Monthly Archives: June 2014

2014 NSDA Nationals: USX Final Round Preview

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Six competitors remain from the estimated 248 extempers that began the 2014 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament on Monday.  The United States Extemp final will take place tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. CST.  Extemp Central will … Continue reading →

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2014 NSDA Nationals: Friday’s Finals Are Set

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] The finals postings have dropped at the 2014 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament and we now know who will be competing in the International and United States Extemp finals on Friday morning.  After competing for twelve … Continue reading →

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2014 NSDA Nationals: Semi-Finalists Released!

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] The field in International Extemp and United States Extemp has now been cut to fourteen.  Competitors have two more rounds of competition this afternoon which will determine who will be in Friday morning’s final rounds. As expected, the quarter-final … Continue reading →

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Strategy: Handling Political Cartoon Rounds

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] by Logan Scisco At a few select tournaments throughout the year, you may encounter rounds that are different from what you are accustomed to.  Instead of drawing three questions and choosing one to speak on, some tournaments may give … Continue reading →

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2014 NSDA Nationals: And Then There Were 30….

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] At the beginning of the morning, more than 200 extempers were still alive in International and United States Extemporaneous Speaking.  Now the field in each event has been whittled down to thirty.  Tomorrow morning, these thirty extempers will give … Continue reading →

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2014 NSDA Nationals: Octo-Finalists Released!

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] According to Extemp Central’s unofficial count of the schematics for International and United States Extemporaneous Speaking, 484 extempers are competing at this year’s National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament.  International Extemp has 236 competitors, while United States … Continue reading →

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ISIS in Iraq

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Iraq has largely stayed under the radar during the 2013-2014 extemporaneous speaking season, which is a far cry from when the country was the focal point of many rounds between 2002 and 2008.  However, on the eve of this … Continue reading →

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R&D: ISIS in Iraq

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on ISIS in Iraq. Room for Debate: How to Stabilize Iraq and Stop the March of ISIS http://t.co/mvArj7gu7m — NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) June 16, 2014 ISIS is making an awful … Continue reading →

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2014 NSDA Nationals: IX & USX Topic Area Schedules

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] For those keeping tabs on the action in Overland Park, Kansas, here are the topic area schedules for International and United States Extemp. The breaks to octofinals and quarterfinals will be revealed tomorrow, so Extemp Central hopes to provide … Continue reading →

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Site News: 2014 NSDA Nationals Coverage & Website Updates

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Due to our coverage of this week’s National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, our weekly content schedule will be changed.  Questions and our weekly news quiz will not be posted, but they will return the following week … Continue reading →

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