Prompts for Practice from NOF College Championships
We at NOF attempt to create original prompts for our competitions and after the competition is finished, we want students to have the opportunity to practice using these prompts outside of competition.
Here is a selection of Impromptu, IPDA and Extemporaneous prompts from our latest competition.
Impromptu
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” --Oprah Winfrey
“Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.” --Maureen Dowd
“Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.” --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching.” –C.S. Lewis
“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.“ –James Baldwin
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” –Helen Keller
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” –Joseph Campbell
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” –Napoleon Hill
“Love means never having to say you're sorry.” - LOVE STORY
"Perfection is not just about control. It's also about letting go. Surprise yourself so you can surprise the audience. Transcendence! And very few have it in them." –Black Swan
"Separate and equal are two different things. Just ’cause it’s the way doesn’t make it right." - Hidden Figures
“Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.” —Oscar Wilde
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." —Albert Einstein
“We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day.” —Brad Meltzer
IPDA
The best show on Netflix is _______.
The best current musician is _______.
The best book series published since 1980 is _______.
*Note for the fill in the blank prompts, the aff chooses how to fill in the blank and does not disclose to neg. Neg will need to prepare accordingly.
The best major is STEM.
The best workout is HIIT.
The best vacation is an international trip.
Working from home does more good than harm.
Social media is harmful.
Boxing should be banned.
The electoral college is outdated.
The federal minimum wage should be abolished.
It is too late to reverse climate change.
Extemp/Extemporaneous
Is it time for Democrats to “go it alone” in implementing the Biden agenda?
How will redrawn congressional districts impact the 2022 midterm elections?
Will inflation concerns lead to a Republican House takeover in 2022?
Is it time for Scottish independence?
How worried should Taiwan be about a Chinese invasion following Russia’s war against Ukraine?
Should Britain extradite Julian Assange to the United States?
With DoorDash’s new feature to return packages, how will the gig economy impact the USPS?
Should 'young entrepreneurs' like The Girl Scouts be subject to traditional labor laws?
Has crypto and NFT replaced the gold standard?
Should colleges phase out tenure for college professors?
Do Academic Boycotts work to change society?'
Was the move by colleges to make the SAT & ACT optional the right decision?
