Coaching Resources
Extemporaneous Speaking
From the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules (Informative Extemporaneous Speaking, Section 1004, sub point a):
"The purpose of this contest is to stimulate an active interest in current affairs at the state, national and international levels, and to teach the student to present extemporaneously in a clear and impartial manner the facts about a subject as they appear in the best available sources of information."
From the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules (Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking, Section 1005, sub point a):
"The purpose of this contest is to train students to analyze a current issue, determine a point of view, and then organize and deliver extemporaneously a speech that seeks to persuade listeners to agree with that viewpoint."
Below is a list of teaching and competition resources available for members of NTDA to use in teaching students about Informative and Persuasive Speaking in UIL competition.
File (Type) |
Description |
Contributor |
"Coaching Extemp" (DOC) |
How-to book for novice-coaches on coaching Extemporaneous Speaking. Provides numerous lesson plans, activities and handouts for student use. | Cook |
| Question and Answer handout addressing many common student concerns regarding Extemporaneous Speaking. | Cook |
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| Student activity to practice proper source citation of example article information. | Grant |
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| Power Point covering structure and options in construction of introduction and conclusion in and Extemporaneous Speech. Best viewed in Power Point 2008 (Mac) or Microsoft Office Vista (PC). | Phillips |
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| Example narrative introductions for student use in practicing construction of properly formatted introduction to Extemporaneous Speech. | Caldwell |
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Extemp Term Crossword (DOC) |
Teaching activity to reinforce key terminology in Extemporaneous Speaking | Grant |
Extemp Critique Rubric (DOC) |
Grading rubric for in-class practice Extemporaneous Speeches | J. Caldwell |
TEACHING RESOUCES : :
- – Curriculum and coaching resources for speech, debate, and oral interp.
- – Coaching resources for extemp speaking and LD debate.
- – Rules and guidelines for speech and debate events and list of resource vendors.