B. Novice Impromptu Event Prompts
Rd 1 - 9:15
Speaker 1
1. “No matter how painful it is, we can’t change things. We can’t choose differently, with hindsight.” – Stefan, Black Mirror
2. “There’s something about an underdog that really inspires the unexceptional.” – Robert California, The Office
3. “You think I just woke up one day and poof, I look like this? No. It takes work, drive, sacrifice to be a woman.” — Elektra Abundance, POSE
Speaker 2
1. “Authenticity is in woefully short supply.” – Charity, Black Mirror
2. “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days, before you’ve actually left them.” – Andy Bernard, The Office
3. “We need to focus on bringing our best, not worrying about what anyone else is bringing.” — Blanca Rodriguez, POSE
Speaker 3
1. “People try so hard to look how they think they should look.” – Kelly, Black Mirror
2. “This is a dream that I’ve had…since lunch…and I’m not giving it up now.” – Michael Scott, The Office
3. "She doesn't get to dictate my reality. I do." - Candy Ferocity, POSE
Speaker 4
1. “So many choices, you end up not knowing which one you want.” – Frank, Black Mirror
2. “There’s a lot of beauty in ordinary things. Isn’t that kind of the point?” – Pam Beesly, The Office
3. “A house is much more than a home. It’s family. And every family needs a mother who is affirming, caring, loyal, and inspiring.” — Pray Tell, POSE
Speaker 5
1.“It’s how our decisions along that path affect the whole that matters.” – Colin, Black Mirror
2. “There are always a million reasons not to do something.” – Jan Levinson, The Office
3. “Life comes for all of us. And it comes hardest for the ones who think they're above it all.” — Blanca Evangelista, POSE
Speaker 6
1. “All we have left is right now.” — Pray Tell, POSE
2. “Life is short. Drive fast and leave a sexy corpse. That’s one of my mottos.” — Stanley Hudson, The Office
3. "Not Everything That Isn't True Is A Lie." — Ffion, Black Mirror
Rd 2 - 12:15
Speaker 1
1. “Life is about making an impact, not making an income.” --Kevin Kruse
2. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
3. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” - Mae West
Speaker 2
1. “ Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” –Napoleon Hill
2. “I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.” -Herbert Bayard Swop
3. “Little by little, one travels far.”- J.R.R. Tolkien
Speaker 3
1. “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” –Florence Nightingale
2. “Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” – Mother Teresa
3. “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” -Oprah Winfrey
Speaker 4
1. “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” –Woody Allen
2. “Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.” – Hans Christian Andersen
3. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Dalai Lama
Speaker 5
1. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” –Pablo Picasso
2. “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
3. “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”- Malcolm X
Speaker 6
1. “If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on.” –Sheryl Sandberg
2. “It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.” -George Washington
3. “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” - Albert Einstein
Finals - 3:30
Speaker 1
1. A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. - Netherlands Proverb
2. He who attempts too much seldom succeeds. - Netherlands Proverb
3. Two wrongs don't make a right. - English Proverb
Speaker 2
1. No one can paddle two canoes at the same time. - Bantu Proverb
2. A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words. - Russian Proverb
3. The early bird gets the worm. - US Proverb
Speaker 3
1. If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. - US Proverb
2. Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it. - Native Indian Proverb
3. Do good and throw it in the sea. - Arab Proverb
Speaker 4
1. The truth is not always what we want to hear. - Yiddish Proverb
2. A teacher is better than two books. - German Proverb
3. Fall seven times, stand up eight - Japanese Proverb
Speaker 5
1. If you can't live longer, live deeper. - Italian Proverb
2. Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder - English Proverb
3. Don't bet more than you can afford to lose. - Spanish Proverb
Speaker 6
1. It takes a whole village to raise a child. - African Proverb
2. Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. - Chinese Proverb
3. If you chase two rabbits, both will escape - Spanish Prover