News

Group 2 (9:30 to 10:00)

• Supreme Court get a new Ten Commandments case from New Mexico
• Supreme Court takes up case of cross on federal land
  • NOTE – the Court avoided the Establishment Clause issue in this case by claiming the land transfer took care of the problem. We should talk about whether this cross would be allowed to stand had the land transfer not taken place.

Group 3 (10:15 to 10:45)

• Cheerleaders with MAGA sign sparked national debate, dividing NC town ahead of rally
• Heritage senior barred from ceremony after remarks

Group 4 (11:00 to 11:30)

• Hoover trying to end hate speech that disrupts school
• Should NJ schools punish students over social media posts?

Group 2

Bornemann, Selina
Gesenhoff, Annika Maria
Lösch, Jennifer
Matthießen, Henrik

Group 3

Schwab, Marius
Wandrowsky, Onno Lenn
Ricardi, Douglas

Group 4

Dittke, Pia Sofie
Feld, Emma
Witte, Philipp Sebastian
von Busch, Katharina Luisa

While there are several situations where impromptu speaking skills can be utilized, here I will briefly discuss how to approach preparing for a five minute impromptu speech on an assigned topic.

Frame Your Issue

Start off by explaining what the issue is. Frame it in a manner that will put your arguments in the best light. (you might consider fine tuning this after you have come up with arguments)

Give Two or Three Reasons Why View the Issue the Way You Do

Before you dive into your arguments, briefly list what your arguments will be. This “roadmap” will give your speech structure both in your head and for the listeners.

Present Your Arguments

Then move on to presenting each of your arguments. In doing so, think about ways to best support each argument. For example, when talking about a legal issue, comparing past cases is where we would likely start when supporting our arguments. But we could also give policy reasons, share personal stories and make common sense observations.

Draw Conclusions

At the end, remind the listener why your arguments are the best way to view the topic.

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