by Hannah Cavanaugh | Apr 25, 2024 | Apologetics, Limited Prep, Speech Events
Image: https://pixabay.com/photos/bible-book-pages-open-reading-1868070/ One of the biggest and most important events that any Christian growing in their faith can compete in is Apologetics. Learning how to speak about our Faith is an important part of our lives, and...
by Patrick McDonald | Jan 24, 2024 | Impromptu, Strategy
Courtesy — pixabay.com Everyone has their own template for structuring an impromptu speech. Some people use the tried and true “three examples” structure, while others have concocted more unique devices for reliably crafting interesting and impactful speeches with...
by Allie Satterfield | Jan 14, 2024 | Interps, Speech Events
Credit: Pixabay When you are performing an interpretive speech, you have an immensely difficult task ahead of you. You must convey the hundreds of descriptive words an author painstakingly typed on a page in a mere gesture. You must create the same fullness to your...
by Jala Boyer | Dec 11, 2023 | Debate Resources, NCFCA, NSDA, Speech Events, Stoa, Technique
Photo Credit: drown_in_city (https://unsplash.com/photos/man-in-black-shirt-standing-on-black-staircase-ZCwDb212igc) On average, debate rounds typically last somewhere between forty-five minutes to an hour, depending on the style of debate. This means that for the...
by Jala Boyer | Oct 24, 2023 | Expository & Informative, Interps, Persuasive, Platform, Speech Events
Photo Credit: Tetiana Shyshkina (https://unsplash.com/photos/person-holding-white-printer-paper-TswOPhWcrmQ) In my sophomore year of high school, I decided to compete in Informative Speaking. No, I didn’t really have anything I wanted to talk about, I just decided...
