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