Extemporaneous Speaking
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Learn to Win Extemporaneous Speaking and Debate Tournaments
Whether it's Table Topics at Toastmasters, or the state finals for your high school speech team, for serious speech and debate competititors, little rivals the challenge of the so-called "limited preparation" events.
Although over the years, additional forms of competition, such as commentary, evaluation, and impromptu speaking have joined Extemporaneous Speaking or "Extemp" in this category, the Extemp tournament is likely to include the top speakers at speech tournaments.
Unlike the dark ages when I competed in "Girls'" Extemp in Iowa, today's students compete against speakers of both genders in most tournaments.
Despite the categorization as "limited preparation" there are definitely ways to prepare for success in Extemp competition. This lens will point you in the right direction.
See an Extemp Example on YouTube
Note how the second speaker used the Titanic analogy as a theme to make his point. There are a number of "inside jokes" in this speech, such as the logic (or lack of) in the linkage and the references linking nuclear war to virtually every problem ever debated.
The Titanic analogy in this example could be considered "canned." The speaker relies more on engaging personality and funny turns of phrase than on actual facts in making his case.
The Titanic analogy in this example could be considered "canned." The speaker relies more on engaging personality and funny turns of phrase than on actual facts in making his case.
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Speech and Debate Learning Materials
The research and critical thinking skills developed by competing in speech and debate will serve students throughout life. Here are some ways to expand the practice of these skills after the tournament is over.
- NewsHour Extra: The Presidential Debates -- Lesson Activity
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This activity uses the National Forensics League (NFL) official debate ballot to score public debates. Great examples of what judges look for in awarding the win in a debate round. - CDEDebate.com - How Debate Got Them Where They Are
- Examples of leaders who got their start in debate. CDE Debate and Extemp - Books, Information, Articles, and more! Everything your debate team needs for success.
- How to Write a Killer Extemp Introduction from forensicsonline.net
- How to Write a Killer Extemp Introduction gives you the info you need to stop that "canned intro" temptation.
- Extemp Tutorial from forensicsonline.net
- This step by step approach to the extemp competition round is explained in detail. Remember, no wi-fi in the prep room, although qualifying printouts of articles retrieved Online can be included in your Extemp file.
- IDEA: International Debate Education Association - Debate Resources & Debate Tools
- The International Debate Education Association (IDEA) develops, organizes and promotes debate and debate-related activities in communities throughout the world. Established in 1999, IDEA acts as an independent membership organization of national debate clubs, debate associations, debate programs, and...
- 2006 Extemp Topics from Nationals
- Wonder what the top extempers drew last year? Here are the topics. (By the way, the topics from the previous year's national tournament often reappear in rounds the next season...)
- Extemporaneous Speaking - ForensicsWiki
- Extemporaneous Speaking From ForensicsWiki
Extemporaneous speaking is perhaps the most challenging forensics event, and at its best it is informative, absorbing, and entertaining. Participants bring the school ?extemp boxes? to tournaments and update them in between competitions. These box - How to Debate a Point
- How to Debate a Point
Extemp and Impromptu Speaking on Amazon
Extemp Basics
- CDEDebate.com - CDE Debate and Extemp
- Q and A from the Extemp Forums on the CDE Debate and Extemp Site - CDE supplies Books, Information, Articles, and more! Everything your debate team needs for success.
- CDEDebate.com - CDE Debate and Extemp - Extemp Topic Downloads
- Free Extemp Topics List from CDE Debate and Extemp - Books, Information, Articles, and more! Everything your debate team needs for success.
- CDEDebate.com - CDE Debate and Extemp -National Schedule Downloads
- Comprehensive PDF format schedule for Extemp, Debate and other speech tournaments and events. CDE Debate and Extemp - Books, Information, Articles, and more! Everything your debate team needs for success.
- CDEDebate.com - Summer Extemp Camp
- CDE Debate and Extemp - Books, Information, Articles, and more! Everything your debate team needs for success.
- CDEDebate.com - Why Judges Dislike Canned Intros in Extemp
- CDEDebate.com - Why Judges Dislike Canned Intros in Extemp
CDE Debate and Extemp - Books, Information, Articles, and more! Everything your debate team needs for success. - CDEDebate.com - CDE Debate and Extemp
- The importance and use of sources in creating winning extemp speeches from CDE Debate and Extemp - Books, Information, Articles, and more! Everything your debate team needs for success.
Debate Links
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For practice or competition
Timing is everything. These tools will help whether you're in front of the mirror practicing, or in front of the judge at the big moment.
National Forensics League
- National Forensics League Home
- The National Forensic League, NFL, is the leading honor society and educational resource for teachers, students, administrators, and parents in the exciting field of speech and debate education. With over 2,700 member schools and 90,000 active student members...
- National Forensic League
- 2006-2007 District Chair Contacts
Tournament Dates
District Tournament Forms AND Manuals
District Chair Forms 2006 - National Forensic League - Alumni page
- Get a copy of your points report and stay in touch using this site if you are among the many NFL alumni.
- National Forensic League Educational Handouts Extemporaneous
- This section is a file share of resources for coaches nationwide
The NFL asks that all teachers consider contributing resource materials for this section. Click on an item below to utlize the resource.
The NFL is proud to host a pool of free educational resources from top speech and debate teachers, coaches, and administrators nationwide.
Handouts include: Rules, Information, Topics, Articles, and Worksheets.
Rankings, Results and Communities
- forensicsonline.net
- Coverage of Extemp in the Individual Events section of this Forensics competition portal.
- forensicsonline.net
- Top Ten Tournaments - Of course, NFL Nationals is #1.
- BigSkyDebate,com Extemp Resource Page
- Extemp Resources
Welcome to Big Sky Debate&'s collection of the best extemp resources available on the web. In the coming days and weeks, we will be adding site reviews, links, and more information.
At the moment, you can find extemp resources by selecting the geographic areas on the... - NAUDL | Home Page
- Impact of Debate News 12/17/2006 UDL Debaters Make Impact with Influential African American Figures at Summit Book Review: Teaching Argumentation and Debate: An Educator's Activities Manual Urban Debate Educator Win
Other Speech and Debate Events
Lincoln-Douglas and Public Policy Debates
Typically, when a Debate Tournament includes Individual Events competion, some or all of these events will be part of the action.
- A Look at Policy Debate - Associated Content
- Associated Content
The National Forensics League has been around for nearly one-hundred years and has tens of thousands of competitors participating in debate events each weekend, many who are not "in the know" believe that debate is very little more than... - National Forensic League
- Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas Debate Resolution Current Topics
2007 January/February Lincoln Financial Group/NFL L/D Debate Topic
Resolved: The actions of corporate..
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Out of School? Check Out Toastmasters International
- Welcome to Toastmasters International where we are"Making Effective Communication a Worldwide Reality"
- Toastmasters helps people of all ages become more comfortable speaking in public. Many workplaces actually have their own Toastmasters Clubs.
To become certified as a Competent ToastMaster (CTM) members complete ten speeches of different types. Extemporaneous competition is held every other year in the Toastmasters Organization.
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