League Policies

1. A. General Rules for All Speeches (see above or ncfca.org/rules/speech-general-rules)

   B. Academic Integrity

   1. Citations. All material presented must be either the competitors’ original work or include the source(s) for any supporting material. Plagiarism is not permitted.
      1. 1. Verbal mention. Sources must be verbally mentioned.
         2. Works Cited Page. Sources must be included on a Works Cited page in the Format 1 script.
   2. Current Season. Speeches used for competition in a prior season may not be used in any other competition season.
   3. Recited Script. The submitted script must be recited during all competition rounds.
   4. Championships. During the Regional Championship or the National Championship, competitors must perform the same piece that they performed when they earned the invitation to compete at the championship tournament.

   C. Content, Preparation, and Presentation

   1. Word Count. Direct quotations may comprise up to 350 words of the total words in the speech.
   2. Script Use. Competitors must announce script use before the speech begins.
      1. Non-championship tournaments. Script use will result in a four-rank penalty.
      2. Championship tournaments. Script use at a Regional or National Championship will result in disqualification from the event.

   D. Timing

   1. Speech Time. Speech time is limited to ten (10) minutes. Competitors must show their timepiece (set to count up) to the judges before starting their speech and after turning off their timepiece at the end of their speech. The timepiece must be started before beginning the speech and kept running until the conclusion of the speech.
   2. Time Slot. Competitors must present their speech during their prescribed 15-minute slot and are not permitted to infringe on the next competitor’s scheduled time.

   E. Online General Rules (see below or ncfca.org/rules/online-general-rules)

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