Raymond B Furlong Tournament at Saint James School
2022 — Montgomery, AL/US
Impromptu
Event Description:
Impromptu is a public speaking event where students have seven minutes. Time start AFTER the topic has been decided. They will then have 7 minutes (with a 30 second grace period) to brainstorm their ideas, outline and deliver a speech. PLEASE GIVE TIME SIGNALS. The speech is given without notes and uses an introduction, body, and conclusion. The speech can be light-hearted or serious. It can be based upon prompts that range from nursery rhymes, current events, celebrities, organizations, and more.
Impromptu is a public speaking event that tests a student’s ability to analyze a prompt, process his or her thoughts, organize the points of the speech, and deliver them in a clear, coherent manner. Students’ logic is extremely important. They must be able to take an abstract idea and put together a speech that has a thesis and supporting information. The speech does not have to be a straight speech of the topic but may be a personal interpretation.