Rocky Mountain Invitational

2022 — Boise, ID, ID/US

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Extemporaneous Speaking

Event Description:

Extemporaneous Speaking - 7 minutes with a 30-second “grace period.” Time signals provided.

1. Categories: Two categories of topics in Extemporaneous Speaking will be held at the district and state level:

A. United States: Questions will cover U.S. domestic and U.S. foreign policy.

B. International: Questions will cover the domestic affairs of foreign countries and the foreign affairs of all countries, including the United States.

1. Topics: The district chair will obtain a list of questions phrased for contest use and based on subjects discussed in periodicals during the current school year. The contents of the list must not be disclosed except as contestants draw questions. A new subject area will be used for each round with no duplication of questions between the divisions.

A. Prior to the tournament the commissioner will select 105 domestic and 105 international topics from vetted websites that include but are not limited to NFHS April topics, speechanddebate.org, speechgeek.com, and extemphub.com. The state manager will compile the topics for each round, vetting all for timeliness. Competitors will choose domestic or international news upon arrival. The draw room will post three topics in each category (domestic and international) from which each speaker may choose.

1. Drawing: Thirty minutes before the contest is to begin, the first speaker draws three questions, choose one, and return the other two. The other contestants draw in like manner, in the order of speaking, at intervals of seven minutes. The entire list of questions for that round must be used for each entry in each section. A contestant drawing a question on which they have spoken previously in the tournament must return it and draw again.

2. Preparation: As soon as a question is chosen, the contestant will prepare a speech without consultation and without references to prepared notes. Students may consult published books, magazines, newspapers and journals or articles, provided:

A. They are originals or copies of whole pages.

B. Provided those originals or copies are uncut.

C. There is no written material on that original or copy other than citation information.

D. Topical index without annotation may be present. No other material will be allowed in the Extemp prep room other than stated above. Extemp speeches, handbooks, briefs and outlines are prohibited from the Extemp prep room. Underlining or highlighting in Extemp will be allowed if done in only one color on each article or copy. Please see rules concerning Use of Internet-Enabled Devices in Extemporaneous Speaking. Printed copies of information from online computer services may be used. Electronically retrieved evidence used in any Association Extemp competition must conform to the citation standard of the Modern Language Association [consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th edition) or http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/].

E. Resource materials will not be provided by the tournament.

1. Notes: Contestants may make notes during the preparation time, but the use of notes, cards, briefs or other aids is prohibited during the speech.

2. Time: The time limit in both Extemporaneous Speaking events is seven minutes with a 30-second “grace period. “If there are multiple judges in the round, all must agree that the student has gone beyond the grace period. Should a student go beyond the grace period, the student may not be ranked 1st. There is no other prescribed penalty for going over the grace period. The ranking is up to each individual judge’s discretion. Judges who choose to time are to use accurate (stopwatch function) timing devices. No minimum time is mandated.

3. Recuse: Contestants may not leave the preparation area until dismissed by the Extemp proctor. Consultation with any person other than the Extemp proctor between the time of drawing and time of speaking is prohibited.

4. Observation: Students in Extemporaneous Speaking are encouraged, but not required, to stay and watch the remaining speakers after they deliver their speech. Students who are double entered may be able to observe as time permits.

5. Performance: The speech should be a synthesis of fact and opinion on the topic - not a memory test of any particular magazine.

6. GUIDELINES for Use of Internet-Enabled Devices in Extemporaneous Speaking

These rules will be used at the State Tournament.

A. Preparation: As soon as a question is chosen, the contestant will prepare a speech without consultation and without references to prepared notes. Students may consult published books, magazines, newspapers and journals or articles, including internet enabled devices either used in the draw or those materials published from internet sources, provided:

1. They are originals or copies of whole pages.

2. Provided those originals or copies are uncut.

3. There is no written material on that original or copy other than citation information.

4. Topical index without annotation may be present.

5. Files stored either on a computer or electronic device hard drive or cloud storage system. All files in this format must meet the same guidelines as printed sources.

6. Active research from the internet during the round that meets the established criteria found in the “Guidelines for Use of Internet Enabled Devices.”

B. No other material will be allowed in the Extemp prep room other than stated above. Extemp speeches, handbooks, briefs and outlines, including those stored on cloud storage systems or published on websites created for that purpose, are prohibited from the Extemp prep room. Students may not use the internet to gain help from coaches, other students, or any person, such that it would prevent the speech from being the original work of the competitor. Students are prohibited from accessing outlines and speeches that have been written prior to their draw time. Underlining or highlighting in Extemp will be allowed if done in only one color on each article or copy. Electronic device use must comply with the “Guidelines for Use of Internet-Enabled Devices in Debate Events.” Printed copies of information from online computer services may be used. Electronically retrieved evidence used in any Association Extemp competition must conform to the citation standard of the Modern Language Association [consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th edition) or http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/].