Forensics, more commonly known as speech and debate, is one of the most rewarding and beneficial educational activities available to students. This textbooks is designed to introduce students to individual forensic events, giving suggestions and guidelines for their preparation. The text describes each event and the experience of competing. Students are shown how to select and perform winning materials, and how to achieve success. Chapters describe the structure and strategies of original oratory, extemporaneous speaking, humorous, dramatic, poetic, and duet interpretation, as well as prose interpretation, impromptu and expository speaking required by many national forensics contests. Also includes a chapter on competitive mock legislatures. For speech and debate contests, this book can help anyone become a winner! Seven chapters: Forensics Overview, Original Oratory, Extemporaneous Speaking, Oral Interpretation of Literature, Student Congress, Supplementary National Events. Privately Sponsored Speech Contests.