#original oratory

[yourlocalavian]

I got seventh in Impromptu (out of like 45-50 people!!)

And I got fifth in Original Oratory (out of 50ish people!!)

Yippeeeeeee!!!!!

....I'm so tired oh my gosh....

[ririyoushouldvecomeover]

haha so where’s the speech and debate community at

i’m an extemper guys i’m doing oo next season too speech fam please hit me up i’m a dork :c

[marions-stupid-life]

Just started drafting the first paragraph of my new OO even though my next tournament isn’t for another 4-5 months

[taylenpenrose]

Debate Coach: "You can write your Original Oratory about anything you want!" Me: "Ooh I'll write about EPIC: The Musical and Hadestown and the warring philosophies of arrogance and innocence and how the wrong one loses the war!" Debate coach: *sigh*

[debate-is-my-roman-empire]

someone explain to me like im five why i have been double entering in the same two events all year and i have only been able to do well in one at a time. and it's up to a sheer coin toss which one i place in.

[theoriesofashes]

How did harvard go???

It was alright. I didn’t break in OO(unfortunate) but I got a lot of good feedback! Its gonna be useful for Nat Quals

I got a Harvard water bottle! It was 20 bucks but like. Worth it

[we-all-talk-too-fast]

turning your english assignment into an oratory is debate culture

[z0mbikitti]

man I did not realize how hard it would be to leave ur coach and all of ur senior teammates until we all jokingly said “see you tomorrow” and I just started sobbing