Category Topics

Topics for Moments in History, Special Occasion Speaking, and Storytelling change annually.

2025-26 TOPICS

approved at Fall Meeting September 13 2025

Moments in History

  • 1930-1939 and/or 1700-1799

Special Occasion Speaking

  • A pitch to support a new podcast series
  • A reality show audition
  • A speech to raise funds for a cause/charity
  • A criminal allocution statement

Storytelling

  • A story about siblings
  • A scary/horror story
  • A story about a first time experience

    Students will utilize all 3 stories in preliminary rounds. Power rounds will be student's choice, not repeating a choice if there are multiple power rounds.