Limited Prep Topics

Dixie Heights Break in the New Year Tournament January 2021

Preliminary Round Topics

Students are expected to record only one performance using the selected topic in their event. 

All Video recordings are due Tuesday January 5 at 9:00pm EST.

Impromptu Quotes:

Please select one topic on which to do your speech and film the entire 7 minutes (prep and speaking time).  Remember you must speak for at least 4 minutes.

“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” 

~ L.M. Montgomery

“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our problems.“

          ~ Charlie Chaplin

Improv Duo Prompt 

Students are to film their prep time AND their performance time. During the performance, we should be able to see both students in the frame, though they may step out for a moment as needed. They may NOT be in the same room when filming for fairness/safety’s sake. They may have a timer or time themselves.   

(This will follow the KHSSL rules for Round 2 & finals where the line should be worked into the scene.)

“Don’t drop the ball”

Extemporaneous Speaking:

Please select one topic. Do not film prep. Film and upload only speaking time.

1. If one seat in the Georgia Senate run-off goes to a Republican candidate, what effect will it have on President Biden’s policy agenda? 

2) What steps does the international community need to take to ensure that impoverished countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines?

3) What are the long-term implications of the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist?