Testimonials

“I got access to Prepd right before my state competition and it was amazing! Even when I had trouble getting my tournament’s docket uploaded to Prepd, the support staff were responsive and extremely helpful. When I was using Prepd in-round, it allowed me to extemp my speeches and refute my opponent’s argument which boosted my score and has helped me become a better debater. It’s precedence feature is also amazing. I know that because Prepd helped me win my state competition I will be using it for as long I debate in high school.“

“Out of all the tools that exist for organizing extemp files, Prepd is definitely the best at combining convenience with organization. As a captain for extemp, Classroom is fantastic for monitoring individuals’ activity, and for facilitating some friendly competition in terms of article catching. Personally, Fast Catch is extremely useful for allowing me to download files during any free time I have, even right before prep itself. The practice questions and practice round features are essential for preparing, in that I’m able to brush up on any questions that I’m unfamiliar with. The ability to create folders and subfolders has become indispensable in round for accessing specific topic areas. With the addition of the news feed to fill any gaps in our team’s files, we have the foundation for a smooth and productive prep. As an upcoming junior with experience in several different extemp tools, Prepd is certainly unmatched in quality.“

“When starting speech and debate, things often times feel overwhelming. However, Prepd allows for this all to become a lot clearer especially when it comes to events like Extemp. Extemp is a speech and debate event that requires you to be knowledgeable on current event and be able to think fast on your feet when it comes to writing speeches pertaining to them. Prepd allows for you to store articles with the simple click of a button, have practice extemp rounds with real questions from past rounds, and even define and highlight specific parts in articles. It is accessible from just about anywhere and can be shared by a whole team. It gives you the skills you need to kickstart your Extemp journey and the communication and organisation necessary to continue it. Prepd is one of my favorite parts of extemp for all these reasons and more and I’m so grateful for the help it gives.“

“Having used other softwares like Dropbox, I can wholeheartedly say that Prepd has offered me the best extemp filing service I could find. Prepd’s article catcher is intuitive to use and encourages filing into specific subfolders that we can access in competition. When we get to the prep room, Prepd’s round feature allows for a less stressful in-round experience, as I know that I can safely store away the articles that I want to use so that I can go back to them whenever I want. One of my favorite aspects of the Prepd experience has been the continual updating of Prepd’s software. Over the brief time that I have been using Prepd, there have been a number of software updates to fix bugs and create new opportunities for users, such as the recent foray into filing from the mobile app. My trust that Prepd will continue to make these kind of updates based on user feedback is one of the many reasons I’d recommend Prepd to any extemper.“

“The Prepd app has been incredibly useful to my entire team over the last couple of seasons. It has simple tools that are easy to grasp when just beginning your speech journey and advanced features for when you continue on that path. Our debate team has seen a remarkable change after using the software and because you can always see who is filling it encourages the whole team to work. It is incredibly easy to access at tournaments and gives us a leg up on the competition when we need it most. Prepd is the only app that works as hard as my debate team to improve, and because of that it’s the only app I choose.”

“Prepd was an indispensable tool in my last few years of competition. As the manager of my team’s files, it’s data tracking allowed me to easily monitor my teammates’ activity. When building a file, I was never worried about overcrowding or disorganization, a concern that frequently came up before my team used Prepd software. In major tournaments, Prepd’s Article Catcher allowed me to swiftly and easily update my files in between rounds to prepare for the next topic area. Perhaps most importantly, Prepd’s in round search mechanism and “add article to round” features made it simple to sort through massive amounts of information and access the most topical and specific pieces of evidence. Overall, I would recommend Prepd to any competitive Extemper.“

“The reason that Prepd is so great for National Speech and Debate Association’s competitors is that it is more than just a tool. This program is a catalyst for the unification of a team through knowledge and a cooperative desire to help other succeed. As a competitor in Foreign Extemp, I found myself being desperately committed to collecting articles to a substantial degree. Not only was this in hopes that I could gain the highest number of items than everyone else on the team, but it was also so that I could gain further expertise on certain regions of the globe and so that members of my team could use the items I gained for their own developing expertise. In the end, both goals were achieved: I was as well-rounded as I wanted to be and my team members were inspired to be the same way. All in all, Prepd should not be simply used as a tool for Extemp or any other events, it should also be used to do what it does exceptionally well: Help a growing team become even stronger.“

