SPEECH AND DEBATE—Our club offers students the opportunity to develop their public speaking and debate skills as well as compete in state/nation-wide tournaments. We are a competitive team under the instruction of two well-seasoned coaches. If you have a passion for political and social discourse, or you're just looking to improve upon your public speaking skills, we would love for you to be apart of our team!
SPEECH AND DEBATE is divided into several different events. The events our club offers are: Public Forum Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Original Oratory Speech, Interpretation Speech (Dramatic, Humorous, Duo), Impromptu Speech, and Congressional Debate.
To learn more about each event, please check out the National Speech and Debate Association's website (linked below).
Some of the tournaments we attend include:
-Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational
-Stanford Invitational
-Santa Clara University Invitational
-GGSA State Qualifiers
-NSDA (Nationals) San Fran Bay District Qualifiers
Schedule
We meet every Tuesday after school from 3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. in room L-4. During our meetings, we prepare for upcoming tournaments and teach you the fundamental skills necessary to compete and to become a better speaker/debater!
Typically, we offer tournaments once a month (some are smaller league tournaments, others are state/nation-wide). Tournaments are held throughout the Bay Area over the weekends.
To join our emailing list, please fill out the form linked below.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions you have!
Email—avspeechanddebate@gmail.com
