Free Training in Team Management for New Coaches
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In this one-hour session, experienced NSDA coach and Tournament Services Manager Shuntā Jordan covers best practices for:
This is a great intro to team management for coaches in their first couple of years of membership! Watch now or favorite for later »
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Teaching Argumentation with Commercials
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Analyzing commercials is an engaging way to demonstrate the parts of an argument. Students can practice identifying the elements, judging their effectiveness, and noting when some are absent.
In lesson 6 of our Start Here: Teaching Public Forum Debate unit, high school students watch a series of commercials, including this Chipotle commercial, and evaluate the claims, data, warrants, and impacts in the ad. Try out this strategy using our materials or choose commercials of your own to give it a go! In a mixed classroom setting, advanced students could be tasked with finding commercials, identifying the parts, and going through the material with novices.
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Encourage Students to Submit Legislation for the National Congress
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Your students can leave their mark on the 2025 National Tournament when they submit original legislation for the docket. Any NSDA member student, no matter their national qualification status, can directly submit their original legislation for the National Speech & Debate Tournament. Submissions are due by February 5. Consider making this an assignment for your Congress debaters! If selected, students will receive:
- Recognition in Rostrum
- An award after the tournament
- A $100 scholarship
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Register for the Last-Chance Qualifier
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The beloved Last-Chance Qualifier is back! This online competition offers NSDA members who did not qualify through their district tournament another chance at making it to our National Tournament in their main event. Registration is now open! There are no entry fees to participate. Students will compete live April 24-26.
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Cheer on the Speech and Debate Documentary at Sundance!
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A new documentary, SPEAK., will premier this month at the world renowned Sundance Film Festival! It follows five teens as they spend a year crafting their oratories with the dream of winning the world’s largest and most intense public speaking competition: Nationals. You and your team can stream the film during the festival from January 30 through February 2 by buying online tickets.
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Content Warning: This documentary contains mature language and discussions of sensitive topics, including school shootings, mental health struggles, and suicide. Viewer discretion is advised for younger audiences and please take care while watching.
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Submit a Nomination for the Activating Equity Award
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Nominations are now being accepted for the Activating Equity Award! We are excited to recognize a group or organization dedicated to building a culture of fairness and access in middle school and high school speech and debate. The winning nominee will receive $5,000 toward their mission and special recognition at the National Tournament. Nominations are due February 28!
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Champion Q&A with Isabella Royer
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Students and coaches are invited to join us live January 28 at 7:00 p.m. CT for a Q&A with 2023 Program Oral Interp champion and 2024 runner-up Isabella Royer.
Please help spread the word to your students who are interested in Interp. The recording will be available as a resource on our website after the session.
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Apply to Join a Wording Committee
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All coaches and former competitors are invited to apply to join a Wording Committee for PF, LD, or 2025 National Tournament topics! The wording committees' work has a direct impact on our tournaments. Each committee is responsible for researching, drafting questions, evaluating topic options based on the NSDA Topic Rubric, and attending a few onboarding virtual meetings with committee members between March and April. Learn more about the topic writing process on the Topic Creation Hub. Interested coaches and alumni can apply now!
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Expand Your Students' Horizons with Big Questions
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If you have wanted to get involved in Big Questions, but aren’t sure where to start, check out our website. From topic primers to judge training, we provide everything you need to host a Big Questions event!
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