“As a person who always strives to be organized and efficient, Prepd provides the best of both worlds. Over the last few years competing in extemp, I’ve been consistently impressed by how effective Prepd as a software has been at keeping my files in an organized, easy-to-access place both in and out of draw. Unique features that I’ve found particularly useful include the Prepd article catcher, which helps me file articles in a more streamlined fashion than Dropbox or Google Drive, and the ability to “add” articles to a given round, which allows me to keep track of all the articles I plan on using in my speech. As a rising junior and a speaker with experience at the local, state, and national level, I would definitely recommend Prepd to all extempers.“

“Prepd has been such a great resource for me to use. During my extemp rounds, it allows me to easily access all of my files quickly and efficiently so that I can write much quicker than using any other program. It also allows for me and my team to see our progress as we read so that we can improve as a team. The Fast Catch is super easy and convenient to use for storing articles. It just makes our lives as extempers so much smoother. Prepd’s question creation system also allows the team to challenge ourselves in new ways and makes practice that much easier. Additionally, Prepd’s Congress app has made Congress rounds easier to manage. I can store all my speeches and keep track of what I need, and I can also monitor other people’s positions and speeches in round to make sure that I am asking the right questions. Overall, I would strongly recommend Prepd for all of your speech and debate needs.“

“I got out of the awards ceremony at the 2016 NCFCA Omaha Qualifier with first place out of eight. Now it’s on to the Regional Championship to seek one of the two slots to Nationals. The NCFCA has a simple three-tier approach. Oh, and I did use Prepd! That helped me to get a huge edge over the competition in a few ways. News feed helped me as a lone wolf Extemper to have just as much same-day and yesterday information as my club counterparts. The file organization function and search features help immensely for ease of access, which is all important since the NCFCA only gives us 20 minutes of prep time! The new practice questions feature allows me to practice on my own, which is an opportunity other competitors don’t have. Anyway, thanks for your program!“

“After trying out many different filing options, my team finally decided upon Prepd, and we never looked back! Prepd’s ability to condense the file-size of each article means that we never have to worry about running short on hard drive space, which is a huge benefit when compared to other popular filing methods. In my opinion though, the best feature is that the Prepd Dashboard keeps track of each team member’s article count, making it easy to keep track of everyone’s progress. I can wholeheartedly say that Prepd has improved my extemp workflow, and it has contributed to my competitive success.“

“Prepd has completely revolutionized my team’s extemp. Before our team switched to Prepd, we used flashdrives, which weren’t very well organized nor easy to access, and Prepd has completely changed that dynamic. Even the act of filing was redefined by the use of Prepd. Originally, filing was an ordeal, but with Prepd, filing was transformed from simple chore to fun competition. The idea that one could capture a long article with just the click of a button irrevocably changed my extemp experience forever. In addition to how easy it became to file articles, access was completely streamlined thanks to the excellent organization and tools that Prepd offers. I cannot emphasize enough how easy it became for me to organize information and write speeches. Overall, Prepd is the most effective tool for filing I’ve ever had the pleasure to use.“

“This previous school year, was my first experience with speech and debate. I had no idea what to do/what I was doing, but picked up on the concept fairly quickly because of the Prepd program. I competed in Domestic Extemp this past year, and Prepd’s easy organizational system and quick retrieval process really helped me to plan out all of my speeches in a timely manner. Without Prepd, and access to pre-saved files, my speeches and successes this year would have suffered greatly. It’s important for extempers to have a fast and reliable program that they are able to retrieve their information from, and Prepd offers them just that. I never had any problems with this program, and hope to continue using it throughout the remainder of my speech and debate career. All in all, Prepd is an awesome program, and I highly recommend it to any debate program!“

