by Jala Boyer | Mar 20, 2023 | Persuasive, Platform, Speech Events, Uncategorized
Photo by Victor Bystrov So you have an idea for a speech? Great. But now what? The speech is just a general concept floating around in your head. It’s pretty difficult to envision it becoming something presentable at a tournament. Maybe you should just...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Mar 9, 2023 | Platform, Uncategorized
“If one of my sandwiches doesn’t hit the spot, there’s something seriously wrong with your spot.” Jimmy John’s Sandwiches If you like Jimmy John’s as much as I do, you’ve seen a sign with these words in one of their stores many times. While it’s clearly a joke,...
by Patrick McDonald | Feb 13, 2023 | Limited Prep, Platform, Speaking
Throughout my time in NCFCA, I would fairly consistently receive the same comment: “Slow down!” Whenever I got this comment, I would smirk and think, “Aw c’mon…you can understand what I’m saying!” Throughout my five years in speech and debate, this was my mantra. I...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Feb 9, 2023 | Extemporaneous, Limited Prep, Speech Events
Which is a better movie: Avengers: Endgame, or The Shawshank Redemption? Endgame is far more action packed, funnier, and grossed more at the box office. Despite this fact, most would argue that Shawshank is a better movie overall. How so? Good movies are fun to watch,...
by Jala Boyer | Jan 23, 2023 | Impromptu, Limited Prep, Speech Events, Uncategorized
Well, we are now into the fifth part of this series and your wings are almost ready to fly. My hope for this article is that it will be a one-stop-shop for finding useful impromptu topics. If you have already read the last couple of articles, you should also be...
by Jala Boyer | Oct 31, 2022 | Impromptu, Limited Prep, NCFCA, Speech Events, Top Drills, Uncategorized
Alright, enough said about strategy and prep work, “let’s get down to the nitty gritty” (Nacho Libre). In this article, we are going to be examining basic techniques for how you can optimize your practice time for impromptu. Practice? Yes, you heard me correct....
