NDT Mental Health Coaching Forum, October 7 @ 8 pm Eastern

After a long season of competition, we congratulate the participants and winners at this year’s American Forensic Association National Debate Tournament and National Speech Tournament championships. 2024 AMERICAN FORENSIC ASSOCIATION 78th ANNUAL NATIONAL DEBATE TOURNAMENT   PRE-TOURNAMENT AWARDS The Laurence H. Tribe Distinguished Alumni Award John Patrick Dolan Dean and Founder of the California Desert…

The National Debate Tournament (NDT) and American Forensic Association National Speech Tournament (formerly the National Individual Events Tournament) Joint Award honors the college or university whose students perform best in the two national tournaments conducted each year by committees of the American Forensic Association. For the second time since the creation of the award, we…

  After a long season of competition, we congratulate the participants and winners at this year’s American Forensic Association National Debate Tournament and National Speech Tournament championships. 46th AFA National Speech Tournament @ University of North Carolina, Charlotte Alumni/Coaching Awards: Tennisha Sonsalla, Tennessee State University, Outstanding New Coach Award Nick Steinmetz, Illinois State University, Outstanding…

THURSDAY Transforming Limited Preparation Events: How Can We Renew Pedagogical Outcomes in Impromptu and Extemporaneous Speaking Thu, 11/18: 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Sheraton Room: Issaquah AB – Third Floor This panel seeks to investigate limited preparation events in the activity of forensics. Although numbers in impromptu and extemporaneous speaking remain high at regional and…

AFA Online Executive Council and Business Meetings, All Forensic Organization Meeting The Executive Committee will be meeting online on Wednesday, November 8 (7:00 pm EST). See link below. Second, the AFA Business Meeting will occur online only, during NCA, on Wednesday, November 15 (5:00pm EST). The agenda for the meeting will be released separately, and it will use the…

The AFA sponsors two intercollegiate national championships in debate and speech. We applaud the competitors, coaches, and administrations who worked tirelessly to provide a successful season and end-of-the-year tournaments despite the many barriers posed by COVID-19 and hybrid working environments. 2022 AFA-National Speech Tournament hosted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Final Results Full final results packet…