Southeast Missouri State University student Gabe Hinkebein finished second among 33 competitors in impromptu speaking at the Southwest Baptist University Speech Tournament in Bolivar recently.
Impromptu speakers are given a proverb or quotation and then must deliver a five-minute, serious speech on the subject.
Hinkebein is a junior and a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School.
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