Attack on Titan
2026 — Salt Lake City, UT/US
A National Extemp
Event Description:
Extemp
● In extemp, speakers have been given a political, economic, or social topic. Their goal is to give a persuasivespeech, where they take a position on the prompt, and give supporting arguments that explain their position.Debaters should generally have at least one quote and one piece of evidence/statistics as well. Judging
extemp is based on how well they delivered their speech and on how persuasive their arguments were. Theydon’t have to persuade you, but their arguments should be well-reasoned.
● Speakers are given 30 minutes before their rounds start to prepare a speech on a current issue given tothem. (They will come in one at a time after their prep time).
● National: USA topics
● Speakers are not permitted to use notes. If they do, they cannot be ranked 1st.
● Speeches should last anywhere from 5-7 minutes.
Rubric
Speech events require you to rank the competitors in your round from 1st to last. 1 being first place. Use the rubric tohelp with ranking and feedback.
Skill Score Explanation
Organization (1 2 3 4 5) Does the student have a clear structure to their speech? Are transitions used to move effectively between each part of the speech? Does the
development of the speech make sense?
Analysis (1 2 3 4 5) Does the student directly address the prompt? Does the student develop justifications for their ideas and establish significance to the points?
Delivery (1 2 3 4 5) Does the student use voice, movement, and expression effectively? Is the speaker confident? Is there consistent eye contact? Is the volume
appropriate?
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