Tryouts will happen this year from March 30 - April 2. You can sign up for tryout here During the tryout, participants will be asked to present part or all of their speech. Speeches do not need to be memorized; cards/papers/similar aids are allowed. The speech must be written exclusively for this contest, and significant portions of it cannot have been presented elsewhere. Depending on speech lengths, about ten presenters will be selected for the actual competition.
Selection for Competition: Depending on speech lengths, about six presenters will be selected from the tryout process for the actual competition at 9:30pm, Friday, April 3, 2015. Those speeches that have been selected for competition will be notified by 10pm, Thursday, April 2, 2015.
If you have any questions, please email Grong Wang at
grongwang@virginia.edu. Thanks a lot.