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Must Reads:

Extemp Source List

Jimmy Gao’s Parting Reflections on Extemp

Advanced Substructure Part 1, Advanced Substructure Part 2, Advanced Substructure Part 3

6 Tips and Tricks for Online Tournaments

The Statement of Significance: An Underutilized Tool

The Ultimate Novice Guide to Extemp

5 Tips for Effective Filing

Practice Strategies for Extemp

The Extemper’s Handbook

Interviews:

Interview with USX National Champion Jimmy Gao

Interview with the MBA & NSDA Impromptu Champion Mo Marks

Interview with IX National Champion Rene Otero

Interview with Brian Zheng

Strategy Pieces:

How to Talk About Elections (Responsibly)

How to Answer “How” Questions

Book Summaries Part 1

Book Summaries Part 2

The Art of AGDs

Nonverbal Communication in Extemporaneous Speaking

“Dressing Up” Underprepared Speeches

Briefings:

Putin, Nalvany, and the Complicated Mess that is Russian Politics

Israel and Palestine, Explained

China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Explained

Foreign Policy Under Biden, Explained

American Political Polarization, Explained

Central America, Explained

National Points Race Updates (2020-2021 Season):

Our National Points Race Methodology

September Update

November Update

December Update

February Update

Meta Pieces:

Fighting Impostor Syndrome in Extemp

Conquering the Crowd

Overcoming the Struggles of Small School Speech

A Collection of Quotes

Podcast:

Extemp Nerds in a Geopolitical Candy Shop | MBA Top-6 Group Call – The Extemper's Bible

Only one tournament can successfully blend great food, psychological torture, and high-level extemp–no, it's not your local invitational–it's the MBA Extemp Round Robin!The MBA tournament brings together 16 of the nation's best extempers at the Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. Listen in as guests Aparna Iyer, Daphne Kalir-Starr, Rehan Buvvaji, Zoe Becker, and Rowan Seipp discuss the tournament experience and their extemp style with co-hosts Noori and Marcel. We hope you enjoy the February episode of the Extemper's Bible Podcast! Be on the look out for our March episode!

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