Monthly Archives: August 2013

Plug: Prepd Extemp Filing Software

San Antonio, TX, August 28th, 2013 – Prepd, dedicated software for Extemp, launched today in public beta. Prepd has already been working with about a dozen, private beta partners. As of today, any high school or college debate team, or … Continue reading

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R&D: The Race for Federal Reserve Chairman

[fblike] Today’s R&D provides extempers a few articles about the “race” for the next Federal Reserve chairman between Larry Summers and Janet Yellen. The Economist (narrowly) endorses Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve chairman. http://t.co/1Z2mnYMToq — Greg Ip (@greg_ip) August 29, … Continue reading

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R&D: Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

[fblike] Today’s R&D covers a recent escalation in violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and some of its turbulent history since it was granted independence from Belgium in June 1960. Beautiful Congo, beyond the … Continue reading

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Strategy: Fluency in Extemporaneous Speaking

  [fblike] Speakers in limited preparation events experience a great deal of stress.  Unlike other forensic events, they must speak on their feet with little time to prepare and the speaker is sometimes not sure what will be the next … Continue reading

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of August 26th-September 1st, 2013

[fblike] Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck!

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Chemical Weapons Use in the Syrian Civil War

[fblike] [Readers should not that this brief was written on Monday afternoon, so facts on the ground may have changed by the time this brief is released on Tuesday morning] Since March 2011, Syria has been plagued by a civil … Continue reading

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R&D: Chemicals Weapons Use in Syria

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war. .@RichardHaass: US should get #Syria‘s neighbors on board and discuss potential contingencies. #CFRLive — CFR (@CFR_org) August … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 26th-September 1st, 2013

[fblike] 1. If not Hillary, then who? 2. Will attempts to unionize America’s fast food industry succeed? 3. Has Obamacare’s implementation been a disaster? 4. Will leaks about NSA surveillance activities lead to significant revisions of government anti-terrorism powers? 5. … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 26th-September 1st, 2013

[fblike] 1. What should the Russian government do in light of new reports of chemical weapons usage in Syria? 2. Will the release of Hosni Mubarak make Egypt’s interim government extremely unpopular? 3. What can missile defense planners learn from … Continue reading

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NFL Champion Interview Ashesh Rambachan (Part Two)

[fblike] Ashesh Rambachan competed for Eastview High School (MN) and was the 2012 NFL National Champion in International Extemporaneous Speaking.  Ashesh was also the runner-up in International Extemporaneous Speaking at the 2011 and 2013 NFL national tournaments and was a … Continue reading

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