Junior Impromptu
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Speaking Time: Up to 3 minute
Round 1 Topics: Questions About Food
- What is your favorite thing to put ketchup on and why?
- If you could be a food, what kind of food would you be and why?
- What is the grossest food you’ve ever tasted and
- What kind of food would you like to take a bath in?
- If you had to pick one food to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?
- What is the best kind of food for a food fight and why?
- If you could choose any restaurant to go to, where would you go and why?
- What is the best thing you have ever eaten and why did you like it?
- Tell me about your perfect pizza.
- Where does food come from?
- Describe your perfect ice cream sundae.
- Why do you think healthier food often does not taste so good?
- Why do you think unhealthy food often does taste so good?
- What is the prettiest type of food to look at and why?
Round 2 Topics: Types of Transportation
- · Bicycles
- · Camel
- · Train
- · Skateboard
- · Airplane
- · Golf Cart
- · Sailboat
- · Dog Sled
- · Car
- · Helicopter
- · Truck
- · Speedboat
- · Four Wheeler
- · Wagon
Rules for Junior Impromptu
1. Judges will lay out all topics on the table face down. Competitors pick three of the topics and must choose one of the selected topics on which to base their speech. After the speech, the competitor will return the two unused topics to the table and take or toss their selected topic strip, so that it is not chosen again by another competitor.
2. Preparation time is two minutes in length and begins when competitors take the topic strips from the table.
3. Competitors may write notes during prep time, but competitors cannot use the notes during their speaking time.
4. No visual aids or props may be used, other than the topic strip.
5. Competitors must state their name and topic somewhere near the beginning of their speech.
6. Each speech should adhere to the chosen topic, while demonstrating originality and creativity.
7. Impromptu competitors may not watch any other competitor that speaks before them. However, once they’ve competed their impromptu speech, they may watch other impromptu competitors.
8. Speeches should not exceed three (3) minutes. However, no student will be penalized for going over the suggested time, and there is no minimum speaking time.
TO MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE, COMPETITORS SHOULD:
1. Try to choose a topic quickly so as not to waste any preparation time.
2. After a competitor has figured out what they’re going to say during their speech, he/she should use the rest of their preparation time to further think about the topic and how it will be presented.
3. Structure should be something like this: Introduction, points or ideas, and conclusion.
4. Use Scriptures, quotes, or stories to enrich the Impromptu performance.