Are pre-tournament jitters getting you down? You’re not alone! In this article, Shriya Surana breaks down strategies to elevate your confidence and performance.
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From our latest podcast episode, Kate Liu journeys through the writing process and motivations of NIETOC question writer Andrew Moffitt—a must-read for new and old extempers.
Between the twin capital cities of Sucre and La Paz, contemporary Bolivia faces foiled takeovers and rough power transitions. In this article, Shriya Surana breaks down the status quo and anticipates a renewed judicial response ahead of the contentious 2025 national election.
The Extemper’s Bible will again host a Nationals Points Race for the third year in a row. This point system will determine the country’s most consistent competitor across a series of nationally-recognized events. Following the model of the Extemp Central National Points Race, we will be using different tiers to determine the comparative difficulty of […]
Kevin asks some of his favorite extempers what they’ve done to practice for TOCs. Definitely not a last minute Spring Break grind session…
The Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) Round Robin is a 16 person, invite-only tournament, widely recognized as the most prestigious in the nation. The tournament will take place virtually from January 2nd to January 4th. Extempers will compete in 10 rounds, with 4 rooms in total and 4 competitors to a room. Check out the invite […]
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Bradley Wascher is a professional elections analyst and an alum of extemp speaking, where he competed for 6 years. He was gracious enough to lend his time & write up an article for the Extemper’s Bible, where he combines his unique political insights and years of experience in extemp to provide stellar electoral analysis.