A. Open Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Bridge
    Helmet
    Lantern

  2. Speaker 2


    Suitcase
    Piano
    Harbor

  3. Speaker 3


    Backpack
    Cottage
    Telescope

  4. Speaker 4


    Mailbox
    Shovel
    Camera

  5. Speaker 5


    Fountain
    Clock
    Bench

  6. Speaker 6


    Compass
    Bicycle
    Treehouse

  7. Speaker 7


    Keyboard
    Lighthouse
    Glove

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Perseverance
    Kindness
    Wisdom

  2. Speaker 2


    Gratitude
    Ambition
    Humility

  3. Speaker 3


    Confidence
    Justice
    Freedom

  4. Speaker 4


    Integrity
    Patience
    Curiosity

  5. Speaker 5


    Courage
    Empathy
    Hope

  6. Speaker 6


    Responsibility
    Respect
    Creativity

  7. Speaker 7


    Trust
    Determination
    Peace

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
    The early bird catches the worm.
    When the wind of change blows, some build walls while others build windmills. --Chinese Proverb

  2. Speaker 2


    A friend to all is a friend to none.
    Even the tallest mountain began as a small stone.
    You reap what you sow.

  3. Speaker 3


    The best mirror is an old friend.
    Where there is smoke, there is fire.
    A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn. --African Proverb

  4. Speaker 4


    The pen is mightier than the sword.
    A wise person learns more from a foolish question than a fool learns from a wise answer.
    He who climbs a ladder must begin at the first step.

  5. Speaker 5


    When the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind.
    Too many cooks spoil the broth.
    A calm sea does not make a skilled sailor.

  6. Speaker 6


    Better late than never.
    The frog in the well knows nothing of the ocean. --Japanese Proverb
    Every path has its puddle.

  7. Speaker 7


    If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
    The tree with the most fruit bends lowest.
    Practice makes perfect.

Finals

  1. Speaker 1


    “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” --George Eliot
    “Do not go gentle into that good night.” --Dylan Thomas
    “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” --Socrates

  2. Speaker 2


    “Fortune favors the bold.” --Virgil
    “Well done is better than well said.” --Benjamin Franklin
    “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” --Dalai Lama

  3. Speaker 3


    “What we think, we become.” --Buddha
    “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” --Winston Churchill
    “The unexamined life is not worth living.” --Socrates

  4. Speaker 4


    “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” --Helen Keller
    “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” --George Addair

  5. Speaker 5


    “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” --Alexander Pope
    “The journey matters more than the destination.” --Unknown
    “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” --Ralph Waldo Emerson

  6. Speaker 6


    “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” --Benjamin Franklin
    “Change the world by being yourself.” --Amy Poehler
    “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” --Mother Teresa

  7. Speaker 7


    “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” --Franklin D. Roosevelt
    “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” --William James
    “Quality is not an act, it is a habit.” --Aristotle