D. Elementary Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Cabinet
    Lamp
    Governor

  2. Speaker 2


    Cow
    Popcorn
    Clock

  3. Speaker 3


    Police station
    Hotel
    Train

  4. Speaker 4


    Wallet
    Model
    House

  5. Speaker 5


    Microscope
    Grains
    Jersey

  6. Speaker 6


    Guitar
    Peacock
    Tree

  7. Speaker 7


    Ostrich
    Guest
    Cave

Elim 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Being an activist is about getting things done. It’s not about standing around shaking your fist in anger. --Christine Quinn
    “There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.” --— Robert A. Heinlein
    What the wise do in the beginning, fools do in the end.

  2. Speaker 2


    Even peace may be purchased at too high a price. --Benjamin Franklin
    I never said most of the things I said.
    All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. --John Kenneth Galbraith

  3. Speaker 3


    Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.
    There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people. --Anwar Sadat
    Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

  4. Speaker 4


    I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be. --Fred Rogers
    “At some point in your childhood, you and your friends went outside to play together for the last time and nobody knew it.” --— Unknown
    It's a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing.

  5. Speaker 5


    Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
    The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket. --Andrew Carnegie
    It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.

  6. Speaker 6


    One person can make a difference, and everyone should try. --John F. Kennedy
    Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.
    The only thing predictable about life is its unpredictability

  7. Speaker 7


    Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day. --Jesse Jackson
    Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. --Erich Fromm
    If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires. --Abigail Van Buren

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Generosity
    forgiveness
    grace

  2. Speaker 2


    Joy
    Apprehension
    sympathy

  3. Speaker 3


    enthusiasm
    Thrill
    Loneliness

  4. Speaker 4


    government
    Luxury
    Victory

  5. Speaker 5


    Determination
    Sanity
    Perseverance

  6. Speaker 6


    loyalty
    excitement
    honesty

  7. Speaker 7


    Opinion
    Awe
    Pleasure

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
    You reap what you sow.
    Two heads are better than one

  2. Speaker 2


    Slander by the stream will be heard by the frogs. --Mozambican proverb
    Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
    I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet. --Chinese Proverb

  3. Speaker 3


    Long absent, soon forgotten.
    Grief divided is made lighter.
    Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

  4. Speaker 4


    Make the best of a bad bargain.
    Kind words will unlock an iron door.
    Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. --Chinese Proverb

  5. Speaker 5


    Still waters run deep.
    All lay loads on a willing horse.
    A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit.

  6. Speaker 6


    Every family has its problems. --Chinese Proverb
    He who thinks too much about every step he takes will always stay on one leg. --Chinese Proverb
    There’s no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down. --Irish proverb

  7. Speaker 7


    No news is good news
    Once bitten twice shy
    It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze a meter deep. --Chinese Proverb