Elements of Style for the Modern Extemper
by Logan Scisco
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Elements of Style for the Modern Extemper was written by Logan Scisco in the summer of 2005 and offers advice for beginning and advanced extempers to improve their extemporaneous speaking and analytical skills. Logan used this book to teach extemp at WKU's summer forensics program in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 2005 and 2006. This is the second and revised edition of the initial version of the book and it is 107 pages.
Logan Scisco was a four-time qualifier to National Forensic League (NFL) Nationals in United States extemporaneous speaking and a four-time qualifier to Catholic Forensic League (CFL) Nationals in extemporaneous speaking. He was the 2003 NFL Final Round National Champion in United States Extemporaneous Speaking, placing third overall and placed fourth at CFL Nationals that same year. He was also a two-time Kentucky State Champion in extemporaneous speaking. He ran the Extemp lab at WKU's forensics camp in 2005 and 2006 where he was privileged to instruct 2007 International Extemp National Champion David Kumbroch. He has coaches numerous other students to state and national outrounds of competition.
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