Category Archives: Tournaments

NFL Nationals Strategy by Stacey Chen (Part Two)

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Stacey Chen competed for North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania.  She was last year’s NFL national champion in International extemp and was the first receipient of the Extemp Central National Points award after winning Glenbrooks, the George Mason University … Continue reading →

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NFL Nationals Strategy by Stacey Chen (Part One)

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Stacey Chen competed for North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania.  She was last year’s NFL national champion in International extemp and was the first receipient of the Extemp Central National Points award after winning Glenbrooks, the George Mason University … Continue reading →

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Video From the Extemp Final Round at the 2010 Barkley Forum for High Schools

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Corey Alderdice

We shared with you on Sunday night the finalists at the 2010 Barkley Forum for High Schools.  Thanks to the good people at NFLtv, you can watch the full final round of Extemp (embedded above).  While you’re at it, head … Continue reading →

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The Glenbrooks 2009 Preview

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

by Stacey Chen The Glenbrooks is one of the largest tournaments of the year in both speech and debate events, as well as one of the most fun! Extemp at Glenbrooks generally contains a fairly large and diverse pool of … Continue reading →

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Yale University Invitational Gets Underway This Weekend

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Logan Scisco

This weekend the second national circuit tournament in the Extemp Central National Points Race kicks off at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.  Extemp Central does not have any correspondents at the tournament to provide live coverage, but if you have ANY … Continue reading →

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Catching the Worm at the Wake Forest National Earlybird

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

By Max Webster[1] After a summer of camps, workshops, practice speeches, and filing, it’s finally time to shake off the rust, hop back into your suit, and begin the ‘09/’10 season with the first tournament of the year: The Wake … Continue reading →

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Extemporaneous Speaking at NFL Nationals

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

By: Mark Royce[1] The National Forensic League annual tournament is the largest, most prestigious, and most competitive high school speech and debate contest, as well as one of the greatest exhibitions of oratorical talent in the English-speaking world.  About two … Continue reading →

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NFL Roundtable

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

The NFL national tournament is where extemp legends are made.  With a format of thirteen rounds, two differentiated forms of extemp, three rounds of cross examination, a final round that takes place in front of hundreds of people, and $6,000 … Continue reading →

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National Tournament Psychology

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

By Omar Qureshi[1] Nowhere will you find a bunch of 250 extempers more competitive than at the NFL National Tournament. There is not a competition that matches its size, depth, or prestige. With emotions running high, there is no better … Continue reading →

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Inside the Extemp TOC: An Interview with Michael Garson

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

Interview by Logan Scisco Gearing up for its seventh installment, the Extemp TOC at Northwestern University has gradually established itself as one of the premier tournaments for extemporaneous speaking.  Seeing its talent pool continue to increase in quality over those … Continue reading →

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