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    THE ALL INCLUSIVE SPRING INVITATIONAL

    19 February 2023 for speech link submission deadline
    23-25 February 2023 for asynchronous speech judging

    DEADLINE
    19 February 2023
    INCLUDING ​SPEECH LINKS
    ​
    NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE
    JUDGE DROPS AFTER THIS DATE WILL INCUR A $250 FEE
    ELIGIBILITY
    Open to elementary, middle, and high school students
    PLATFORM
    Asynchronous

    Information

    Dear Forensics Friends,
    Words cannot express how excited I am to cordially invite you to what will be this year’s LARGEST asynchronous Forensics tournament of all time! As The Forensics Guy, I have committed myself entirely to this activity and I won’t quit until Speech and Debate is the most accessible, inclusive, equitable and diverse activity EVER! Join me the week of February 19, 2023, I have so much in store!
    *5% of the proceeds from this tournament and Merch sales will be donated to The American Council of the Blind (ACB)

    Why This Tournament?
    As a student, I always saw Speech and Debate through Rose-Colored Glasses. I was oblivious to inequities present in this activity from the humongous disparities between the privileged and marginalized communities to the small things we miss through daily interactions. I want to create a tournament where every student feels as if they have an equal competitive chance. I believe the best way to do that is by addressing the 4 pillows in my mission. (You’d only get the pillow reference if you listened to my episode) Note: Nothing is perfect and perfection is something to be strived for daily. Every year I hope to add new pillow points.
     

    Pillow Points 
    Accessibility
    • -Students from anywhere in the world can submit a video to be judged asynchronously.
    Inclusion
    • -Various virtual events will be hosted throughout the duration of the tournament. (Including Radio Announcing, which we have dubbed the MOST inclusive Speech and Debate event EVER!) Also everyone is invited, ya can’t get more inclusive than that!
    • -This asynchronous opportunity is especially for students that struggle with performance or other manifested variations of anxiety, as an individual that struggles with the same, I implore you to participate in this tournament and am committed to providing any resources you may need.
    Equity
    • -It is recognized that there tend to be small variants in rules between various regions, states and circuits, Judges are aware and will judge equitably.
    • -Anyone, regardless of disability, is allowed to judge.
    Diversity
    • -Judges are asked to recognize the cultural diversity within a student’s professional attire as well as not penalize students for what they may not consider, “Tournament Attire”.
    • -Our goal is to create a judging pool that mirrors our competitors in every demographic. Students DESERVE to have representation in the adults adjudicating them!
     
     
    Tournament Details
    Participation 
    Multiple Entries: Students may participate in as many events as they would like. We hope they’ll find fun in new events!
    Everyone’s Invited: Elementary (5th grade and below.) middle (6th-8th grade.) and high school (9th-12th grade.) events offered.
    Date(s): February 23-25, 2023.
    Location: Tabroom, via submitted recorded video performance. Send to Nadia by the listed deadline.

     
    Event Details
    Below is a table of all events that will be offered. Each event will observe the rules set by the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) except Radio Announcing in which we will observe the rules set by the Wisconsin Forensic Coaches Association (WFCA). The link to the handbooks are listed below:
    WFCA (Radio Announcing is on page 51 / All grade levels will observe these rules.) NSDA
    NSDA- Middle School (Elementary will observe the rules set here.)
     
    Elementary School Events (5th grade & below):
    Radio Announcing, Poetry Interpretation, Prose Interpretation, Declamation, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory (Persuasive), Storytelling, Informative Speaking

    Middle School Events (6th-8th grade):
    Radio Announcing, Poetry Interpretation, Prose Interpretation, Declamation, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory, Storytelling, Informative Speaking, Informative Speaking, Program Oral Interpretation

    High School Events (9th-12th grade):
    Radio Announcing, Poetry Interpretation, Prose Interpretation, Declamation, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory, Storytelling, Informative Speaking, Program Oral Interpretation

     
    Special Rules 
    Impromptu: Students should record the entire time from preparation until the end of the speech. (All prompts/packets can be found here.)
    Extemporaneous: Students will prepare using an honor system and record the speech portion. (All prompts/packets can be found here.)
    Radio Announcing: Students will prepare using an honor system and record the speech portion. (All prompts/packets can be found here.)
    Duo Interpretation: Students May either perform in the same room or screen record themselves using Zoom, Google Meet etc.
    Poetry/Prose/Storytelling: Max time limit is 10 minutes with a 30 second grace period.

