A. Open Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Clock
    Anchor
    Mirror

  2. Speaker 2


    Volcano
    Bicycle
    Stapler

  3. Speaker 3


    Envelope
    Candle
    Ladder

  4. Speaker 4


    Airplane
    Guitar
    Sandwich

  5. Speaker 5


    Fence
    Raindrop
    Magnet

  6. Speaker 6


    Lighthouse
    Suitcase
    Compass

  7. Speaker 7


    Playground
    Typewriter
    Blanket

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Trust
    Regret
    Peace

  2. Speaker 2


    Doubt
    Joy
    Knowledge

  3. Speaker 3


    Wisdom
    Desire
    Fear

  4. Speaker 4


    Courage
    Pride
    Faith

  5. Speaker 5


    Loyalty
    Honesty
    Humility

  6. Speaker 6


    Patience
    Determination
    Empathy

  7. Speaker 7


    Greed
    Inspiration
    Tolerance

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
    Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
    A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle. --Japanese Proverb

  2. Speaker 2


    The axe forgets; the tree remembers. --African Proverb
    The one who plants trees, knowing he will never sit in their shade, has understood the meaning of life. --Indian Proverb
    Many hands make light work.

  3. Speaker 3


    The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. --Japanese Proverb
    Even a fish wouldn’t get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.
    A bird does not sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song. --Chinese Proverb

  4. Speaker 4


    The best mirror is an old friend.
    If you chase two rabbits, you catch neither. --Russian Proverb
    The frog does not drink up the pond in which it lives. --Native American Proverb

  5. Speaker 5


    A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning. --Kenyan Proverb
    You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
    When the cat’s away, the mice will play.

  6. Speaker 6


    The higher the monkey climbs, the more he shows his tail. --African Proverb
    A closed mouth is gold. --Arabic Proverb
    Even the smallest star shines in the dark.

  7. Speaker 7


    He who learns, teaches. --Ethiopian Proverb
    Don’t dig a well after you’re thirsty.
    Words are free; it’s how you use them that may cost you.

Finals

  1. Speaker 1


    “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” --Mahatma Gandhi
    “The more that you read, the more things you will know.” --Dr. Seuss
    “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” --Vincent van Gogh

  2. Speaker 2


    “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” --Theodore Roosevelt
    “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” --Ronald Reagan
    “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” --Henry David Thoreau

  3. Speaker 3


    “Dream big and dare to fail.” --Norman Vaughan
    “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
    “You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing.” --Unknown

  4. Speaker 4


    “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” --Peter Drucker
    “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” --Dalai Lama
    “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” --Maya Angelou

  5. Speaker 5


    “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” --Sam Levenson
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” --C.S. Lewis
    “Courage doesn’t always roar.” --Mary Anne Radmacher

  6. Speaker 6


    “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” --Milton Berle
    “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of another.” --Charles Dickens
    “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” --John F. Kennedy

  7. Speaker 7


    “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” --Ralph Waldo Emerson
    “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” --William James
    “Never bend your head. Always hold it high.” --Helen Keller