F. Middle School Impromptu Event Prompts
Speech and Congress r1
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
Your favorite color
Your favorite holiday
A time you were braveSpeaker 2
Speaker 2
Your favorite songYour happiest memory
A time you made someone laugh
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
Your favorite book
Your coolest skill
A time you went above and beyondSpeaker 4
Speaker 4
Your favorite classYour greatest success
A time you’ll always rememberSpeaker 5
Speaker 5
Your favorite travel destinationYour proudest moment
A time you surprised yourself
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
Your favorite after-school activity
Your favorite food
A time you tried something new
Speech and Congress r2
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
When you passed a difficult testWhere you’d seen something amazing
Who do you enjoy talking to?
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
When you learned a new skill
Where you’re in your “happy place”Who is your role model?
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
When you learned from another’s exampleWhere you can’t wait to go back
Who is your favorite music artist?
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
When you changed your mindWhere you’ll never go again
Who do you want to learn more about?
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
When you went on a long journey
Where you enjoyed time with family
What famous person would you want to have dinner with?Speaker 6
Speaker 6
When you took a riskWhere you made a new friend
Who is your favorite teacher?
Speech and Congress r3
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Don’t judge a book by its cover.”
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
“Actions speak louder than words.”
“Every cloud has a silver lining.”“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” - Wayne Gretzky
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“Two wrongs don’t make a right.”
“You can’t pour from an empty cup.”Speaker 4
Speaker 4
“Do or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda“Practice makes perfect.”
“The pen is mightier than the sword.”
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” - Lao Tzu
“If you want a friend, be a friend.”
“It takes courage to stand alone.”
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
“Don’t count the days; make the days count.”“Kindness is contagious.”
Speech and Congress Finals
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
The power of a smile
The last page
The art of listeningSpeaker 2
Speaker 2
When doors close
When time stops
A spark of inspirationSpeaker 3
Speaker 3
The view from the top
The weight of words
A light in the darkSpeaker 4
Speaker 4
A fork in the road
The ripple effect
Finding your voiceSpeaker 5
Speaker 5
Reading between the lines
A second chanceBreaking the ice
Speaker 6
peaker 6
The sound of silence
Stepping stonesThe road less traveled