Newton South
2006 — MA/US
Impromptu
Abbreviation
IM
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$5.00
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
Impromptu competitors will have their own prep room (separate from extemp) near their competition rooms.Impromptu topics may include proverbs, abstract words, events, quotations or famous people.
Five minutes before the round is to begin, the first speaker shall draw three topics, choose one, and return the other two. The other contestants shall draw in like manner, in the order of speaking, at intervals of five minutes. A different subject area will be used for each round.
As soon as a topic is chosen, the contestant shall withdraw and prepare a speech without consultation and without references to prepared notes. Students may consult published books, magazines, newspapers and journals or articles therefrom, provided:
A. They are originals or photo-copies of originals.B. That original article or copy is intact and uncut.C. There is no written material on original or copy. D. Topical index without annotation is allowed.
No other material shall be allowed in the Impromptu prep room other than stated above. Speeches, handbooks, briefs, and outlines shall be barred from the prep room. Underlining or highlighting in materials will be allowed if done in one color on each article or copy. No electrical retrieval device may be used, but printed materials from "online" computer services may be used.
No notes, props or costumes shall be used during presentation.
There is no minimum qualifying time, but the contestant must cover the subject adequately. Maximum time is 5 minutes. There is a 10 second grace period.