MANDATORY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:
DEADLINES:
All scripts must be submitted by the deadline. There will be NO on-site submission. Failure to submit scripts by the deadline will result in $20 late fee.
**If scripts are not submitted by the deadline, you will be dropped from that event.*
Script Submission opens Wednesday, March 26th.
Original Script Deadline: Wednesday, April 2 - 11:59PM PST. Final submission due April 9th.
GETTING STARTED
1. Watch this quick tutorial for platforms and interps and your scripts will sail through submission and be NITOC ready!
2. Read Rules on the Stoa website
3. Fill out Script Submission form pertaining to your event in Submission Forms
4. Have citations? PLATFORM: See Platform Submission Guidelines
5. Interps? See Interp Submission Guidelines
6. Slam Poetry? See Slam Poetry Submission Guidelines
WHO NEEDS TO SUBMIT?
Competitors who are entered in the following events must submit scripts for approval.
- Interpretive Speeches: Dramatic, Duo°, Humorous, Open
- Platform Speeches: Expository, Original Oratory, Persuasive
- Wild Card Speech: Slam Poetry
Duo and Open have their own separate Submission Form
HOW TO SUBMIT
1. NAME FILES CORRECTLY: Last Name, First Name - Event, Document Type
2. ONLY pdf and doc files accepted. Please compile into one file.
- Platforms: Form, Script, Citation Page
- Interps: Form, Typed Script, Source Script
*3. Click here to upload your file
If your file is too large, use a pdf compressor such as https://www.smallpdf.com
4. After upload is complete the screen will state "Upload Complete" and you should receive an email confirming your submission has been submitted. Your scripts are in queue for review. Once reviewed, you will receive an email that your script is either approved or needs correction.
5. If your script needs corrections, make the necessary correction and resubmit using the link above, noting that this is a corrected script.
QUESTIONS? Contact submissions at: EspressoCupScripts@gmail.com
Useful Tools for your platform speech and bibliography
-http://www.easybib.com/ - Easy Bib - to help create citation pages
http://www.pdfsam.org/ - PDFsam Basic – download software to split, merge, and save pdf files
https://smallpdf.com/merge-pdf – SmallPDF - online application to merge files
https://www.pdfmerge.com/- Soda PDF Merge - online application to merge files
https://www.camscanner.com/ - CamScanner - turn your mobile device into a scanner
-http://www.easybib.com/ - Easy Bib - to help create citation pages
-https://www.naps2.com/ - Not Another PDF Scanner 2 (NAPS2) - scans, arranges pages, and creates pdfs with text you can highlight-http://www.pdfsam.org/ - PDFsam Basic – download software to split, merge, and save pdf files