Vocal Viking

Vocal Viking November 2-3, 2012

The Vocal Viking offers the 11 standard AFA events in 3 groupings.  We are also proud to offer the Minnesota State Experimental Event, Minnesota Informative!  Groupings are as follows:

Group A:  Dramatic Duo, Extemp., Persuasion, POI
Group B:  Prose, Impromptu, Informative, MN Informative*
Group C:  After Dinner, Communication Analysis, Drama, Poetry, Parliamentary Debate

Parliamentary Debate

The Vocal Viking will have four rounds of Parliamentary Debate with appropriate elimination rounds.  Students can enter debate and one other IE in Group C.  Enjoy your rhetorical crit and debate it too!

Schedule

The tournament starts with two rounds of debate at 11:30 am on Friday, Nov. 2.  Group A of IEs begin at 2 pm.  Breakfast starts at 8 am on Saturday with awards scheduled for 6 pm or sooner.

Hotel Reservations

No hotel rooms have been blocked for this weekend.  If you have questions about hotels, please contact Jon Loging.

Entry Deadline

Please send your entry to Jon Loging by 5 pm on Monday, Oct. 29.  Fees will be assessed at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 30. 

*Minnesota Experimental Event

Each year the schools of Minnesota select an experimental event to compete in for the Minnesota State Speech and Debate tournament.  The Bethany Speech Team supports the Minnesota Collegiate Forensics Association by allowing students to compete in this event in a tournament other than the State tournament.

This year's event is Minnesota Informative:  An original, factual speech on a subject relating to the history, culture, or industry of the state of Minnesota.  The general aim is to inform the audience about an aspect of Minnesota within the 150 years of the state's existence.  Audio-visual aids may or may not be used to supplement and reinforce the message.  Multiple sources should be used and cited in the development of the speech.  Notes/manuscripts may or may not be used.  Maximum time limit is 7 minutes including introduction.