INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE TASKS

IMPROMPTU and EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH

WHERE: Classroom
WHEN: after the exam (tentative date)
Per day: at least (10 students)
IMPROMPTU
Impromptu speaking is an event that challenges the contestant to quickly comprehend the message of another individual
and translate that understanding into a coherent speech for their audience. Impromptu speeches are given with minimal
preparation ahead of time and are best utilized in informal environments.
The twenty (20) topics for the speech will be given in advance to be able to research well and present properly. You are
going to randomly pick a topic on the day of the presentation.
Time Limit
1. No preparation time
2. The student must deliver a speech at least two (2) minutes in length (with sense or substantial speech) in order to earn
a higher score.
4. On the day of the presentation, no student is allowed to have a copy to read or review regarding the topic.
Judging Criteria
Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor
(4) (3) .5 (2) .5 (1) .5
Time 2 minutes or longer One minute and thirty One minute and ten Less than a minute
seconds seconds
Content and Fully focused topic with The speaker The speaker addresses The speaker fails to
Organization of Ideas clearly communicated demonstrates the prompt and provides address the prompt
understanding of the understanding of the limited supporting and/or supplies very
prompt and provides details. Details may be minimal details to
The judge should speech’s purpose
solid supporting details. redundant or off-topic. elaborate on topic.
evaluate the contestant
on his/her use of logic,
reasoning and
examples in support of
his/her analysis of the
topic.
Language Use of sophisticated Use of appropriate, Use of appropriate Use of language
and varied language varied and somewhat language yet lacks a unsuitable to topic,
The judge should suited to topic and sophisticated language, level of sophistication, audience and purpose;
evaluate the audience; language is well-chosen and originality and word choice does little
contestant’s use of well-chosen concise grammatically correct expressiveness; few, if to convey an
language in developing and grammatically any, grammatical appropriate tone;
our understanding of correct. mistakes noticeable error
the topic.
Delivery Combination of Good use of Some use of eye inconsistent use of eye
appropriate and combination of contact; vocal clarity contact, vocal clarity
You demonstrate effective eye contact, appropriate eye and projection and projection; poor
proficiency with: Vocal vocal clarity and contact, vocal clarity adequate; pacing and pacing and awkward
variety, vocal projection projection, tone, pace and projection tone gestures somewhat gestures interrupt the
and volume, speaking and gestures serve to pace and contrived flow
rate, limited verbal enhance speaker’s gestures add to
clutters and fillers, words speech’s
pronunciation, effect
articulation, eye
contact, posture,
gestures and
movement, appropriate
grammar
Dead Air 3 seconds 6 seconds 10 seconds 11 seconds or longer
a period of silence
especially during a
presentation

Scoring Guide:

1 – 51 5 – 61 9 – 72 13 – 83 17 – 93
2 – 53 6 – 64 10 – 75 14 – 85 18 – 95
3 – 56 7 – 66 11 – 78 15 – 88 19 – 98
4 – 58 8 – 69 12 – 80 16 – 90 20 – 100

TOPICS for IMPROMTU SPEECH

1. Is peer pressure a good motivator?
2. Creativity cannot be taught
3. Three things you are the best at
4. How do you deal with loss?
5. Why is a failure the greatest teacher?
6. Do you agree that going to university is not
necessary anymore?
7. Why do earthquakes happen?
8. Being a vegetarian is healthier than eating meat
9. How can we make the internet a safer place?
10. Climate change is a natural occurrence
11. Performance enhancing drugs should be allowed in
sport
12. Is renting a house is better than buying?
13. Are professional athletes paid too much?
14. Euthanasia is justified
15. social media has done more damage than good
16. Will technology save or destroy the world?
17. Art is essential to life
18. Conservation is survival
19. Beauty is in the eye of beholder
20. It is impossible to go back to living without
technology
 EXTEMPORANEOUS
WHERE: Classroom
WHEN: after the impromptu speech presentation of all students (maybe at the end of March or first week of April)
Per day: at least (10 students)

