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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
Posted in NSDA News, Qualifiers, Site News
Tagged 2014 NFL Nationals Extemp Qualification Board, 2014 NFL Nationals extemp qualifiers, 2014 NFL Nationals Qualification Board
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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
Posted in R&D
Tagged Arizona, gay rights, R&D
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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
Posted in Extemp TOC, State Results
Tagged 2014 Illinois High School Association State Final extemp results, 2014 Illinois High School Association State Final results, Illinois High School Association State Final
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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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Tagged Great Britain, R&D, Scotland, Scottish independence
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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
Posted in Extemp TOC, State Results
Tagged 2014 KESDA State Tournament extemp results, 2014 KESDA State Tournament results, Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama Association State Tournament
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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
Posted in Strategy
Tagged extemp delivery, extemp strategy, extemporaneous speaking tips, premium content
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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.
Posted in Quiz
Tagged extemp central news quiz, February 2014 news quiz, March 2014 news quiz, news quiz, Quiz
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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
Posted in Extemp TOC, Local Results
Tagged 2014 Salina High Central Invitational extemp results, 2014 Salina High Central Invitational results, Salina High Central Invitational
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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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Tagged 2014 farm bill, agriculture policy, food stamps, premium content, The Agriculture Act of 2014, Topic Brief, U.S. trade policy
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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
Posted in R&D
Tagged 2014 farm bill, agriculture policy, food stamps, premium content, R&D, The Agriculture Act of 2014, U.S. trade policy
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