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The Elocution competition rules encourage public speaking skills related to sharing knowledge and ideas on World Habitat Day. The broad topic is Slums and Sanitation, with three sub-topics announced on the day of the competition for speakers to choose from. Speeches must be memorized without reading from notes. English is the required language. Speeches will be judged on content, language/vocabulary, presentation/communication, and clarity of thought/confidence, with each category worth 25 marks. Speakers have 5 minutes to present, with time deductions if they exceed the limit. The judges' decision is final.

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Elocution

The Elocution competition rules encourage public speaking skills related to sharing knowledge and ideas on World Habitat Day. The broad topic is Slums and Sanitation, with three sub-topics announced on the day of the competition for speakers to choose from. Speeches must be memorized without reading from notes. English is the required language. Speeches will be judged on content, language/vocabulary, presentation/communication, and clarity of thought/confidence, with each category worth 25 marks. Speakers have 5 minutes to present, with time deductions if they exceed the limit. The judges' decision is final.

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ELOCUTION COMPETITION RULES & GUIDELINES

The goal of the Elocution competition is to encourage the skills and talents related to the art of
speaking in public for the sharing of knowledge and ideas on the occasion of celebration of World
Habitat Day-2014. The broad topic for Elocution competition is Slums and Sanitation. Within the
purview of this broad topic, three sub-topics would be announced on the day of the competition and
the speakers would be given a choice to speak on anyone of the topics. The speaker is expected to
memorize their speech, and is not allowed to read any part of the speech from papers, notes, or
cards. The medium of language to be used for the competition is English.
MARKING CRITERIA
Marks may be awarded as per the following criteria out of the marks allocated against each
category.
S.No. Marking Criteria
No. of Marks
1
Content
25
2
Language/ vocabulary
25
3
Presentation and communication
25
4
Clarity of thought and confidence
25
a) CONTENT
i. Greeting & Introduction of the subject
ii. Exposition of the main theme (Conciseness & Clarity of message, Originality/Points of interest,
Incorporation of Personal references, Quotations & Biblical References)
iii. Practical Application
iv. Conclusion
b) SPEAKING/ PRESENTATION
i. Memorization (evaluated by pauses and amount of referring to index cards)
ii. Verbal Clarity (Annunciation and pronunciation of words, voice strength and projection)
iii. Presentation/Speaking Style (Mannerisms, Audience contact and voice modulation, Ability to
keep the audience engaged by their speaking style)
There would be a team of 3 judges to evaluate the elocutions and the average of the marks awarded
by all judges would be the final score for a particular candidate.
TIME LIMIT
Each participant will be given a time limit not exceeding 5 minutes to speak on the subject. A
warning bell will be given after 4 minutes and a final bell after 5 minutes. If the participants exceed
the allocated time than the marks will be deducted at the discretion of the judges.
NOTE TO THE PARTICIPANTS
1. The decision of the judges as regards the result of the competition will be final and binding.
2. All participants are expected to maintain decorum in the hall where the event will be held.
3. The organizers reserve the right to take appropriate action for any unethical, unprofessional and
immoral conduct.

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