Extemporaneous Draw and Preparation Instructions

Extemporaneous Speaking Draw and Preparation:

You will be Drawing topics and preparing in a "Utility Room" attached to the Extemp Presentation/Judging rooms (NSDA Campus virtual rooms).  

There will be a chat function by which you may communicate, in written form with the proctor in the draw and prep.  You will also be able to communicate verbally through the "Zoom Room" like NSDA Campus system.

The proctor runs EX Draw and Prep as follows (for virtual tournaments):

-- The proctor gets the topic list/collection for the round.  The collection is grouped into 7 groups of 3 topics each.

Sample/Mock Topics for X Round of Extemporaneous Speaking (these are VERY generic, and are NOT to be used at this upcoming tournament -- they are for training/pattern purposes ONLY) :

First Competitors (all sections/rooms) Draw:

Can We Blame – fill in a team – For Its Defeat?

Why Do I Play Golf? Or another kind of sports

Should – fill in a name – Win A MTV Award?

Second Competitors (all sections/rooms) Draw:

I’m Just A Paperboy Now, Will I Become A Millionaire?

Who Is The Laziest Person On The Campus And Why?

Should We All Buy – fill in a product – ?

Third Competitors (all sections/rooms) Draw:

Why Do We Celebrate Thanksgiving?

Which Moviestar Earns Too Much Money In Comparison To His / Her Merits?

Why Is Barcelona A Special Place To Be? Or any other city or region

Fourth Competitors (all sections/rooms) Draw:

Is The X-Box Better Than Playstation?

Will – fill in a name- Become Senator?

Who Is The Best Songwriter?

Fifth Competitors (all sections/rooms) Draw:

Could We Really Say To Our Bosses What’s On Our Mind?

What Television Program Should Be Banned And Why?

Should cruel and very authoritarian principals be sacked – or are there any degrees in domineering the campus population with accordingly disciplinary fines for them?

Sixth Competitors (all sections/rooms) Draw:

Why do we need a Whistle Blower Protection Act – whether we like it or not they always serve as a replacement or scape goat anyway?

Does the Bharatiya Janata Party represents a pan Indian ideology and how did it evolve over the years?

Must we focus more on improving basic education for the poor and historically disadvantaged – and what are the chain reactions for the overall well-being of human beings in society?

Seventh Competitors (all sections/rooms) Draw:

Do immigrants have as many rights as the rest of society does?

Does global warming makes the Arctic Sea ice melting or is it a conspiracy theory to make us believe to invest in alternative power sources? Both sides of the same coin are extemporaneous public speaking topics you could consider to try out anyway.

Does the world community really want to solve the Darfur Sudan problem even the states are now separated?

-- As a competitor, you will only see a grouping of three topics, from which you choose, and then you have half an hour to prepare your speech.

-- There may be up to 7 competitors run through each judging room, so there need to be 3 choices present for each of the 7, as the situation plays out.  Some rooms may have fewer than 7, and, in that case, the proctor will stop off at the last competitor for that room, but continue on up to the 7th for any rooms having as many as 7 competitors scheduled.

-- The proctor will get a list of competitors who are to present in each room (either as part of the topic collection, or as a separate attachment to the same email).  This allows for the proctor to record prep start times and predict presentation times for each competitor.

-- The First competitors for the round are shown the first grouping of 3 topics (highlight, control C key for copy, then cursor "plop" and control V key to paste them into the chat box).

-- The First competitors read them, chat back to the Proctor as to which each of them chooses, and the Proctor notes their start time, telling them they now have half and hour/30 minutes in which to prepare -- with their cameras on, in full view.  The proctor should also note what time these should present, and then be able to watch them and the clock.  At the end of the half hour, the Proctor sends this/these First competitor(s) on over to their judging room(s).   

It really doesn't matter in what order the competitors draw, so long as they draw at the regular interval of 7 to 8 minutes, and prep for not more than half an hour.  Some competitors will be dual registered, and due to present in another division.  Ideally some will present in their other division before reporting to EX Draw/Prep, so the Proctor should take the competitors who show up first on through, and keep the process flowing as much as possible, since EX is the Speech Division that is most prone to over run the allotted time for the round, and delay the tournament.

-- Seven to eight minutes later, the Second competitors will draw and prep in the exact same fashion.

-- Seven to eight minutes later, the Third competitors will draw and prep in the exact same fashion.

-- Seven to eight minutes later, the Fourth competitors will draw and prep in the exact same fashion.

-- Seven to eight minutes later, the Fifth competitors will draw and prep in the exact same fashion.

-- Seven to eight minutes later, the Sixth competitors will draw and prep in the exact same fashion.

-- Seven to eight minutes later, the Seventh competitors will draw and prep in the exact same fashion.

-- At the appointed Draw time for Second Round (and all rounds thereafter) the Proctor and competitors will repeat the process from above.

-- This process will need to be continued throughout all the rounds that may be needed for the tournament.

TENTATIVE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS SCHEDULE (Sample)

8:15AM — "On Site Check In" due from Coaches -- Tech Check period

8:45AM --- EX Draw begins

9:00AM — Schedule for Round 1; competitors and judges report to virtual rooms

9:15AM — Round 1 Start Time

10:15 --- EX Draw begins for Round 2

10:45AM — Schedule for Round 2; competitors and judges report to virtual rooms

11:00AM — Round 2

12:30PM — Lunch

1:15 --- EX Draw begins for Round 3

1:30PM — Schedule for Round 3

1:45PM — Round 3

3:00 ---  EX Draw begins for Round 4

3:15PM — Schedule for Round 4

3:45PM — Round 4

4:45 --- EX Draw begins for Round 5

5:00PM — Schedule for Round 5

5:15PM — Round 5 (as needed)

Round Hints for EX (sample):

Rd. I Domestic

Rd. II International

Rd. III Domestic

Rd. IV International

Rd. V Domestic (as needed)