How:
1. Read the Rules for your speech type on the Stoa website, Stoa Rules. Click on the red “Rules” box. https://stoausa.org/speech-event-documents/ Read Publication Guidelines Interps https://stoausa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Publication-Guidelines-2023-2024-1.pdf.
2. Read the Script Preparation Instructions which are the first page of the script submission forms. These forms can be found on the Stoa website. https://stoausa.org/speech-event-documents/
3. Prepare your Script Submission Form with your coach or parent. Include initials and signatures.
4. Combine all required items listed below into a single file in PDF format ONLY! NO zipped, .tif, .jpeg, or shared files will be accepted. Use a PDF combiner, or scan into a single PDF. Join PDF files with free applications such as:
~ http://www.pdfsam.org/, which requires downloading a free application or PDF Merge
~ https://www.pdfmerge.com/, which enables you choose files and merge from the website
~ For large files you can use ~ https://smallpdf.com/compress-pdf to compress your pdf file.
PDF file must include the following items:
- Script Submission Form: Signed and initialed
- Platform speeches must include a Citation Page.
- For Interps only – A copy of the original source: Only include pages from which words were taken. Check that: pages are right side up, the words used are highlighted, and added words are written, pasted, or typed in.
- File name format: Last name, First name - Event.pdf
5. Submit script by clicking the Submit button below.
6. Only one script per upload.