Undergraduate
Speech Contest
Bernard C. Kissel Outstanding Student Speaker Competition
Sponsored by the Bernard C Kissel Foundation And McGraw-Hill Publishing
Are you interested in winning $1000?
Do you have something to say? What do you care about? The environment? Rising gas prices? Florida's budget crisis? The plight of the polar bears? Get out the vote? Improving UCF? The importance of self-defense? Helping third world countries? Now is your chance to express your views on those things you feel passionately about!
Announcing:
The 8th Annual Bernard C. Kissel Outstanding Student Speaker Competition
Date: Friday, November 14th, 2008
Preliminary Rounds begin at 4:30 p.m. (not open to the public)
Final Round begins at 7:30 p.m. in Com 101 (open to the public)
The Kissel Outstanding Speaker Competition is an annual event that began in 2000. UCF students have the opportunity to display their oral communication skills to their peers, family, faculty and staff. All UCF undergraduate students are invited to compete. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the top four speakers. In addition, there will be a prize awarded to the speaker who best addresses an issue of the UCF Unifying Theme. (For more information about the Unifying Theme, refer to the website - http://gep.ucf.edu/ ).
Each competitor will present a six to eight minute extemporaneous persuasive speech on a topic of his or her choice. Interested participants will submit a proposal describing their persuasive message. We will begin accepting applications on Monday, September 15th. The first 30 viable applications will be accepted. The last day to apply (providing all slots have not been taken) will be Monday, November 3rd.
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