A. Open Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Lantern
    Bridge
    Backpack

  2. Speaker 2


    Cottage
    Bicycle
    Mailbox

  3. Speaker 3


    Compass
    Window
    Camera

  4. Speaker 4


    Suitcase
    Bench
    Fountain

  5. Speaker 5


    Keyboard
    Helmet
    Lighthouse

  6. Speaker 6


    Train
    Notebook
    Anchor

  7. Speaker 7


    Clock
    Garden
    Candle

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Patience
    Integrity
    Curiosity

  2. Speaker 2


    Confidence
    Justice
    Freedom

  3. Speaker 3


    Gratitude
    Hope
    Ambition

  4. Speaker 4


    Empathy
    Wisdom
    Courage

  5. Speaker 5


    Trust
    Discipline
    Joy

  6. Speaker 6


    Responsibility
    Respect
    Honesty

  7. Speaker 7


    Peace
    Determination
    Imagination

Round 3

  1. 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 Proverb

  2. Speaker 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.

  3. 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 Proverb

  4. Speaker 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Speaker 6


    An empty sack cannot stand upright.
    He who learns, teaches. --Ethiopian Proverb
    Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

  7. 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

  1. 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 Einstein

  2. Speaker 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 Gretzky

  3. Speaker 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 Roosevelt

  4. Speaker 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 Emerson

  5. Speaker 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 Vaughan

  6. Speaker 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.” --Confucius

  7. Speaker 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