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Extemp Speaking
The Extemporaneous Speaking contest is designed to enable the student to speak in an integrated manner on a central idea, organize his/her ideas in a pattern which is meaningful to his/her listeners, and orally communicate his/her ideas effectively.
The following are the rules of this competition. All contestants must adhere to these rules or risk disqualification.
- No more than 2 students from each team can register for this competition.
- This competition is NOT a team effort. Students can prepare for it together, however each contestant will receive a separate test.
- MIST ID and order of competition will be pre-assigned on a random selection basis.
- Competitors shall report at the appropriate time and place designated.
- The speech will be extemporaneously composed at the time of drawing the topic.
- Topics are to be phrased in the form of a question. Topics will not necessary require reference materials, but will require a thorough understanding of contemporary issues affecting Muslims domestically and internationally.
Example Topic: Does a significant rift exist between African-American and Immigrant Muslim communities? - Depending on the number of students who sign up for this event, the competition might be conducted in a series of rounds, with only the top contestants advancing to subsequent rounds.
- Participants may, if they choose use references (books, the Quran, etc.) If any reference is used the participant MUST cite the reference during his or her speech. NO references will be provided by MIST. The use of reference material is optional.
- Thirty minutes before the contest is to begin, the first speaker shall draw three topics, choose one, and return the others. The other contestants shall draw in like manner, in their speaking order, at seven minute intervals. A contestant drawing a topic on which he has spoken previously in the tournament shall return that topic and draw again.
- After the contestant has chosen a topic, he shall withdraw to the preparation area and plan his/her speech without conferring or exchanging information with anyone. No prepared notes or outlines will be allowed in the preparation room. Reference to books, magazines and a bibliographical file is permitted. Once a contestant has chosen a topic, she/he may neither change from nor alter that topic. No visual aids may be used in the delivery of the speech.
- Violation of the above rule will result in disqalification from the tournament.
- A note card may be used in preliminary rounds of invitational qualifying tournaments but is not permitted in any elimination rounds of these tournaments.
- Violation of the above rule will result in ranking down in the round in which the violation occured.
- Time limit is seven minutes maximum with thirty-second grace period. Violation of this rule will result in the contestant being ranked last in the round when visible time signals have been given by the judge or by the authorized timekeeper.
- Judging criteria will be based upon the official MIST National Ballot.
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