Little is known why some forensicators compete in these events. Psychologists suspect that a majority of limited preppers had a traumatic childhood. Topics are domestic or international subjects. Limited notes are permitted. Heavy viewing of CNN and C-Span is recommended.
Time limit is seven minutes.
Contestants have seven minutes to both write and deliver a speech analyzing a quotation, proverb, object, style, song lyric, etc. Oral interpretation Interp. is close to, but is not, acting. The biggest difference is that actors become the characters in the literature, while we are supposed to suggest the character. We're still trying to work that one out, too. The use of a manuscript is required, so we all have cool black books with our scripts in them that we open and close with great bravado.