Speech Events
Debate Events
Debate Terms
Debate Times
Debate Rules
100

This event is a speech that has no props, more emotional, and no costumes.

What is Oratory?

100

This event you have a team of 2

What is public forum?

100

This congress motion allows us to move on to the next portion of the debate.

What is Previous Question- PQ?

100

The speech times for extempt

What is 7 minutes

100

you can only use this for timing

What is a phone

200

In this event you teach your topic to competitors

What is Informative?

200

This event is more of a moral debate with longer speeches

What is Lincoln Douglass?

200

This is the pro side

What is affirmation?

200

Congress grace period

What is 30 seconds

200

You can't use this to write cases

What is AI

300

These events are usually combined

What are interps?

300

The event that people try to avoid

Policy

300

This is the against side

What is negation?

300

PF Constructive speech time

What is 4 minutes

300

this is what you should dress like

what is business casual 

400

The event where we have legislation

What is Congress

400

Based on theory cases

What is Big Questions
400

extra time you get for speeches

What is a grace period?

400

Informative speech time (minimum)

what is 6 minutes and 30 seconds

400

Don't do this in round or Chamberlain will come at you

What is cussing

500

In this event you have a 30 minute prep period and speak on domestic problems.

What is National Extempt?

500

Teams of 3-5 with 8 minute speeches

What is World Schools

500

The guidelines you set for the debate

What is framework

500

World schools time

What is 8 minutes

500

You shouldn't do this in round- especially during cross

What is looking at my opponent