A. Novice Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1: 8:00am

  1. Speaker 1


    (All of these topics are fake quotations from fake people—courtesy of ChatGPT)

    • "A mind that ceases to question is a lamp that chooses to go dark." — Elias Verdan

    • "The mountain does not ask if you are ready. It simply waits." — Hector Linvale

    • "Love does not bind—it frees. If it chains you, it is something else wearing love’s mask." — Eleanor Marcellus

  2. Speaker 2


    (All of these topics are fake quotations from fake people—courtesy of ChatGPT)

    • "Every man faces two deaths: the first, when he stops breathing, and the second, when he stops trying." — Oren Kael

    • "A lie does not need to be believed by everyone—only by the one who tells it." — Victor Durnham

    • "Regret is the shadow cast by the light of lost opportunities." — Darius Fenwick

  3. Speaker 3


    (All of these topics are fake quotations from fake people—courtesy of ChatGPT)

    • "The loudest voices in the room are rarely the ones with the most to say." — Miriam Estrella

    • "Happiness is not a place you arrive at; it is a road you choose to walk." — Selene Whitacre

    • "A king who fears his people is no king at all—only a man who sits on a throne." — Alistair Corbyn

  4. Speaker 4


    (All of these topics are fake quotations from fake people—courtesy of ChatGPT)

    • "True generosity is giving without the expectation of seeing your gift again." — Renata Vale

    • "You are not running out of time. You are running out of excuses." — Lucian Bellamy

    • "The artist does not paint what is there—he paints what could be." — Juliette Marceau

  5. Speaker 5


    (All of these topics are fake quotations from fake people—courtesy of ChatGPT)

    • "A heart that has never broken is a heart that has never dared to live." — Cedric Vaughn

    • "If you wish to understand a man, watch how he treats those who can do nothing for him." — Tobias Harland

    • "History is a river, and we are all just stones trying to decide where we will rest." — Callum Drexler

  6. Speaker 6


    (All of these topics are fake quotations from fake people—courtesy of ChatGPT)

    • "Do not mistake movement for progress—a dog chasing its tail moves plenty and arrives nowhere." — Elias Verdan

    • "Wisdom is knowing which battles are worth fighting. Strength is winning them. Peace is knowing when to walk away." — Isabella Rynn

    • "The stars do not ask for applause, yet they shine all the same." — Mariana Solis

Round 2: 11:00am

  1. Speaker 1


    • "The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives." — Osage proverb

    • "It is easy to be brave from a distance." — Omaha proverb

    • "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave." — Dakota proverb

  2. Speaker 2


    • "Before eating, always take time to thank the food." — Arapaho proverb

    • "Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins." — Cheyenne proverb

    • "A good chief gives, he does not take." — Mohawk proverb

  3. Speaker 3


    • "Don’t be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts." — Hopi proverb

    • "All who have died are equal." — Comanche proverb

    • "Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it." — Arapaho proverb

  4. Speaker 4


    • "Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand." — Hopi proverb

    • "A people without a history is like the wind over buffalo grass." — Sioux proverb

    • "Those who have one foot in the canoe and one foot in the boat are going to fall into the river." — Tuscarora proverb

  5. Speaker 5


    • "Man’s law changes with his understanding of man. Only the laws of the spirit remain always the same." — Crow proverb

    • "The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears." — Cherokee proverb

    • "A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground." — Cheyenne proverb

  6. Speaker 6


    • "With all things and in all things, we are relatives." — Sioux proverb

    • "Wisdom comes when you stop looking for it and start living the life the Creator intended for you." — Hopi proverb

    • "It is less of a problem to be poor than to be dishonest." — Anishinaabe proverb

Round 3: 12:45pm

  1. Speaker 1


    • "I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful, one hundred percent!" — Horton Hatches the Egg

    • "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not." — The Lorax

    • "Oh, the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done!" — Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

  2. Speaker 2


    • "A person’s a person, no matter how small." — Horton Hears a Who!

    • "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." — Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

    • "From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!" — One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

  3. Speaker 3


    • "Think and wonder, wonder and think." — Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

    • "Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is you-er than you!" — Happy Birthday to You!

    • "Why fit in when you were born to stand out?" — The Sneetches and Other Stories

  4. Speaker 4


    • "You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut." — I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!

    • "Step with care and great tact, and remember that life’s a great balancing act." — Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

    • "I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am!" — Green Eggs and Ham

  5. Speaker 5


    • "Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!" — Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

    • "It’s opener, out there, in the wide, open air." — Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

    • "You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so… get on your way!" — Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

  6. Speaker 6


    • "In the places I go, there are things that I see that I never could spell if I stopped with the Z." — On Beyond Zebra!

    • "I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny!" — The Cat in the Hat

    • "I’m sorry to say so but, sadly, it’s true that bang-ups and hang-ups can happen to you." — Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

Finals: 5:00pm

  1. Speaker 1


    • "One does not simply walk into Mordor."
    • "This is fine." 🔥🐶
    • "I am once again asking for your financial support."

  2. Speaker 2


    • "It's over 9000!"
    • "Ight, imma head out."
    • "No thoughts, head empty."

  3. Speaker 3


    • "You had one job!"
    • "Is this a pigeon?" 🕊️
    • "They had us in the first half, not gonna lie."

  4. Speaker 4


    • "You vs. the guy she tells you not to worry about."
    • "Every day we stray further from God’s light."
    • "Ain’t nobody got time for that!"

  5. Speaker 5


    • "Florida man strikes again."
    • "He protecc, he attacc, but most importantly, he snacc."
    • "Y’all got any more of that…?"

  6. Speaker 6


    • "It’s free real estate!”
    • "It’s a trap!"
    • "This meme format is getting out of hand—now there are two of them!"

  7. Speaker 7


    • "Delete this."
    • "Press F to pay respects."
    • "Not stonks." 📉