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A black and white cover of a speech contest rulebook features a framed photo of a smiling man holding an award in the foreground, with a simple white background and a gray vertical line on the left.

2026-2027 Speech Contest Rulebook

The Speech Contest Rulebook, in effect from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, features speech contest rules for the International, Evaluation, Humorous, Table Topics^®, Tall Tales, and Online Speech Contests.

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