League Policies
At each tournament, competitors will deliver the speech for each registered event three times. Each of those times is called a “round.” If a speech advances (or “breaks”) to an elimination round, the competitor earns another opportunity to deliver the speech, and will be recognized with a final placing at the awards ceremony.
Competitors will be assigned a 15-minute speaking slot for the event within the round. The beginning times of these slots, along with the room number, are posted on the tournament platform as well as around the tournament facility throughout in-person tournaments. Competitors should be present and ready to begin at the start of their assigned speaking time or will risk losing the ability to present their speech in its entirety, as they may not infringe upon the next speaker’s slot.