Monthly Archives: February 2014

Site News: Debut of 2014 NFL Nationals Qualification Board

[fblike] NFL Districts around the country have begun paving the road to the 2014 NFL National Tournament in Overland Park, Kansas.  Extemp Central is trying to keep track of which extempers will appear in Overland Park in International and United … Continue reading

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R&D from Prepd: Arizona’s Gay Rights Battle

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D provides resources … Continue reading

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2014 Illinois High School Association State Finals: Unprecedented Three-Way Tie Causes Jain, Kannan, and Patel to Share the State Championship

[fblike] The 2014 Illinois High School Association’s State Series culminated last weekend in Peoira, Illinois and produced the most unusual finish to a state championship in recent memory. At the end of three rounds of competition, which included eleven judges, … Continue reading

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R&D from Prepd: Scottish Independence

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D provides articles … Continue reading

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2014 Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama Association: Anderson Successfully Defends Championship

[fblike] The Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama Association (KESDA) State Tournament is the first of two state tournaments in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is hosted annually at the Clarion Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky. This year’s event saw Brian Anderson … Continue reading

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Strategy: “Interping” Extemp

[fblike] by Logan Scisco Although extemporaneous speaking is an analytical event that requires extempers to read about current events, draw conclusions from a variety of sources, and communicate the facts of the day to an audience that may or may … Continue reading

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of February 24th-March 2nd, 2014

[fblike] Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck! To access a list of all our old quizzes, click here.

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2014 Salina High Central Invitational: Duran and Yates Enable El Dorado To Sweep Both Extemp Categories

[fblike] Salina High Central in Salina, Kansas hosted the last of at-large qualifying tournaments to this year’s Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) last weekend when it held its Salina High Central Invitational. The Kansas-rich field featured varsity and novice … Continue reading

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The Farm Bill (2014)

[fblike] Two weeks ago, President Obama signed the Agriculture Act of 2014 into law.  The Agriculture Act of 2014 is the first farm bill to be passed since 2008, when Congress overrode President George W. Bush’s veto and passed the … Continue reading

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R&D: The Farm Bill (2014)

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the farm bill (2014). Taxpayers deserve better than this farm bill binge, says @ryanalxndr http://t.co/QuO2OsOnmL — U.S. News (@usnews) February 13, 2014 Five Things You Should Know About the … Continue reading

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