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What does the rulebook mean when it says a speech must be “substantially original”?

April 26, 2017mean Rulebook speech

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What does the rulebook mean when it says a speech must be “substantially original”?

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The majority of a speech must be your own original material. Citations can be used as long as you reference the original source. If quotes are used too often in a speech, the majority of the content is no longer your original work and you can be disqualified on the basis of originality.