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  2. Extemporaneous speaking - Wikipedia

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    Extemporaneous speaking. Extemporaneous Speaking ( Extemp, or EXT) is a speech delivery style/speaking style, and a term that identifies a specific forensic competition. The competition is a speech event based on research and original analysis, done with a limited-preparation; in the United States those competitions are held for high school and ...

  3. Eutectic system - Wikipedia

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    Eutectic system. A phase diagram for a fictitious binary chemical mixture (with the two components denoted by A and B) used to depict the eutectic composition, temperature, and point. ( L denotes the liquid state.) A eutectic system or eutectic mixture ( / juːˈtɛktɪk / yoo-TEK-tik) [ 1] is a homogeneous mixture that has a melting point ...

  4. Individual events (speech) - Wikipedia

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    Extemporaneous speaking is a speech given with little preparation and traditionally without access to the internet for citation (Though many states have opted to allow the use of internet). [4] At the beginning of a round, speakers are usually given three questions relating to current events and asked to choose one on which to prepare a speech.

  5. Improvisation - Wikipedia

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    Improvisation. Improvisation, often shortened to improv, is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. [ 1] The origin of the word itself is in the Latin "improvisus", which literally means un-foreseen. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or ...

  6. Sermon - Wikipedia

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    Extemporaneous preaching is a style of preaching involving extensive preparation of all the sermon except for the precise wording. The topic, basic structure and scripture to be used are all determined in advance, and the preachers saturate themselves in the details necessary to present their message so thoroughly that they are able to present ...

  7. Musical improvisation - Wikipedia

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    Musical improvisation (also known as musical extemporization) is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous response to other musicians. [ 1] Sometimes musical ideas in improvisation are spontaneous, but may ...

  8. Impromptu speaking - Wikipedia

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    Impromptu speaking is a speech that a person delivers without predetermination or preparation. The speaker is most commonly provided with their topic in the form of a quotation, but the topic may also be presented as an object, proverb, one-word abstract, or one of the many alternative possibilities. [ 1] While specific rules and norms vary ...

  9. Piranha solution - Wikipedia

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    Piranha solution, also known as piranha etch, is a mixture of sulfuric acid ( H2SO4) and hydrogen peroxide ( H2O2 ). The resulting mixture is used to clean organic residues off substrates, for example silicon wafers. [ 1] Because the mixture is a strong oxidizing agent, it will decompose most organic matter, and it will also hydroxylate most ...