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Unit 1 · What Extemp Is and How a Round Runs0/5

Lesson 1The Shape of an Extemp Round
Lesson 2The Prep Room and the Draw
Lesson 3The Seven-Minute Speech Window
Lesson 4Judging Criteria and Ballot Basics
Lesson 5What Extemp Is and How a Round Runs Simulation
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Unit 2 · The AGD-to-Thesis Introduction and the Three-Point Answer0/5

Lesson 1What an AGD Actually Does
Lesson 2Writing the Thesis Statement
Lesson 3The Preview and Signposting
Lesson 4The Three-Point Skeleton and the Conclusion
Lesson 5The AGD-to-Thesis Introduction and the Three-Point Answer Simulation
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Unit 3 · Filing and Research: Building Your Reading System0/5

Lesson 1What a File System Is and Why You Need One
Lesson 2Choosing Reliable Outlets
Lesson 3Reading for Extraction, Not Just Consumption
Lesson 4Staying Current Between Tournaments
Lesson 5Filing and Research: Building Your Reading System Simulation
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Unit 4 · Using the Thirty-Minute Prep0/5

Lesson 1Choosing the Right Question
Lesson 2Researching and Outlining Efficiently
Lesson 3Selecting and Balancing Sources
Lesson 4Rehearsing in the Final Minutes
Lesson 5Using the Thirty-Minute Prep Simulation
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Unit 5 · Writing Points: Claim, Source, Analysis, Impact0/5

Lesson 1The Claim: Stating What the Point Proves
Lesson 2The Source: Verbal Citation That Builds Credibility
Lesson 3The Analysis: Explaining Why the Evidence Matters
Lesson 4The Impact: Stating Why It Matters to the Question
Lesson 5Writing Points: Claim, Source, Analysis, Impact Simulation
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Unit 6 · Delivery: Fresh Language Over a Memorized Skeleton0/5

Lesson 1Memorize the Structure, Not the Script
Lesson 2Movement and Physical Presence
Lesson 3Vocal Variety and Pacing
Lesson 4Transitions That Sound Natural
Lesson 5Delivery: Fresh Language Over a Memorized Skeleton Simulation
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Unit 7 · Answering the Question Directly0/5

Lesson 1Diagnosing a 'Summary of the News' Speech
Lesson 2Matching Analysis Depth to Question Type
Lesson 3Staying Precisely on the Question Through the Speech
Lesson 4Answering the Question Directly Strategy Workshop
Lesson 5Answering the Question Directly Simulation
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Unit 8 · Sources: Quantity, Citation, and Honesty0/5

Lesson 1How Many Sources Is Enough?
Lesson 2Citing Cleanly and Consistently
Lesson 3Accuracy, Honesty, and the Ethics of Extemp Sourcing
Lesson 4Sources: Quantity, Citation, and Honesty Strategy Workshop
Lesson 5Sources: Quantity, Citation, and Honesty Simulation
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Unit 9 · Full-Speech Strategy: Timing, Callbacks, and Hard Questions0/5

Lesson 1Time Targets Across the Full Speech
Lesson 2The Conclusion Callback in Full-Speech Context
Lesson 3Handling a Question You Hate or Feel Unprepared For
Lesson 4Full-Speech Strategy: Timing, Callbacks, and Hard Questions Strategy Workshop
Lesson 5Full-Speech Strategy: Timing, Callbacks, and Hard Questions Simulation
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Unit 10 · Tournament Readiness0/5

Lesson 1Prep Room Routine on Tournament Day
Lesson 2Maintaining Your File Through a Multi-Day or Multi-Week Season
Lesson 3Adapting to Different Judges
Lesson 4Elimination Rounds and Final Readiness
Lesson 5Tournament Readiness Simulation
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Unit 2 · Lesson 3• 20 min

The Preview and Signposting

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ThePreviewandSignposting

After the thesis, you preview your three points…

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1. What makes a preview effective?

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A crisp, parallel preview followed by consistent signposts is what lets a judge follow a seven-minute…

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