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Meet the 2023-2024 All Americans
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Each year, the top 25 student point earners in the country are named All Americans. This award is based on a combination of competitive and service points, of which no more than 25% of the point total can include service. In order to qualify, a student must have competed at Nationals. Congratulations to the 2023-2024 All Americans! Is All American status a future goal of your students? They can track their progress via the rankings.
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| 2023-2024 Top Point Earner Arik Karim
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Register for FREE Scrimmages
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Students can gain valuable free experience with online after-school practice rounds through our Springboard Series! This is a low-stakes way for students to try new events or arguments, build confidence, or participate if they are unavailable for weekend competitions. All middle school and high school students are welcome to participate; NSDA membership is not required.
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Our thoughts are with the students, coaches, and communities who have been affected by recent hurricanes. We've temporarily paused membership mailings to Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. In the meantime, you can print membership certificates on demand via your NSDA account if needed. If certificates were damaged by flooding, digital replacements can be printed online and physical replacements can be requested by emailing our office at info@speechanddebate.org. Schools impacted by natural disasters can also apply for membership grants. The NSDA is here for you!
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Webinar: How to Serve as a Parliamentarian in Congressional Debate
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Coaches and judges are invited to join NSDA Board Member Adam Jacobi to learn about the role of serving as a parliamentarian in Congressional Debate on Thursday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. CT. This is a great session to share with your team's judges! Register in advance »
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Would you like to preview judge comments in Tabroom.com before your students read them? Coaches have the option to review ballot comments before releasing them to students. You can find the setting to approve ballots and comments under the "Settings" tab of your school account. Learn more »
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Prep for the Policy Topic with Free Argument Advice
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We invite students and coaches to learn more about intellectual property in preparation for the 2024-2025 Policy Debate topic, Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.
On Thursday, October 17, teams can join the experts from the Center of Science and Industry's online Extracurricular Intellectual Property Innovation Center to get feedback on their arguments. Learn more or sign up today. Each workshop will be recorded and provided to registered participants.
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Final Round: Watch and Analyze
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Students can learn nonverbal communication techniques by examining final rounds. For example, assign students to watch the Original Oratory Our Quest for the Golden Apple and answer the following questions:
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Can you identify some clear examples of telegraphing/beating the word (non-verbal indicators of the emotion they wanted to convey)?
- What attitude or emotion was conveyed?
- In what ways did eye or facial expression enhance the content? Where? How?
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Where is there an example of sustained eye contact for impact?
- Is the eye contact in sync with ideas, phrases, or movements? Examples?
- How can these techniques be applied to your speech?
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Building Supportive Cultures to Prevent Bullying and Harassment
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Create a safer environment for your students! Take our free, self-paced NSDA Learn course to explore best practices for student safety in speech and debate. Lessons include practical tips and policies for bullying identification and prevention, sexual harassment identification and prevention, and bystander intervention. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate reflecting your PD hours.
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Take the NFHS Theatre Educator Survey
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The National Federation of High Schools invites theatre educators to complete their Theatre Educator Satisfaction Survey, which is conducted annually to help national efforts to recruit and retain Theatre educators.
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