Extemporaneous Speaking
Locations/Dates
ISD: Florida
(June 27 - July 10, 2020 at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL)
ISD: Carolina
(July 12 - 25, 2020 at Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, NC)
Tuition
Residential Program
(all-inclusive room and board)
2 Weeks
|
$3,150 |
1 Week
|
$2,150 |
Commuter Program
(lunch and dinner only)
2 Weeks
|
$1,850 |
1 Week
|
$1,250 |
Extemporaneous speaking challenges both a student’s speaking skills and argumentative skills. Each competition round requires the speaker to present a speech on a completely different topic. The topics covered are based on global current events, and almost any event is fair game – from Arctic shipping lanes to Zimbabwean politics, and everything in between. With only 30 minutes to prepare, students give a seven-minute speech entirely without notes. Extempers master the art of researching, processing, and then communicating challenging topics.
How we teach | How students grow
Our program focuses on techniques that turn the novice speaker into a confident competitor and the experienced speaker into one prepared to win at the highest levels. Our workshops blend content area lectures, speech preparation strategy labs, and organizational skills for team squads.
Our experienced faculty present well-crafted lessons that stress active learning and mastery of skills and concepts. The workshops offer campers many practice rounds where faculty provide feedback and strategies to help extempers reach the next level of competition.
From Our Curriculum Director
Typical Daily Schedule
8:00 – 8:50am |
Breakfast |
9:00 - 11:00am |
Content Lectures |
11:00am - 12:30pm |
Topic research and filing |
12:30 – 1:30pm |
Lunch/Break |
1:30 – 3:30pm: |
Strategy and Technique Labs |
3:30 – 5:00pm |
Practice Speeches |
5:15 – 6:30pm |
Dinner |
6:30 – 8:00pm |
Practice Rounds |
After 8:00pm |
Commuters must depart campus |
10:00pm |
Resident students must be inside their residence hall |
11:00pm |
Room Check (resident students must be in their rooms at this time) |
11:00pm - 7:00 am |
Quiet hours |