Speech And Debate Glossary

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Across
  1. 4. from printed or online materials which “show
  2. 6. movements made during a performance.
  3. 7. Signals: hand signals showing how much time a competitor
  4. 8. speaking without the benefit of a prepared or
  5. 12. called cross entered.
  6. 13. and run at different times. Usually there are three
  7. 17. when an individual performer suddenly changes characters
  8. 19. to cut to meet time limits or to cut inappropriate
  9. 20. have before the opening credits begin.
  10. 21. short for Interpretation; refers to a performance based
  11. 23. into human motivations, relationships, problems, and
  12. 24. opening of a piece; often referred to as an “intro,”
  13. 27. and not by sentimentality, violence for its own
  14. 32. time before they speak (which, for Extemp, is 30
  15. 35. left to speak.
  16. 37. when students select their topic; followed by a prescribed
  17. 40. performing an Interp event.
  18. 41. events. Students find quality works of
  19. 42. at the tournament for each round. The draw time
  20. 45. which grabs the audience’s attention, much as television
  21. 47. such as Original Oratory or Duo Interpretation.
Down
  1. 1. another word for “event,” referring to a specific
  2. 2. During that time, students must stay in the Prep
  3. 3. (or cutting): to take only selected sections from a literary
  4. 5. (or “Critique” or “Ballot”): form where judges write
  5. 9. primacy (first impression) and recency (the last word) are
  6. 10. literary selection (title and author) performed in
  7. 11. different groups of events. Events may be divided into
  8. 14. unmotivated endings, or stereotyped characterizations.”
  9. 15. in a tournament: Pattern A events, Pattern B events,
  10. 16. constructive comments.
  11. 18. to present close to first and last.
  12. 22. prepare their response to a question or prompt
  13. 25. just prior to the introduction, a brief selection from the
  14. 26. manuscript. Brief notes are sometimes allowed.
  15. 28. Entered: entered in more than one event in a pattern.
  16. 29. Order: the order contestants are listed on the
  17. 30. limited prep events, such as Extemp, require that
  18. 31. for each round is the order in which those students
  19. 33. given extemporaneously.
  20. 34. Also refer to“piece."
  21. 36. present. Conventional wisdom about speaking order is
  22. 38. until they leave to speak.
  23. 39. Debate.
  24. 40. is written by the competitor and (usually) memorized or
  25. 43. choicest positions, so tournaments tend to mix the order
  26. 44. which students present, to allow each contestant an equal
  27. 46. where a student brings literature alive of the printed