A. Open Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1
Speaker 1
Lantern
Bridge
BackpackSpeaker 2
Cottage
Bicycle
MailboxSpeaker 3
Compass
Window
CameraSpeaker 4
Suitcase
Bench
FountainSpeaker 5
Keyboard
Helmet
LighthouseSpeaker 6
Train
Notebook
AnchorSpeaker 7
Clock
Garden
Candle
Round 2
Speaker 1
Patience
Integrity
CuriositySpeaker 2
Confidence
Justice
FreedomSpeaker 3
Gratitude
Hope
AmbitionSpeaker 4
Empathy
Wisdom
CourageSpeaker 5
Trust
Discipline
JoySpeaker 6
Responsibility
Respect
HonestySpeaker 7
Peace
Determination
Imagination
Round 3
Speaker 1
A watched pot never boils.
When the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind.
The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. --African ProverbSpeaker 2
If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. --African Proverb
Even the smallest ant can bite.
A closed mouth catches no flies.Speaker 3
The tallest tree catches the most wind. --Chinese Proverb
Fall seven times, stand up eight. --Japanese Proverb
Wisdom is like fire; people take it from others. --Hausa ProverbSpeaker 4
The river that forgets its source will dry up. --African Proverb
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Don’t dig a well after you’re thirsty.Speaker 5
One finger cannot lift a stone. --Hopi Proverb
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now. --Chinese Proverb
The frog does not drink up the pond in which it lives.Speaker 6
An empty sack cannot stand upright.
He who learns, teaches. --Ethiopian Proverb
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.Speaker 7
A single bracelet does not jingle. --Congolese Proverb
Where there is unity, there is strength.
The wound of words is deeper than the wound of swords. --Turkish Proverb
Finals
Speaker 1
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” --Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” --Theodore Roosevelt
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” --Albert EinsteinSpeaker 2
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” --William James
“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” --Aristotle
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” --Wayne GretzkySpeaker 3
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” --James Baldwin
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --Winston Churchill
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” --Eleanor RooseveltSpeaker 4
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” --Oscar Wilde
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” --Mark Twain
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” --Ralph Waldo EmersonSpeaker 5
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” --Nelson Mandela
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” --Maya Angelou
“Dream big and dare to fail.” --Norman VaughanSpeaker 6
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” --Nelson Mandela
“Courage is grace under pressure.” --Ernest Hemingway
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” --ConfuciusSpeaker 7
“The best way out is always through.” --Robert Frost
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” --Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Success is peace of mind.” --John Wooden