September Practice Extemp Topics

Informative Speaking

1. What steps can the United States take to increase the supply of domestic oil?
2. Why is there international concern over the president of North Korea’s recent meeting with Vladimir Putin?
3. What is the significance of the ruling in the Montana Youth Climate trial?
4. How will Israel benefit from normalizing relations with Bahrain?
5. What steps will Hawaii need to take to rebuild the tourism industry following the recent wildfires?
6. Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar?
7. What impact on the U.S. economy could the United Auto Workers strike have?
8. What is the Basra-Chalamja connection project?
9. What is the state of the fentanyl crisis in America?
10. Why is China not a member of the G7?
11. What are key laws passed during the 88^th session of the Texas Legislature that are now taking effect?
12. How is the Supreme Court’s decision to end Affirmative Action in college admissions impacting efforts to make higher education more diverse?
13. What are the crises that have led Haiti toward a troubled path?
14. Why are big-name authors suing OpenAI?
15. What does data recently published by the Pew Research Center reveal about the political pessimism of America?
16. How is Hunter Biden’s continued legal troubles affecting his father’s presidential campaign? 
17. What is needed to move America into the next stage of global leadership?
18. What steps can the United States take to promote the expansion of offshore wind farming?
19. Why does controversy swirl around Representative Matt Gaetz?
20. How can the U.S. and the United Nations work together to increase peace and prosperity across the world?
21. Why has the U.S. Department of Justice taken Google to court?
22. What is the Biden administration’s stance on the global economy?
23. Why did China’s Xi Jinping skip the G20’s latest meeting?
24. Why are Republicans moving forward on impeaching President Biden?
25. How can the World Health Organization aid Libya?
26. What does Ken Paxton’s acquittal mean for Texas Republicans?
27. Why has Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia yielded weak results?
28. Why are new Covid-19 vaccines needed?
29. Immigration: What is the current state at the Texas border?
30. What impact will the recent earthquake have on Morocco’s economy?
31. What country has replaced China as America’s biggest trading partner?
32. What has Mitt Romney accomplished as a U.S. Senator?
33. What are the lasting implications of the Wagner Group’s aborted rebellion against Russia’s government?
34. Why does Texas Governor Abbott want all law enforcement officers to carry NarCan?
35. What is the purpose of the G77?
36. What has been the effect thus far of the “Hollywood” strike?
37. What is increasing the tension between India and Pakistan?
38. How are educational reforms in the state of Florida shaping student learning?
39. What is Iran doing to bolster the chances of a new nuclear deal with the U.S.?
40. Why did the United Auto Workers call for a strike?
41. What steps can the Cambodian government take to strengthen the nation’s struggling democracy?

Persuasive Speaking

1. Hurricanes, earthquakes and flooding:  is global warming to blame?
2. Is ASEAN’s relevance waning?
3. Is the Biden administration effectively addressing the U.S. border crisis?
4. Are the U.S. and Iran moving toward a diplomatic thaw?
5. Will the Dominican Republic and Haiti find a solution to their conflict?
6. Will the state of the U.S. economy be the biggest hurdle for President Biden in the 2024 presidential race?
7. Should Congress reauthorize PEPFAR?
8. Will the departure of peacekeeping forces from Mali lead to increased terror attacks?
9. Is America’s energy infrastructure capable of handling the strain of progressively hotter temperatures?
10. Does the United States need to continue friendly relations with Saudi Arabia?
11. Will U.S. citizens tolerate another increase in gas prices?
12. How should Chad address its Sudanese refugee crisis?
13. Has Kevin McCarthy earned a passing grade as Speaker of the House?
14. Is genocide still a cause for concern in Sudan?
15. Are “Robotaxis” a safe form of transportation?
16. Was the latest G20 summit successful?
17. Should Senator Mitt Romney run for President?
18. Will Guatemala’s president-elect be derailed from taking office?
19. The age factor and America’s political leadership: Should there be cause for concern?
20. Is Argentina likely to have a far-right government after this fall’s election?
21. Will new efforts by the Biden administration to protect student loan borrowers survive court challenges?
22. Should France pull all troops from Niger?
23. Is the U.S. facing another potential government shut down before 2024?
24. Is AI having a positive impact on education in the U.S.?
25. What steps must the Chinese government take to spur growth in the nation’s economy?
26. Were there missed warnings that could have changed the outcome of Storm Daniel on Libya?
27. Has the federal government’s response to the wildfires in Hawaii been adequate?
28. Should there be concern about the recent uptick in COVID cases?
29. Will Hunter Biden’s indictments have a negative impact on his father’s legacy?
30. Is Operation Lone Star necessary?
31. Will co-defendants in the Georgia election case turn on Donald Trump and testify against him?
32. Should Western countries negotiate a deal with President Putin to allow Ukraine to export grain to global markets?
33. Is Israel’s democracy in danger?
34. Gen Y: Do millennials support Donald Trump?
35. How should neighboring Central African countries respond to the coup in Gabon?
36. Was the historic impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton a political farce?
37. Are drones making a difference in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine?
38. Is the rise of labor union power a long-term benefit for the U.S. economy?
39. Will President Obrador’s failure to acknowledge crime issues in Mexico have an impact on the presidential election for his successor?
40. Will the Energy Department’s investments in carbon removal have a substantial impact on U.S. climate efforts?