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Jewel of Truth
Tournament Time8:16 AM Central
Scripts will be accepted electronically by the following deadlines:
Script Submission Opens: Thursday, March 26th at 12:00am CT
Script Submission Due: Tuesday, April 7th at 5:00pm CT
This will give our script submission team time to review your scripts and enable you to make changes if they are necessary. No scripts will be accepted after this date. Unsubmitted scripts will be dropped from their respective events.
Who: Competitors who are entered in the following events must submit scripts for approval before competing:
Interpretative Speeches: Dramatic, Duo, Humorous, and Open
Platform Speeches: Original Oratory, Persuasive, Expository
Wildcard Speech: Slam Poetry
All script submissions must be completed by the deadline above. You will receive a confirmation email once your script has been received and approved.
How to Electronically Submit Your Script: Follow the steps itemized below.
To SAVE TIME and get it right the first time, click here for the "7 Steps to Rapid Review and Approve" video.
1. READ the RULES for your speech type
2. READ SCRIPT PREP Instructions which are found on the first page of the script submission forms. These forms can be found at Submission Forms
3. PREPARE your SCRIPT SUBMISSION FORM with your parent or coach. Include initials and signatures. BE SURE "Jewel of Truth" is listed as the tournament.
4. COMBINE each speech package into A SINGLE FILE in PDF only. Scan into a single file or use a file joiner such as:
~ PDFsam Which downloads free to your computer
~ PDFmerge Which allows you to merge via the website
~ To make PDF's of printed docs with your phone, search your app store for "PDF Scanner App"
Note: NAME YOUR FILES as follows: LastName, FirstName - event.pdf
SPEECH PACKAGE, combined into ONE FILE, must include:
• Script Submission form: Signed and initialed
• Typed Script: Platform speeches must include Citation Page, in-text, and oral citations.
• For Interp only – Copy of original source: Only include pages from which words were taken. Check that: pages right side up, words used highlighted, & added words written, pasted, or typed in.
Script approval: Once your files are uploaded our script approval team will review your script. Upon approval, you will be sent a script approval email.