Impromptu Basics
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Speaking
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100

What types of evidence/ examples do you use in your speech to support your point?

People, TV Shows, movies, historical events, pop culture etc. 

100

What Platform events have we discussed during class?

OI: Oratorical Interpretation

OO: Original Oratory

100

What class is this? 

Returning Beginner Limited Prep/ Platform

100

Talk about your day nonstop for 1 minute. (If you pause, stutter or repeat yourself, you don't get the points.

Talk about your day nonstop for 1 minute. (If you pause, stutter or repeat yourself, you don't get the points.

200

How much time in TOTAL (prep + speaking time) are you allowed? 

Prep: 2 minutes 

Speaking: 5 minutes

200

What are the 3 main paragraphs/ points in an Original Oratory speech?

Causes, Effects & Solutions

200

Who are the coaches?

Cindy Ho and Kerrington Anderson

200

Explain a TV show that you can use in an Impromptu speech.

Explain a TV show that you can use in an Impromptu speech.

300

What are the different types of topics/ prompts you can get in an Impromptu round? Please define them.

Abstract: ideas; Concrete: objects; Quotes; Proverbs, Questions etc.

300

What are the components that make up an introduction? (Clue: Attention Getter)

Thesis, Statement of Significance, Roadmap 

300

TRUE/ FALSE: 

Coach Cindy is a college student. (Bonus: If you can guess what year/ grade I am in)

TRUE

300

Recite this tongue twister three times: 

'If you must cross a course cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully.'

'If you must cross a course cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully.'

400

TRUE/ FALSE: 

Impromptu speeches typically follow the causes, effects and solutions pattern. 

FALSE

400

TRUE/FALSE: 

You can add words and sentences in an OI script.

TRUE; No more than 150 words

400

Guess how many tournaments that all the students have competed in TOTAL for this school year. (If you are close, you get the points)

11 tournaments

400

Explain a current event happening in the news that can be used in a speech.

Explain a current event happening in the news that can be used in a speech.

500

TRUE/ FALSE: 

You can be penalized if you go over or under 5 minutes. (Penalized meaning the judge can drop your rank)

FALSE; There is a 30 second grace period (30 seconds over or under 5 minutes)

500

Name the Platform speaker we watched today during class. (Hint: think back to YouTube videos) BONUS: If you can remember the title of their speech.

Haris Hosseini- "Simply Put"

500

In total, how many students/ teachers have dogs? 

3; Ayana, KJ and Ariana

500

Give an Impromptu speech: 

" It's too bad that all good things must come to an end.”

" It's too bad that all good things must come to an end.”