Tag: extemp sources

Strategy: Source Diversity

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The ideal extemp speech should utilize, on average, seven to ten sources.  Most extempers get their sources from newspapers and magazines, but they fail to enhance their analysis by incorporating a diverse array of sources from different publications and/or geographic locations.  Ensuring that your speeches have good source diversity can create more insightful analysis of your topic and also ensure that you are getting a variety of perspectives to consult in order to answer a particular question.

This strategy piece will discuss the importance of source diversity and provide tips so that you can make sure to avoid consulting only a few resources in a round.

Five Sources You Should Consider Cutting

Extempers usually cut newspapers and magazines for their files.  However, there are some critical resources that could help you in a round or help you find the answers to some of the most pressing issues facing the world today.  Extemp Central has assembled a list of five sources that you should consider cutting for your file box.

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