Bellarmine Rhetoric Final Speech Tournament

2022 — San Jose, CA/US

Extemp Prep Info

Oliver Owen and Francis Olakangil will serve as your Extemp Prep Directors.

Extemp Prep Room is: OD305

- Show up 5-10 minutes prior to your scheduled draw. Remember that you draw 30 minutes PRIOR to you scheduled speaking time. Take the following schedule for Round 1:

Extemp Draw - 8:30 AM, Round 1 Start - 9:00 AM

If you are the first speaker, show up to the Prep Room between 8:20 and 8:25 AM. The Extemp Prep Director will take attendance and answer any questions you may have. Questions will be released at 8:30 AM. You will stay in the room to Prep. At 9:00 AM, you will be released to head into your actual room to speak.

- Please let the Extemp Prep Director know which sets of topics that you are drawing from - International OR National.

- Please make sure that once you get into your room, you check in with your judge to make sure you're in the right place and then let the judge know the question you picked.

- Each speaker after the first speaker will offset their draw time by 10 minutes. So if you are the 2nd Speaker, you will show up at the room between 8:30 AM and 8:35 AM for Round 1, receive your question at 8:40 AM, and speak at 9:10 AM. 

- Don't be late! You will NOT be given extra prep if you arrive late, regardless of the reason.