Judging Criteria

Inspirational Speech (100 pts)  

Storytelling (20 pts)

• Powerful personal story
• Vivid and descriptive
• Entertaining
• Relevant learnings from story

Emotional Connection (20 pts)

• Inspiring and Impactful
• Resonates, passionate, heart touching
• Ability to connect the audience emotionally to their speech

Universal Message (15 pts)

• Powerful and meaningful message
• Strong moral to the story
• Great learnings
• Message worth sharing

Stage Presence (15 pts)

• Charisma, confidence, star power
• Poise
• Commands and holds attention
• Speaks powerfully
• Embodies their message
• Mesmerizing

Presentation (10 pts)

• Vocal variety
• Body Language and performance
• Powerful and commanding

Uniqueness (10 pts)

• Creativity
• Innovative
• The “It” Factor

Language (10 pts)

• Compelling use of language
• Powerful word selection

Timing Criteria (4-6 minutes)​

Green at 4 minutes
Yellow at 5 minutes
Red at 6 minutes
Points Loss: Speakers begin losing points at 6:31, at the rate of 1 point for every part of 3 seconds that they go over.

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