Extemp and Impromptu topics

Competitors may choose from the following:

Impromptu
PROVERBS
1. It's better to be safe than sorry.
2. Better late than never.
3. Actions speak louder than words.
4. You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
5. Where there's a will, there's a way.
6. The early bird catches the worm.
7. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
8. Don't judge a book by its cover.
9. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
10. An apple a day keeps the doctor.

International Extemporaneous Speaking
1. How will Europe be affected by the flow of refugees out of Ukraine?
2. If nuclear talks with Iran fail, will the risk of nuclear war increase as a result?
3. Is there a viable solution to deforestation in the Amazon?
4. Is Vladimir Putin a war criminal?
5. Should NATO establish a no-fly zone in Ukraine?
6. Why did France fail in Mali?
7. Why has Africa been plagued by military coups in the last 18 months?
8. Why has Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador struggled to stem criminal violence?
9. Why is access to clean and affordable energy an elusive goal for the developing world?
10. Will China ultimately abandon Vladimir Putin?

United States Extemporaneous Speaking
1. Are COVID-19 restrictions being lifted too rapidly?
2. Has the time come to enact permanent daylight savings time?
3. How can partisan politics be removed from congressional redistricting?
4. How will Russia's invasion of Ukraine affect the U.S. economy?
5. How will wearable health technologies impact the United States in the coming decade?
6. How will widespread distrust of scientific expertise affect the future of the United States?
7. How would Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation shape the Supreme Court?
8. Is Kamala Harris Joe Biden's heir apparent?
9. What has the Russia-Ukraine situation revealed about President Biden's crisis management skills?
10. Why do Americans seem dissatisfied with the economy despite strong GDP growth?