“Any debate team that is not currently using Prepd is missing out.This year was our team’s first year using prepd. Before prepd catching articles was much more difficult, took a much longer amount of time, the articles were of less quality, and because it was so difficult there were less articles caught overall. Prepd fixes all of these issues. It is much more easy to organize, a lot faster, has many helpful tools, and makes the in-round process much easier. I believe that prepd is a must have for any debate team.“

“Coming from an international background, it was obvious how international extemporaneous speaking was my area of expertise. With Prepd, I was able to organize the entire world into an online file, and search for articles with simply the click of a button. Prepd has made the world of extemp so much easier for me and my teammates, from being able to file in seconds, to being able to find the same file through simply searching one word was absolutely amazing. From economic issues in Iran to European elections and African fishing habits, Prepd has made all of these international issues and topics much easier to sort out and organize. My freshmen year, there were 5 people on the team, and our coach was brand new. With her help and her introducing Prepd to us, the team has greatly expanded and being an extemper has never been easier. Through Prepd, I can file hundreds of files and still be completely able to keep track of them all.“

“I am a rising junior in high school with two years of extemporaneous speaking experience. I have dedicated hours each week to improve my skills and it has paid off. I qualified for and attended nationals this past year, but I couldn’t have done it without my trusty file. My school had a physical file my freshman year which was fine, but didn’t allow for the breadth and depth of an expansive file. Though my coach tends to prefer the more traditional methods of filing he saw the great benefits of Prepd and had our team switch over last year. It has made filing more efficient and has allowed me to reorganize and look through the file at home. I can find myself filing articles in between homework assignments and filing them right at the moment instead of saving them and waiting to print unit the next day at school. Thank you for giving me the ability to update my file over the summer and strengthen my skills not only as an extemper, but also as connected individual in this world through current events.“

“Prepd is a great system which has allowed me to further my efficiency in the prep room. Things like dropbox are extremely hard to navigate and not too terribly engaging. However Prepd is an intuitive program which allows me to be better prepared to speak. After you draw, you type in your question and it appears on your computer all throughout the speech along with a timer. Also, you can save specific articles that you are using, which makes it really easy to go back and find it if needed. Also, filing on Prepd is great because you can save the article in multiple folders which is extremely helpful. The Prepd staff also responds very quickly to any snafus with the system. They were even at the NSDA National Tournament in person to deal with those problems. In short, I am glad my team made the switch and I have yet to see a better system.“

“Prepd has greatly increased my efficiency in Extemp rounds. In addition to the ability to easily drop articles into individualized folders, it has allowed me to be more efficient, and concise in my prep time. In preparation for rounds it has enabled me to line up, read over, and easily find the name and date of articles in a fraction of the time it took me with other programs. The system is easy to navigate, and is incredibly helpful in, and out of the round. It tracks the articles dropped per week, month, and season, and provides an accurate break down of where the articles have come from. This has been particularly helpful because it shows me what sources I need to drop more from. The demographics provides great incentive to drop more articles than teammates. I would recommend Prepd to any team who is looking for a simple, easy to use, efficient extemp prep system.“

“A couple months ago I started using Prepd Extemp as a way to prepare myself for tournaments offered by my homeschool forensics league, Stoa. Extemporaneous was a completely brand-new event for me, so I wasn’t completely sure how I was going to be prepared for it. Prepd Extemp has helped me gain a large amount of confidence on that score. It’s given me ways to fully explore and understand the articles I caught, which resulted in better analysis and head knowledge that I could easily pull out in my rounds.(I found the ‘Mark as Read’ part of the Extemp App particularly helpful.) I especially thankful for the role that Prepd played in helping me gain a 4th Place Extemporaneous at my very first tournament participating in Extemp! For anyone looking for a resource to help with Extemporaneous, I would heartily recommend Prepd Extemp.“

