Extemp and Impromptu Information

EXTEMP AND IMPROMPTU

Extemp Prep in room 305.

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Extemp Topic Areas

National Extemp

Round 1: Politics/Government

Round 2: Economics

Round 3: Science/tech/social issues

Finals: Foreign policy

International Extemp

Round 1: The Americas

Round 2: Europe/Russia

Round 3: Asia/Australia/Oceania

Finals: Africa/Middle East

Impromptu

Round 1: Brief, thought-provoking quotations

Round 2: One-word abstract topics, e.g. THRIFT

Round 3: General topics of current interest and importance in the form of a question

Finals: Concrete nouns, e.g. UMBRELLA