RMHS Lobo Howl
2023 — Fort Collins, CO/US
Impromptu
Event Description:
Impromptu Speaking Rules: (updated 2010) A. Schedules of drawing and speaking time, preparation room assignments and speaking room assignments are furnished the students. Speakers are required to follow the assigned schedule and speaking order. B. At the time designated on the schedule, the speaker is to be at the assigned speaking room. Before speaking, the list of impromptu topics selected are to be given to the judge. C. Exactly 5 minutes before each student is scheduled to speak in a round, the speaker will receive a list of three topics in the preparation room. These topics will consist of (1) a sentence, (2) a phrase, (3) a word, on each card. One of the three topics shall be a current event. The student is to choose one of the three topics on which to speak and is to prepare on that topic. D. No reference to material or notes will be allowed during the preparation time. However, speakers may use one 3 x 5 card for notes to be used while speaking. E. Time limits are not less than three and not more than five minutes. Use a stop watch to indicate the total time in the appropriate space on each ballot. If speaker does not speak for the minimum three (3) minutes, the speaker must be ranked last in the round. There is a 30-second grace period. F. After a 30-second grace period and an audible STOP, the judge will rank the speaker last, provided all timing rules in 1J were followed. G. Judges will rank speakers and give constructive written criticisms. H. Completed ballots, plus the summary sheet, should be turned in at meet headquarters promptly. After tabulation, each ballot is given to the participant via his or her coach.