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Take the Survey and Enter to Win Free Student Memberships
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Our membership survey helps shape our priorities for the coming school year and influences the resources, recognition, and competitive opportunities we offer. In fifteen minutes, you can have your voice heard and enter to win. Three high school programs and three middle school programs will be randomly selected from all complete surveys submitted by Friday, April 15, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. CT to win free student memberships.
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If you are eligible to participate in our survey, you would have received an email Tuesday, April 5, from info@speechanddebate.org via SurveyMonkey with the subject line Response Requested: 2022 NSDA Membership and Resource Survey. Be sure to check your spam folder! We hope you'll take the time to participate and share your perspective.
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Impromptu Starter Kit » Impromptu is one of our most popular events for young students. It's short, fun, and can be done with little advanced prep or training. Have your students give Impromptu a try using our starter kit. This tool was written with young students in mind and contains notes on event structure, balancing time, and delivery, as well as practice activities and advice from National Tournament finalists.
Tips for Managing Your Team » Visit our Team Management hub for tips, tools, and templates to help you run an inclusive and successful team! Explore press release templates, judge training tools, professional development opportunities, guides to tournament hosting and planning, and more.
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In 3 Weeks: Last-Chance Qualifier for the National Tournament
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Top-placing competitors at the Last-Chance Qualifier will earn a spot at Nationals! The NSDA Last-Chance Qualifier will be held online May 5-7. Send up to four students in each event and give them another chance at Nationals.
Eligibility » Students must be districts-eligible but do not need to have attended districts to participate; your school must have had at least one entry at districts. Participation is FREE, and all National Tournament main events and Big Questions will be offered.
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Rhetorical Speech 101 » Learn the ins-and-outs of rhetorical speech on April 18 at 6:00 p.m. CT from a true expert, Sahiba Tandon! Sahiba is a current student coach and 2020 national champion in Expository Speaking. This educational webinar is aimed at speech students, coaches, judges, and advisors—you won't want to miss it! Learn more or register »
How to Register for Nationals on Tabroom.com » Join us Wednesday, April 20, at 5:30 p.m. CT for a webinar led by Tabroom.com super-users Zachary Prax and Martin Glendinning. This training will cover how to register qualifiers and non-qualifiers for the National Tournament using Tabroom.com’s online registration system. It will include instructions for completing the registration process from start to finish, understanding the judge day obligation system, and entering your coaches and chaperones into registration so they can complete vaccination requirements. Learn more or register »
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National Tournament Script Requirements
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If you have students competing in speech at the high school National Tournament, please reference our script requirements for an overview of the items you will submit for them.
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Competition Rules Minutes
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The Competition and Rules Board met on March 22. Read the meeting minutes, which include allowing students to enter in up to two partner events beginning at next year's district tournament, pairings and procedures at the National Tournament, and more.
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Tabroom.com Service Notice
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After May 1, customers can receive support for Tabroom.com Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT. Weekend support for Tabroom.com will resume in September.
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Memorialize Community Members
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If you know of a speech and community member who passed away this year, please pass their info along to us so we can include them in our annual In Memorium tribute at the National Tournament. Please email info@speechanddebate.org and include as much of the following info as possible:
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- Name
- School Name, State (if they are not a coach, student, or alum, what organization they are from and/or their relationship to the NSDA)
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| Merit level
- Date they passed away
- Contact person for more info
- Relevant links (especially the obituary)
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Photo (if not included in the obituary)
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