EXTEMPORANEOUS
The extemporaneous speech delivery method is when a person appears to be speaking conversationally to their
audience. However, the speaker has carefully practiced and memorized their speech. There are pre-planned pauses in
the speech to seem as though it is a casual conversation with the crowd.
Extemporaneous speeches are carefully rehearsed but seem conversational when the speaker is executing them. It is
prepared but not scripted –this means that speakers prepare their notes, but only in an outline form.
The twenty (20) topics for the speech will be given in advance to be able to research well and present properly. You are
going to randomly pick a topic on the day of the presentation.
Time Limit
1. The students will be given time to prepare regarding the picked topic.
Preparation time: two (1) minute
2. At the end of the preparation time, the student Is not allowed to continue writing or formulating his or her speech.
They would be given a 3 inch by 5-inch index card where they may write their thoughts, this is the only paper that you
can bring in front of the class.
3. The student must deliver a speech at least three (3) minutes in length (with sense or substantial speech) in order to
earn a higher score.
4. On the day of the presentation, no student is allowed to have a copy to read, review or write an idea regarding the
topic.
Judging Criteria
Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor
(4) (3) .5 (2).5 (1).5
Time 3 minutes or longer Two minutes and thirty Two minutes and five One Minute and thirty
seconds seconds seconds
Content and Fully focused topic with The speaker The speaker addresses The speaker fails to
Organization of Ideas clearly communicated demonstrates the prompt and provides address the prompt
understanding of the understanding of the limited supporting and/or supplies very
prompt and provides details. Details may be minimal details to
The judge should speech’s purpose
solid supporting details. redundant or off-topic. elaborate on topic.
evaluate the contestant
on his/her use of logic,
reasoning and
examples in support of
his/her analysis of the
topic.
Language Use of sophisticated Use of appropriate, Use of appropriate Use of language
and varied language varied and somewhat language yet lacks a unsuitable to topic,
The judge should suited to topic and sophisticated language, level of sophistication, audience and purpose;
evaluate the audience; language is well-chosen and originality and word choice does little
contestant’s use of well-chosen concise grammatically correct expressiveness; few, if to convey an
language in developing and grammatically any, grammatical appropriate tone;
our understanding of correct. mistakes noticeable error
the topic.
Delivery Combination of Good use of Some use of eye inconsistent use of eye
 appropriate and combination of contact; vocal clarity contact, vocal clarity
You demonstrate effective eye contact, appropriate eye and projection and projection; poor
proficiency with: Vocal vocal clarity and contact, vocal clarity adequate; pacing and pacing and awkward
variety, vocal projection projection, tone, pace and projection tone gestures somewhat gestures interrupt the
and volume, speaking and gestures serve to pace and contrived flow
rate, limited verbal enhance speaker’s gestures add to
clutters and fillers, words speech’s
pronunciation, effect
articulation, eye
contact, posture,
gestures and
movement, appropriate
grammar
Dead Air 3 seconds 6 seconds 10 seconds 11 seconds or longer

a period of silence
especially during a
presentation

Scoring Guide:

1 – 51 5 – 61 9 – 72 13 – 83 17 – 93
2 – 53 6 – 64 10 – 75 14 – 85 18 – 95
3 – 56 7 – 66 11 – 78 15 – 88 19 – 98
4 – 58 8 – 69 12 – 80 16 – 90 20 – 100

TOPICS for EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH

1. Are co-ed schools better than single-sex schools?
2. The benefits of taking risks
3. The power of positive thinking
4. Is poverty by chance or choice?
5. Building relationships
12. Is the growing population and economy a threat to
the Philippines’ environment?
13. Does Marijuana cure some diseases?
14. Why is plagiarism on the rise?
15. Are you in favor of the implementation of the
Divorce Bill in the Philippines? Explain.

6. Do you need to have political powers to help
people? Explain.
7. What are the qualities that a person running for
political posts should possess?
8. How will you define success?
9. What can you say about same-sex marriage?
10. What is your view on premarital sex?
11. How can we best solve our over-reliance on
foreign oil?
16. If you were the president of the Philippines, what is
your decision regarding the conflict between the Filipino
and Chinese fishermen on the West Philippine Sea?
17. Speak on what is the best way to combat internet
crime and piracy.
18. How do you see the killing of animals that keep
happening all over the world to produce food or other
leather materials?
19. What is more important: skills or education?
20. Should nepotism be absolutely discouraged? Explain.