News Release

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November 29, 2005

Boise State Students Present Speech Showcase Dec. 1

Boise State University communication students will present their semi-annual Speech Showcase at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in the Student Union Jordan Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.

Each of the eight finalists from preliminary rounds of judging, representative of about 1,000 students taking Communication 101, will present an eight-minute speech to compete for more than $1,500 in scholarship money, as decided by a panel of distinguished judges. Rob Perez, a senior vice-president for U.S. Bank and major underwriter for the event, will present the awards. Communication professor Heidi Reeder will emcee the program.

During the judges’ deliberations, instructors’ names will be placed in a hat and five names will be drawn to give impromptu speeches. A separate panel of instructors will judge this impromptu round and the winner will receive a $50 award.

The department’s goals in sponsoring this event are two-fold: to provide models of and motivate speakers toward speech excellence, and to celebrate successful communication in the public sphere.

For more information, contact Dawn Craner at 426-1907 or dcraner@boisestate.edu.

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Contact: Dawn Craner, Department of Communication, (208) 426-1907, dcraner@boisesetate.edu 
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

 

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005