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EXTEMP & IMPROMPTU

CANNED ATTENTION GETTING DEVICES: EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING OR DINNER THEATER?
Brian Householder, Rostrum, February. 2003

ANNOTATED OR NON-ANNOTATED? WHAT EXACTLY IS ALLOWED IN EXTEMP PREP?
David Matley, Rostrum, February, 2003

GROWING A TREE: RHETORICAL CANONS AND EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Jennifer Oakley, Rostrum, February, 2003

EXTEMPORANEOUS INTRODUCTIONS: ART AND SKILL VERSES DANGEROUS PEDANTRY
William Bennett, Rostrum, April, 2003

A CX "PERIOD" FOR EXTEMP
Adam A. Johnson, Rostrum, November, 2001

EXTEMPERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE ...BUT YOUR TUBS
James W. Rye, III

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING AND GENDER: LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD
Clark Olson, Rostrum, April, 2001

"AN EXTEMPER'S NIGHTMARE COMES TRUE: A VERY NON-FICTIONAL STORY"
Ellen Trapp, Rostrum, September, 1998

TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE EXTEMPORANEOUS DELIVERY
Martha B. Ebeling, Rostrum, March, 1999

CROSS EXAMINATION IN EXTEMP
James Copeland, Rostrum, February, 1998

PREPARATION FOR CONTEST EXTEMP
James Copeland, Rostrum, March, 1999

QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Robert Carroll, Rostrum, March, 1999

WHAT IS COMMENTARY?
Brother Rene Sterner, FSC
Rostrum, May, 1998

DEBATE, EXTEMP, AND EFFECTIVE USE OF THE INTERNET
WILLIAM H. BENNETT
Rostrum, April, 1999

Cross examination in extemp
James Copeland, Rostrum, February, 1998

Extemp commentary & Comments on commentary
Bob Jones & Michael Fuller, also Bill Hicks, Rostrum, May, 1998

An extempers nightmare comes true: a very non-fictional story
Ellen Trapp, Rostrum, September, 1998

Extemp prep at nationals
E. Edwin Brower, Rostrum, May, 1998

Impromptu speaking
Martin Cox, Rostrum, May, 1998

Organizing an impromptu speech using unified analysis
Robert Carroll, Rostrum, May, 1998

This same passion
Jennifer Bradley, Rostrum, March, 1997

What makes a "hot" extemp topic (and what to do when the topics aren't so hot)
Martin Cox, Rostrum, April, 1997

The enlightened storyteller
Elijah Yip, Rostrum, April, 1996

Extemp materials at Nationals
Bob Jones & Judith McMasters, Rostrum, May, 1995

Organizing an extemporaneous speech using unified analysis
Robert Carroll, Rostrum, April, 1995

Do sources in extemp make extempers break? A quantitative study of sources used at the Indianapolis Nationals
N. Andre Cossette, Rostrum, January, 1994

His story needs history: what's missing in extemp
Cat Horner Bennett, Rostrum, January, 1994