The Best Speaker Prize in Verbattle Senior Combat Round will be decided by Popular Vote. Audience can vote on voting cards mentioning the name of the participant. Each audience vote will be counted as one. The judges too are given votes and each judge's vote per participant will be for a total of hundred. So the sum total of judges votes plus the audience votes will decide the winner. For example if the three judges votes amount to 230 votes and the audience votes amount to 50, the total votes secured by the participant is 280. If the judges total votes amount to 150 and if the audience votes is 100 then the total votes secured by the participant is 250. This is to ensure that the vote does not completely depend on audience votes. The Best Speaker Prize (one number) is being sponsored by TVS Scooty Pep+

1. Winner - 20,000/- 2. Finalist -  5,000/- each  3. Mentor  - 5,000/-

1. Winner - 1,00,000/- 2. Finalist - 10,000/- each 3. Zonal best team - 2,000/- 4. Best State Prelims - 5,000/- 5. Mentor - 10,000/-

1. Winner - 1,00,000/- 2. Finalist - 10,000/- each 3. Zonal Best team - 2,000/- 4. Best State Prelims - 5,000/-

The best speaker in Verbattle Senior Combat will get a TVS Scooty sponsored by TVS.

1. Sound good.
2. Are well prepared.
3. Do not fight on stage.
4. Give your partner enough opportunity to speak.
5. Listen carefully to your opponents arguments.
6. Appear friendly.
7. Do not scream.
8. Do not raise your voice.
9. Do not make loud gestures.
10. Do not keep moving around your placement area.
11. Do not try to make aggressive physical expressions.
12. Do not talk too fast.
13. Keep reading the audience reaction
14. You are well informed.
15. Do not show off with your vocabulary accent and language skills.
16. Do not give lectures.
17. Do not quote material without really understanding it.
18. Ensure your words do not sound shallow.
19. Are not judged as having given a beautiful but empty speech.
20. Ensure your voice is audible and do not have a freak accent (unless it is naturally acquired).
21. Do not; simply quote others, read out statistics and keep speaking to yourself.
22. make sure your argument is not dry but has some humour and human interest elements too.
23. Appear as a good person.
24. Are neatly attired.
25. Do not exceed your time limit at any cost.
26. Make sure your facts and figures are credible and verifiable.
27. Do not even use one unpleasant or unparliamentary word and do not make remarks aimed at
       hurting a person or anyone's sentiments and beliefs.
28. Are gifted with a brain that works superfast.
29. Keep watching your own words and have a super memory.
30. Have a little luck.

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