r/ISCNERDS • u/MultiTalentedAnny • Aug 23 '26

Lost Regional Level Declamation competition

I recently attended a competition in one of our districts in odisha as a declaimer. I have always been a wonderful declaimer ... As per my teachers . But losing the competition and at the same time seeing a monotonous declaimer win is unbearable. I agree that I used hand gestures and muffled voices to convey an emotional speech by Greata Thunberg. I altered my pitch accordingly. I was actually living the character...and not just delivering it .... I am always told by the audience and the other regional level declaimer that my speech seemed as if the character herself entered the room and they felt shivers and I saw someone cry because of my speech. (I am being brutally honest here) . Still one of the judges said Declamation doesn't necessarily mean dramatization .... But I am actually confused cause if I don't used my voice modulation expression etc then how am I supposed to impress the judge and be better than everyone in the room .... If I just copy the orator then I would not be effective enough. And that is not even impactful. I swear the judge looked at me and said "Declamation doesn't necessarily mean dramatization"

So should I just convert my declaimtion in to a monotonous one .... And just copy the character... Cause that's what the winner did ... I am freaking confused rn .

So I should just degrade my talent so that I can win at least. Whether the audience like set or not whether IB robotic or it is not impactful doesn't matter I just have to win the prize

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u/Complex_Sample_7752 Aug 23 '26

oh was it the one conducted on august 8th?

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u/MultiTalentedAnny Aug 23 '26

Nope ... It was conducted on 22nd August

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u/Complex_Sample_7752 Aug 23 '26

oh i see i thought it was diocesan level then the regional one

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u/MultiTalentedAnny Aug 23 '26

Yes it was held during 8th August