Digital Story Telling Contest

Mechanics:

1. The contest is open to College, Senior High School, and TechVoc students of the Baliwag Polytechnic College.
2. Each Institute is allowed to send two (2) contestants.
3. Appropriate attire with moral and ethical standards is required.
4. All contestants are required to submit their tale or story to be used in the competition to the contest committee of the competition on short bond paper using Arial, 12 font size, double space.
5. Each contestant is given 3 to 5 minutes for the presentation of the story.
6. Time shall officially start when the contestant utters the first word of the presentation, a penalty of 1-point deduction every 30 seconds in excess.
7. Judges’ decision is final.
8. Fill-up the Storytelling Contest form and send it together with the tale or story to be used in the competition via email at btech@gmail.com.
9. For more inquiries, you may contact Kenneth Robert A. Hernandez via email at krhernandez@btech.ph.education.

The judging criteria for storytelling includes:

1. Picking an engaging and easily understood story, with a beginning, middle, and end.
2. Having good poise and stage presence with facial expressions, and appropriate gestures and body language.
3. Using good voice projection, enunciation, and expression,
4. Appropriate length of story. (3-5 minutes) Judges will have the right to cut the story off after 7 minutes as they see fit.
5. Memorization skills with good pacing and flow of the story. Over-all uniqueness and appeal of the story. Story must be memorized and not read.
6. Additional points will be given for tying the story to the theme. “Outcome, Outeach, Outstanding”.

Criteria for judging:

Pronunciation 25%

Voice variations and projection 20%

Content and logical presentation of events 20%

Skills and eliciting emotions and expressions of the character played 25%

Impact 10%

TOTAL: 100%

Prizes

1st Placer – Php 3,000.00 and a Certificate of Recognition

2nd Placer – Php 2,000.00 and a Certificate of Recognition

3rd Placer – Php 1,000.00 and a Certificate of Recognition

Consolation Prize of P500 each non winning participant