Extemp / Impromptu Topic Areas

International Extemp

Round 1 - Europe

Round 2 - Middle East and Africa

Round 3 - East and South Asia

Semifinal - Oceania and Americas

Final - Actually Big Questions (questions motivated less by individual news events and more by seeking broad synthesis of complex issues)

United States Extemp

Round 1 - Business and the Economy

Round 2 - US Foreign Policy

Round 3 - State and Local Issues

Semifinal - US Politics

Final - Actually Big Questions (questions motivated less by individual news events and more by seeking broad synthesis of complex issues)

Impromptu

Round 1 - Proverbs

Round 2 - Famous People

Round 3 - Events

Semifinal - Abstract Words

Final - Quotations