Expository speeches are original compositions of the contestant. The Expository speech is a speech to inform, not a performance. It should describe, clarify, illustrate or define an object, idea, concept, or process. A fabricated topic/subject may not be used. In Expository, a student may not use any portion of his/her original oration entered at any NFL tournament. Maximum time of presentation is five minutes.

"Commentary is a combination of both extemporaneous and persuasive speaking. It can be both informative and advocative. It requires a knowledge of current events as well as some history. Interestingly, it can frequently require the speaker to have a knowledge of local and regional issues. Frequently, TV and radio station managers offer 'commentary' on some trend or community problem. Editorial writers offer similar 'commentaries' of a journalistic nature. The OP-ED page of the New York Times is an excellent example." - Bro. Rene Sterner, FSC, May 1998 Rostrum

• Twenty minutes prior to the beginning of the round, the contestant will draw three topics, select one, and prepare a speech of no more than five minutes, consulting sources pursuant to the same rules governing materials and evidence in Extemporaneous Speaking.
• The presentation will be delivered seated at a table or desk, striving for a delivery similar to that suitable for public commentary before community groups and/or media audiences. The contestant should speak clearly, persuasively, and conversationally. Word choice should be precise for accuracy and clarity.
• The contestant's content is to be judged on the general effectiveness of the delivery, the depth of the position developed, and the evidential, logical, and emotional support for the position taken. Contestants are not required to take a specific stance, but could choose any one of several possible positions, e.g., advocacy, criticism, concern, balanced objectivity, commendation, etc.

The Impromptu speech should be regarded as an original interpretation by the speaker of the designated topic as supported by varied materials and gives a contestant opportunity to be creative and imaginative. An impromptu speech should reveal the student's ability to organize her/his thoughts in a logical manner.

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Poetry is writing which expresses ideas, experience, or emotion through the creative arrangement of words according to their sound, their rhythm, their meaning. Poetry may rely on verse and stanza form. Only published, printed works may be used. No plays or other dramatic materials may be used. A student may not use the same source used in Duo, Dramatic or Humorous at any NFL tournament.

Prose expresses thought through language recorded in sentences and paragraphs: fiction (short stories, novels) and non-fiction (articles, essays, journals, biographies). A student may not use the same source used in Duo, Dramatic or Humorous at any NFL tournament.

Storytelling rules state a single published, printed story, anecdote, tale, myth or legend must be retold without notes or props. The student may not tell a story used previously in any NFL district and/or national tournament. The delivery must be extempore, not read. No book or script may be used. The contestant must not add original material or materially change the content of the story.
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