LFL and GVFL December Tournament

2023 — US

Impromptu

Abbreviation IMP
Format Speech
Entry Fee $0.00 (Plus $10.00/student)
Entry 1 competitors per entry

Event Description:

  1. Impromptu (IMP)

    1. 3 minutes maximum with a 30-second grace period

    2. Impromptu is a fun event to judge! Students come into the room and perform one at a time, similar to XTEMP. When you pick up your ballots, you will also be given (or you may have to get it from the tab room), an envelope with pieces of paper with topics on them. When the student comes in, have them pick a piece of paper at random and write that down on the ballot. Now, they have 2 minutes to come up with a 3-minute speech about the topic.

    3. The speech should be organized, make sense, and flow like a speech or story.

    4. Speech must be memorized.

    5. Very similar to HI and DI, the students may pantomime and move around to bring their story to life.

    6. If there are different characters, you should be able to tell the difference between the characters, either different voices, mannerisms, and stances.