BREAK THROUGH SPEECH
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Extemporaneous Speaking
Participants speak on current events with limited preparation time, requiring them to be knowledgeable about contemporary issues and articulate in their delivery.
In Extemporaneous Speaking, or Extemp, students are presented with a choice of three questions related to current events and, in 30 minutes, prepare a seven-minute speech delivered from memory answering the selected question.There are two types of Extemp, International (also known as IX or Foreign Extemp), which focuses on international current events and United States (also known as USX or Domestic Extemp), which focuses on domestic issues.
What’s unique about Extemp?Students report to a draw room prior to the start of each round to draw topic slips and prepare. With limited preparation, students who succeed in Extemp spend significant time reading a variety of news sources and keeping up with current events. Learn more about ExtempLog in and watch a round of IX and USXAccess practice questions (Use the filters on the left to bring up Extemp resources. We release a new set of questions every month!) Watch an expert Extemper draw a question, prep live, and deliver a speech.
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