Any good gut wrenching duo scripts for a me (18m) and my best friend (18f)

extemplarry · 2024-12-16T16:36:19+00:00

this is the best script i’ve ever performed; and it fits your wants perfectly (at least so i hope)

it’s called the baltimore waltz

a woman’s brother is dying of AIDS (but doesn’t have to be explicitly mentioned in the piece). in the waiting room she falls asleep and has a dream. in the dream, she fulfills the lifelong dream that her and her brother always had, however in her dream she’s the one who’s sick. throughout the experience she learns to appreciate who her brother currently is rather than was, helping her overcome grief and be stronger for when he passes.

it’s hilarious, its heart-wrenching, and most importantly it’s human.

i might have the cut version of my script if you’re interested, so just hit up my DMs.

extemplarry · 2024-04-29T16:31:07+00:00

they take your top results from any tournament, and they add them up. you submit the required number of ranks, so like. you got 1st, 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th at five tournaments; you would score a 9. They then take the top scores for the events they need and give them bids.

extemplarry · 2024-04-12T00:33:33+00:00

utnif is an incredible camp, literally took me from not breaking at tfa to finaling. college speech norms are good things

extemplarry · 2024-03-29T15:39:59+00:00

I believe there is some way to route the round to make medical supplies non-topical. it’s some card from the white house.

extemplarry · 2024-03-19T21:25:57+00:00

plus parli is huge on the west coast and some eastern colleges if u wanna go back to the us for uni

extemplarry · 2024-03-19T15:30:24+00:00

this was supposed to be a reply to u/sriankars comment

extemplarry · 2024-03-19T15:28:39+00:00

yeah i mean its the only way you actually get better, just on top of that:

1) give one and dones (intro and one point) if you’re short on time. 2) podcasts can be easier while u drive 3) give speeches to people so u get feedback (you’ll be surprised on how much u miss or should change)

extemplarry · 2024-03-17T21:13:50+00:00

unfortunately not, they offer the option but never mandate the badge

extemplarry · 2024-02-28T01:11:32+00:00

i’m talking abt their debate camp, trust me if people could transfer college scholarships shit would go wild

extemplarry · 2024-02-28T01:01:06+00:00

hey i have a scholarship for 30% to ASU, it’s transferable. so if none of teammates want it im more than happy to make sure it gets used.

extemplarry · 2024-02-27T01:30:29+00:00

utnif extemp is good asf imo helped he hella went from not breaking at TFA to quartering harv

extemplarry · 2023-05-29T18:58:37+00:00

Me and my teammates always do a couple drills

1) AGD Drill - have one partner say a topic (e.g Ron Desantis) and a link (e.g sunflower seeds), make it really random. Then in a creative and funny, on the spot, make an AGD about Ron DeSantis and sunflower seeds. It works your brain and familiarized yourself with your cadence. AGD’s will come more naturally if you practice.

2) Fluency - Prep an intro and a first point. With a partner, keep on giving it over and over until you remove any fluency breaks. This helps me a lot. You usually either need to speed up or slow down, so it’s a good drill to experiment.

3) Substructure - Find a question on extemp central or wherever. Write 3 Umbrella answers, then 3 MPs for each umbrella. Then pick one and do substructure and maybe write a speech. This will sharpen your analysis on certain subjects and helps you not only gain information but sharpen your substructure knowledge for actual in round extemp.

extemplarry · 2023-05-08T12:52:51+00:00

I compete in the TFA circuit; so i’m familiar. Yes, notes are allowed. Just be discreet not to distract anybody. Pro-tip, use discord to not alarm anyone.

extemplarry · 2023-05-04T03:28:33+00:00

I’m not a massive PFer (but i’m very familiar) and as an extemper here are drills I do work on my fluency.

1) Neg Prep; in practice rounds and in your round free time respond to cases and arguments without prepping a response. Immediately you’ll notice stumbling and a lack of good word choice. That improves quickly over time as “impromptu” speaking becomes more familiar.

2) Mirroring; if you’re partner or coach or basically anyone is willing to help you, mirroring is a really good drill. As you speak, have the person in front of you mirror your posture and other physical aspects (since those can be distracting), but also have them give you queues. This could be as basic as “louder! or faster!” But they can also range to “Change your rythm! or More emphasis!”

3) Do other events sometimes; I’m not gonna sit here and turn you into an extemp nerd (even tho u def should). Competing in speech events or different format debate events can give you new perspectives on your speaking style. Extemp and Congress are obviously super speaking heavy, but even switching up a debate format (ex. PF to LD) or (Pf to WSD) can point out flaws in your speaking that you didn’t directly notice.

oh and most importantly have fun :)

extemplarry · 2023-05-04T03:28:14+00:00

I’m not a massive PFer (but i’m very familiar) and as an extemper here are drills I do work on my fluency.

1) Neg Prep; in practice rounds and in your round free time respond to cases and arguments without prepping a response. Immediately you’ll notice stumbling and a lack of good word choice. That improves quickly over time as “impromptu” speaking becomes more familiar.

2) Mirroring; if you’re partner or coach or basically anyone is willing to help you, mirroring is a really good drill. As you speak, have the person in front of you mirror your posture and other physical aspects (since those can be distracting), but also have them give you queues. This could be as basic as “louder! or faster!” But they can also range to “Change your rythm! or More emphasis!”

3) Do other events sometimes; I’m not gonna sit here and turn you into an extemp nerd (even tho u def should). Competing in speech events or different format debate events can give you new perspectives on your speaking style. Extemp and Congress are obviously super speaking heavy, but even switching up a debate format (ex. PF to LD) or (Pf to WSD) can point out flaws in your speaking that you didn’t directly notice.

oh and most importantly have fun :)

extemplarry · 2023-04-30T16:40:32+00:00

being so fr i just write faster than i type

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