This morning, the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) posted extemp topic areas for the national tournament. This year’s national tournament will take place in Louisville, Kentucky from June 12-17.
Like last year, Extemp Central will start doing R&Ds for these topic areas in the weeks leading up to the national tournament to assist extempers in their preparation. So look for us to double up on R&Ds on Thursdays and Fridays for IX and USX starting next week.
Here are the topic areas for this year’s national tournament:
International Extemp Topic Areas
*Africa
*Central & South America
*Central & South Asia
*East & Southeast Asia
*Elections
*Environmental Issues
*Europe
*Global Human Rights
*International Diplomacy
*International Economics
*The Middle East
*Militaries & Armed Conflict
*North America & the Caribbean
United States Extemp Topic Areas
*Arts, Entertainment & Society
*Education
*Entitlements & Health Care
*Environment & Energy
*The Executive Branch
*The First Amendment
*The Judicial Branch
*The Legislative Branch
*Racial Justice
*Science & Technology
*Transportation & Infrastructure
*U.S. Economics & Business
*U.S. Foreign Policy
*The U.S. Next Week