLS (Voice projection & impact, diction, pronunciation, pitch, pacing) STAGE PRESENCE AND AUDIENCE IMPACT (Composure, eye contact, rapport with audience and judges) TOTAL

   30% 40% 15% 15% 100%

   
   The Board of Judges is allowed to deliberate before announcing the winners.
10. The winners will receive the following prizes:
    
    

    Champion 1st Runner-Up 2nd Runner-Up

    PhP 1,000 + trophy + certificate of recognition PhP 600 + medal + certificate of recognition PhP 300 + medal + certificate of recognition

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