Hello all!

Almost two months after our announced hiatus, we are happy to reintroduce The Extemper.

The Extemper will resume posting Weekly Topics. Topics will include ten questions split by traditional Foreign and Domestic categories. There will be one weekly triad and hypothetical. After this week’s questions, topics will be released every Sunday. The first set will be released starting December 24th.

We are introducing The Extemper’s Monthly Book Review. Each review will be focused primarily on foreign affairs. The chosen book will be fully read and highlighted, to ensure we process the most dry yet content rich sections. Books reviewed will range from late 2014 to Mid 2017.

The Texas speech community has changed dramatically. The rise of Rivera’s Chaparral Star has put underclassman deep into national out-rounds at Glenbrooks and UT. The Texas Forensics Association passed and repealed a measure to allow internet usage in the draw room, and the community has even introduced new service providers. The introduction of Prepd Questions and Open Access Debate have changed how questions are emitted; having community driven question writing and orientation towards debate, respectively.

The Extemper is working to improve two main areas of question writing. We ensure our questions use wording similar to tournament slips, because we employ experienced extempers to write and review each question. Moreover, we work to become the best resource available to Texan extempers. The pool of question writers is drawn directly from the Texas extemp circuit, mitigating regional differences between question writing.

The Extemper has resurfaced to provide content worth every word.