“There is no better feeling than going into a prep room with nothing more than a laptop, yet still knowing still that you are just as prepared as anyone else carrying around a 50 lb evidence crate.Prepd allows you to rest your muscles and use prep time effectively. Not only is catching articles as easy as clicking two buttons, finding and retrieving caught articles is a breeze as well. Extempers know that 30 minutes goes by very quickly when preparing a speech, and a simple, easy, yet tournament legal database with potentially thousands of articles is something that too few people get to experience. Prep time is meant for researching and preparing, not fiddling around with file folders, bulky binders, and largely irrelevant magazines.Prepd solves all of this, and more.“

“Prepd provided my team with a great way to collect and view articles on the fly. Using Prepd in round is great because it cleans up all the clutter and presents just what I need to see. Having Prepd really made managing extemp files much easier. Being able to track my article catching activity gave me a new incentive to pull files: pulling more today than yesterday. Overall, using Prepd was a great experience that made doing extemp easier and more manageable.“

“Prepd was an essential tool in helping me succeed in Extemp. I only started doing Extemp my junior year and Prepd helped me kick start that experience. Cutting and highlighting articles was extremely easy and the categorizing features were amazing. But the best part of it was the offline app. The app seamlessly put the articles together in a very intuitive user interface that was quick and easy to use. Extemp would not have been as great without Prepd.“

“Prepd is an enormously helpful software in extemp. With the ability to categorize articles seamlessly, Prepd makes the perfect extemp tool. Prepd makes any article or specific piece of evidence easy to find with their search bar. It organizes data by recency, which is helpful when it comes to finding the best articles to cite. I would most definitely recommend Prepd to any extemper!“

“Before our team switched to Prepd I can remember all sorts of complications with flash drives, misplaced files, and overloaded storage space; none of that happened with prepd. Prepd has made the extemp process run smoothly both in rounds and outside of them. It offers a more convenient method of uploading articles and accessing the articles found by other teammates on and offline. Just having the highlighter tool encouraged me to use it and consequently be more prepared for my rounds. Overall, this program has been useful to my improvement as an extemper.“

“I consider myself to be a organized person bent on work efficiency. Thankfully, Prepd offers the best program available that goes beyond my expectations. The Chrome Article catcher has been a life saver for getting the articles I want from all over the web. And the Prepd team realizes that people like to change their organization. Editing, Merging, and Changing folder categories is all a breeze. But the best thing is, Prepd is always looking to get better, with constant updates offering new additions, such as the automatic web attachment. Any extemper could benefit significantly from using Prepd.“

“My team is only a few years old, yet we have managed to be extremely competitive on the local, state, and national level. I can honestly say it has been thanks to Prepd. As Captain of my Extemp team, I can easily manage who adds articles in a certain week, thanks to the Library App, and who I need to work with given their activity. Functions as simple as the ability to highlight important information has made competing at tournaments so much easier because everything I need is readily available. I can’t think of any other filing method that is more efficient than Prepd.“

“Prepd for Extemporaneous Speaking has made the overall process of researching current events, of which there are always many, easier to do. Because of how fast Prepd can file articles, there is more time, even in the last few minutes before a round, to actually read and understand what those current events are. The search function makes it easy to find a relevant article quickly during the crucial minutes of prep time. The overall layout of Prepd is user friendly and helpful to any speaker.“

“I really like the way that you are able to organize things so easily and specifically into the Extemp App. It is really easy and I love the fact that you can create a practice round within the app itself and it will time you and everything. It’s really nice, and I love using Prepd.“

“The Extemp app makes it very easy to put together a large bank of information, on a wide range of subjects. Classifying information is fast and easy, and it guarantees you’re prepared for any question!“

“Prepd has given me a quick and easy way to organize and store files. It is my best friend whenever it comes to extemp. I use it constantly because of how amazing and efficient it is! “

“Prepd has allowed our team to expand its article base exponentially. Having an application that is specifically made and tailored to file speech articles has made it so much easier and faster to prepare for tournaments. I’m extremely grateful Prepd.“

“This app has truly helped me organize my articles. I don’t know what I would have done without it.“