District Impromptu Speaking Topics You are provided with four groups of impromptu topics, drawn from the following general areas: proverbs, ordinary objects, events, quotations and famous people. That is sufficient to cover a four-round tournament. One grouping should be used for all sections in the same round of the tournament, with all contestants in that round selecting from the same three options, all drawn from the same subject area. 1. Things Library Cigarette PhotoShop 2. Events The death of Steve Jobs Occupy Wall Street Shopping 3. Famous People Herman Cain Pippa Middleton Jerry Sandusky 4. Quotations “Nothing that’s worthwhile is ever easy.” -- Nicholas Sparks “Worry less, smile more.” -- The Secret to Happiness “We humans know a lot and understand a little.” -- Piyush Lodha Regional Impromptu Speaking Topics You are provided with four groups of impromptu topics, drawn from the following general areas: proverbs, ordinary objects, events, quotations and famous people. That is sufficient to cover a four-round tournament. One grouping should be used for all sections in the same round of the tournament, with all contestants in that round selecting from the same three options, all drawn from the same subject area. 1. Things Google Fashion Insurance 2. Events The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Cruise ship Costa Concordia runs aground off Italy Grocery shopping 3. Quotations “People who deserve nothing are handed everything.” -- Anonymous “We cry to remember and smile to forget.” -- Ones M. Mihai “Life is too short to blend in.” -- Paris Hilton 4. Famous People Blue Ivy Betty White Newt Gingrich State Impromptu Speaking Topics Round 1 Spam A new car Cancer Round 2 Family reunion The shooting of Trayvon Martin Sean Payton suspended for Bounty Program Round 3 Mark Zuckerberg Snooki Mitt Romney Final Round “People are always looking but not seeing; hearing but not listening.” – Anonymous “Don't you think that it's better to be extremely happy for a short while – even if you lost it – than to be just okay for your whole life?” – Audrey Niffenegger “Treasures are meant to be found.” – Li'l Wayne