by Patrick McDonald | Sep 26, 2022 | Platform, Speech Events
A lighthouse (left) on the coast of Osaka Bay, Japan (bottom) stands ready to light the way for ships traveling in the dark of night. Disclaimer: I have begun writing this article from the refuge of my college dorm room while noted almost-poet Gwen Stefani’s Hollaback...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Sep 25, 2022 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Platform, Speech Events
https://pixabay.com/photos/yosemite-el-capitan-california-2355773/ Maybe I’ve gone crazy, but I’m going to depart from this blog’s usual debate content (with a little bit of impromptu sprinkled in) and use this article to discuss one of the most...
by Jala Boyer | Sep 5, 2022 | Impromptu, NCFCA, Speech Events, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Alexander Todov, https://unsplash.com/@alexandar_todov In the first publication of this series about impromptu, I explained how to effectively use the two minutes of prep time that each speaker is given. It is both a delicate and extremely intentional...
by Zachary Kos | Apr 29, 2022 | Coaching a Club, Speech Events, Stoa, Thinking Strategically
In Acts 17, Paul is in Athens discussing an altar to an ”unknown God.” He recognized the people of Athens acknowledged the existence of a higher power far above their own Roman deities. As a result, he used their culture to share the gospel and to further God’s...
by Jala Boyer | Apr 15, 2022 | Impromptu, Limited Prep, Speech Events, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Zac Ong, https://unsplash.com/@zacong It barely counts as a speech category, right? I mean, every time someone lists out the the speeches that they are competing in, they always end with, “Oh yeah, and I’m competing in impromptu”. It...
by Jala Boyer | Feb 11, 2022 | Speech Events
Photo Credit: Matthew Smith, https://unsplash.com/@whale But you just can’t. Writer’s block has hit you hard and it seems like there is no way out. You have tried every technique but it seems that when you sit down at your desk to write out your thoughts...
