Extemporaneous Speaking

Extemporaneous Speaking, or Extemp, aims to give students the opportunity to advocate, educate, and engage on topics relating to international and domestic politics. Through participating in extemp, you'll gain confidence in your public speaking skills, the ability to think on your feet, knowledge about politics, and a one of a kind opportunity to make an adult listen to you.

Extemp is split into two sections: Domestic and International. In each respective section, competitors will draw three questions from an envelope, read them, and choose one to answer during their speech. From that moment, they have thirty minutes to prepare a seven-minute speech to deliver to a judge. During that thirty minutes, speakers read information and outline a speech, but during the speech, no notes are allowed. If that sounds scary, IT'S OK! You WILL be prepared and able to succeed in extemp. It's probably the least prep-heavy event in all of Speech & Debate, so if you have a busy schedule and want a quick event where you prepare at the tournament, extemp is the event for you!

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We'll have practices the week of the tournament and prepare on current events! This doc has practice tips.

Contact me! Check out the Meet Your Captain! section below this, and come to any debate meeting.