Declamation 

Declamation is the interpretation and presentation of a non-original speech. These speeches may be historical (Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech, etc.), adapted from magazine articles, or any number of other adaptations of non-original material.

 Time limit is 7 minutes.

 It is not memorized - a script in your black book is used.   

You must have a brief, memorized introduction. 

Stay away from speeches that: 

     * Are overdone or cliché (JFK Inaguration, MLK “I Have a Dream”, etc.)
     * That don’t fit you as a performer.  (i.e. don’t do a speech that is   
        presented by a Hispanic male if you are a white female.)
     * That are boring. 

Where to find speeches: 

            Use Vital Speeches which is found in the HHS library.
            Use online resources (see links on right)