IHSA 2022 Impromptu Speaking State Champion - William Zheng

IHSA 2022 Speech State Finals
Prompt (Quotation): “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ―Albert Einstein
Unfortunately, I was not able to edit out the music playing at the start of my intro or the random music pop-ups in the middle of my speech. The audio/video came from the NFHS livestream VOD. (Turn on Closed Captions CC for some guidance.)
DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational use only.
Enjoy!
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[@BillZheng]

Unfortunately, I was not able to edit out the music playing at the start of my intro or the random music pop-ups in the middle of my speech. The audio/video came from the NFHS livestream VOD. (Turn on Closed Captions CC for some guidance, and if people find the subtitles to be helpful, I might try and transcribe the entire speech!) Enjoy nonetheless!

[@ferdi6594]

Did you come up with these three examples off the top of your head, or did you have a bit of time to research prior? Regardless that was impressive.

[@MichaelWang-bn7wz]

usually it's off the head, but i review my examples, and get examples from videos, and articles i read or watch. You usally get 7 minutes and 1-2 minutes of prep time. It's mostly personal preference though.

[@ibloo2425]

FIIIIRE

[@gidkidgaming3567]

Tips on finding good examples for your speeches?

[@BillZheng]

If you read about or hear about any interesting person on social media or in the news or anywhere, write their name down and then do some research about them. Then, try and craft an engaging and impactful 45 sec story about them which you can then analyze to fit your quotation. Hope that helps and lmk if you have any other questions!

[@Swiftzly]

Any advice on how to get good at impromptu speaking?

[@Chad-Giga.]

Study videos like this

[@laylaorozco7602]

Do you know where I can watch the poetry that won?

[@BillZheng]

Hi Layla, unfortunately, the original live stream is behind a paywall, but the entire VOD of the 2022 IHSA Speech State Finals might be uploaded onto the RUclips channel IHSA Archives sometime in the future. As for specific videos, it all depends on whether the speaker who won has access to the VOD and is willing to upload their own speech onto RUclips individually. Hope that helps!

[@laylaorozco7602]

Thanks!! Congrats by the way, say you at state this year! Awesome job

[@BillZheng]

@@laylaorozco7602 Thank you so much!

[@jjdaboss5237]

W easy quote tho

[@reemasbinmahfouz4596]

D1 yapper

[@babyyodafan6943]

Nerd

[@jordanwilliams1301]

Dummy