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Extemporaneous Speaking

Extemporaneous Speaking. Benefits. Allows students to hone research skills that they also use in debate . Requires a familiarity with current events (that is also required in debate) Enables students to practice synthesis of information quickly and efficiently (also used in debate )

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Extemporaneous Speaking

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  1. Extemporaneous Speaking

  2. Benefits • Allows students to hone research skills that they also use in debate. • Requires a familiarity with current events (that is also required in debate) • Enables students to practice synthesis of information quickly and efficiently (also used in debate) • Encourages students to practice speaking in front of people, where they work on word economy and build confidence.

  3. Basics • International or domestic • Time: 7 min. maximumTime signals: provided • Draw Event Topics selected/prepared in draw room

  4. Basics, cont: • Topics will be chosen from those provided by the NFHS during the three months prior to State. Each contestant draws three topics and selects one. He/she will have 30 minutes to prepare, and may use an index and research periodicals during this time. Resource materials will not be provided by the tournament. During the presentation, the contestant may use a 4 x 6 note card written on one side. The topic will be handed to the judge before the contestant speaks and returned to the tab room by the judge at the conclusion of the round. The speech should be a synthesis of fact and opinion on the topic - not a memory test of any particular magazine.

  5. Choosing your topic • Choose the first one you read if you know anything about it • What do you know the most about? • Gut feeling

  6. Research draw time For beginners it is best to divide up your time wisely. Use the first 10 minutes to research The next 10 minutes to write your speech (on a legal pad or note card– remember only the note card can leave draw) And the last 10 minutes to practice the speech (talk to the walls).

  7. Structure Introduction Body Body Body Conclusion

  8. Develop thesis • Main point or argument of your speech • Your thesis should answer the question • And yes, you do state the question in your introduction-but not your attention getter

  9. Arriving at your thesis, consider: • How do you feel about your topic? • How does your audience generally feel about your topic? • What do you want your audience to feel or believe about your topic? • Are you arguing for or against your topic?

  10. Introduce your message • Attention getter • Your thesis: The point of your speech • State the question • Forecast your speech.

  11. The Body • Three points • Two points with two sub points • Problem/solution

  12. First paragraph • Define the situation • Give history and background • What is the problem

  13. Second-third paragraph • What is the situation now • Expand on history • What do people think about this • What is the solution

  14. Conclusion • Review what you have talked about • Restate your thesis • End how you started

  15. Use of Notes • You are allowed to use one 3x5 note card. • The speech should be written in an outline format. DO NOT write everything down on the note card. Only write reminders or information you might not remember. • Experienced speakers should strive to memorize their speech. • You may ONLY take one 3x5 note card and your topic slip from the prep room.

  16. Sources • Sources increase the credibility of the speaker. • When you give the source, the more information you can give the better. At least give the name of the source and the date it was published. • “ John Smith wrote in the London based, Economist magazine on July 11, 2013…” • Sources should be balanced in number. ** Beginning Speakers should have at least three sources, and experienced speakers will have 9-11 sources per speech. • *** If you print something from the internet, make sure that the URL and download date is printed at the bottom of each page

  17. Sources frequently used The Economist Time Magazine Newsweek U.S. News & World Report Foreign Affairs Mother Jones The National Review Foreign Policy Journal Wall Street Journal Christian Science Monitor New York Times Financial Times International Herald Tribune Washington Post BBC

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