Limited Prep Topics

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING: Students should choose one of the three questions below and prepare for 30 minutes before speaking. They may have a timer or time themselves. They do NOT need to film prep time.
Tapes must be posted by 5:00 PM on Monday December 14 in order to be eligible for competition.

1. Should China be worried about a Biden presidency?

2. Is student loan forgiveness a good idea?

3. Is President-elect Biden inheriting an economy that cannot be repaired in his first four years?

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING: Students are instructed to film their preparation time as well as their speaking time. They may choose one of these quotations. They may have a timer or time themselves.
Tapes must be posted by 5:00 PM on Monday December 14 in order to be eligible for competition.

1. “The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. “Always be yourself and have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and try to duplicate it.”— Bruce Lee

3 “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” —Vincent van Gogh