    ​Entry Price

    One event and parent is judging $40
    Two events and parent is judging $55
    Three events and parent is judging $70

    One event and parent is opting out of judging $110
    Two events and parent is opting out of judging $125
    Three events and parent is opting out of judging $140

    Each person in a Duo team would be responsible of providing their own judge, so one Duo team would need to either provide two judges, both pay the judge fee, or one of each option.

    Registration will not be complete until payment is received.
    NOTE: We will charge set up fees if we have to create tabroom.com accounts for judges. It is recommended you do so on your own.

    Schedule

    Sunday, Feb 19
    Speech video recordings due
    Please send to Nadia or list here on the registration form


    Thursday, Feb 23
    Preliminary Rounds Judging

    JUDGES WHO FAIL TO MEET THE DEADLINE WILL BE FINED

    Friday, Feb 24
    Out Rounds Judging
    JUDGES WHO FAIL TO MEET THE DEADLINE WILL BE FINED

    Saturday, Feb 25
    Final Rounds Judging
    JUDGES WHO FAIL TO MEET THE DEADLINE WILL BE FINED

    Saturday Eve, Feb 25
    Awards announced

    Drop Fee

    Drop fees will be the same amounts as the entry fee PLUS any fees the tournament charges us for late drops. Drop requests should be made to Victor and Nadia.

    Please do not drop out last minute to avoid being charged these fees.

    Contact Info

    Victor Rivas Umana
    Contact email:  vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com

    Nadia Budiman 
    Contact email: nbudiman@tgsastaff.com

    Or info@tgsastaff.com

    Registration Form


    STUDENT INFORMATION
    Suggested attire for the tournament can be found here.
    More tournament resources can be found here.
    ​If this is your first time competing, make sure to first create a Tabroom account here: https://www.tabroom.com/user/login/new_user.mhtml
    It's super simple and quick (<1 minute), but follow the guidelines here in case anything is confusing: ​https://docs.tabroom.com/Sign_Up

    PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION
    Your email address will be the one included when we send the logistics email.

    EVENT SELECTION
    Students are able to enter in as many speech events as possible.
    ​​Make sure to list the unlisted Youtube links here or send to Nadia by 19 February 2023.
    !!! Please make sure you are submitting a video that is unique to this tournament. Do not use videos that have been used for other tournaments !!!

    Got any questions? Please email nbudiman@tgsastaff.com, info@tgsastaff.com, vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com

    ​JUDGE PROVISION
    Please make sure you are available for the asynchronous speech judging schedule and that you won't submit your judging duties late. Details above.

    ​Click here to complete the mandatory Cultural Competency judge training course

    Signing up a judge without having a Tabroom account will result in us charging you for the set up fee.
    ​You can do this easily on your own by going to tabroom.com. It literally takes less than a minute.


    First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist here.
    ​There are also these training cards available that include a summary of each event's rules and comments.​

    ​Tournaments encourage judges to have a paradigm on their Tabroom account, which can be a few sentences on your preferences of debating styles, etc. See here for example. It doesn't need to be this long, but make sure to add something before you sign up. For example: "I am a parent, please speak clearly and slowly and avoid technical jargon".​

    ​
    More tournament resources can be found here.

    TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Submit/take to payment

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Check our home page for the schedule!


School year Hours

M-F: 3:45 pm - 8:30 pm 
Sun: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Telephone

510-270-8480
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Email (preferred)

For more info email us at: info@tgsastaff.com

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Cupertino: 20432 Silverado Avenue Suite 211, Cupertino, CA 95014

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