DUDL Impromptu
Impromptu is a speech event where students draw a topic and present an organized speech on that topic
with limited preparation.
When the judge has all competitors present, the judge will call the first speaker up and hand them the envelope with speaker one written on it (these will be in the folders provided to judges when given a ballot.) Speakers will present in the order on the ballot unless a competitor is double entered in other DUDL speech events and needs to leave early or arrive late to go the next round.
Each student shall draw three topics from the envelope provided to them in the round and immediately
select one topic. Timing begins the moment the selection of the topic has been made. The judge should put 7 minutes on the timer. No sources may be consulted during the preparation time. The speaker may make notes on the provided index card during the two-minute preparation. The speaker may use up to 5 minutes of time for preparation to present a minimum of a two minute speech, or the student may use as little preparation time as they wish and present a speech up to seven minutes long. Student speeches must be a minimum of two minutes. The total time for the preparation and the speech should be no longer than 7 minutes.
All speakers in the round should remain in the room to watch the other
speeches unless a competitor is double entered in other DUDL speech events and needs to leave early or
arrive late to go the next round. Speaker points are ranked out of 100, with the typical range being
70-100.
The following are considered when ranking speakers and assessing speaker points.
with limited preparation.
When the judge has all competitors present, the judge will call the first speaker up and hand them the envelope with speaker one written on it (these will be in the folders provided to judges when given a ballot.) Speakers will present in the order on the ballot unless a competitor is double entered in other DUDL speech events and needs to leave early or arrive late to go the next round.
Each student shall draw three topics from the envelope provided to them in the round and immediately
select one topic. Timing begins the moment the selection of the topic has been made. The judge should put 7 minutes on the timer. No sources may be consulted during the preparation time. The speaker may make notes on the provided index card during the two-minute preparation. The speaker may use up to 5 minutes of time for preparation to present a minimum of a two minute speech, or the student may use as little preparation time as they wish and present a speech up to seven minutes long. Student speeches must be a minimum of two minutes. The total time for the preparation and the speech should be no longer than 7 minutes.
All speakers in the round should remain in the room to watch the other
speeches unless a competitor is double entered in other DUDL speech events and needs to leave early or
arrive late to go the next round. Speaker points are ranked out of 100, with the typical range being
70-100.
The following are considered when ranking speakers and assessing speaker points.
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Content:
● Originality and creativity in approaching the subject matter
● Effective Structure ● Clarity and effectiveness of argument/message/theme |
Delivery:
● To what degree did the speaker achieve one or more of the following: informed, entertained, persuaded, inspired, encouraged, and argued?
● How natural or practiced was the delivery? ● Vocal delivery pitch, pace and volume ● Gestures and body language ● Emotion – humorous, moving, thought provoking |
Entertainment:
● Engagement – to what degree did the performance connect with the audience
● Did they laugh, were they moved, provoked? ● Charisma ● Could the speaker have varied pace more? ● Did the gestures match the speech? ● A speaker who is more than 30 seconds over the time limit may be penalized |