PLAY Speech and Debate Seminar

Source: http://www.weidb.com/playclub

Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m, Thursday June 19th to Saturday June 21st (8:30-10:00 on Saturday)

Place: In a private home, will send by email to those who signed up.

Topic: Speech and Debate Events

Registration starts at 7:15pm on 6/19 and 6/20, and 8:15pm on 6/21

Schedule:

Thursday June 19th

7:30-7:50 Introduction

7:50-8:00 Public Forum - Effie Jia

8:00-8:20 Policy Debate - Effie Jia and Larry Liang

8:20-8:40 Parliamentary Debate - Edward Yu

8:40-9:00 Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ayush Maganahalli

Topics for Friday’s debate will be announced during the final lecture

Friday June 20th

7:30-7:40 Introduction/Review

7:40-8:15 Mini-Debates - Judged by Larry, Edward, and Effie

8:15-8:35 Prepared Speech - Edward Yu

8:35-9:00 Impromptu - Edward Yu and Effie Jia

Saturday June 21st

8:30-8:40 Introduction/Review

8:40-9:10 Impromptu speeches - Judged by Larry, Effie, Edward, and Victoria Lu

9:10-9:35 National and International Extemporaneous Speech - Victoria

9:35-10:00 Interpretation (Dramatic, Duo, Humorous, Thematic, Oratorical) - Edward

Speakers:

Larry Liang - Top 10 team at the California State Championship Tournament for Policy Debate, out of more than 100 entries. Double-Octofinalist finish at ASU Southwest Championship Tournament for Policy Debate, out of more than 100 entries.

Edward Yu - Double Octofinalist finish at the Stanford Debate Tournament for Parliamentary Debate, qualified to the State Tournament in Original Prose and Poetry in his first year

Effie Jia - Qualified to the California State Tournament for Policy Debate as a freshman, first team to do so in the last 10 years. Top 20 finish in Public Forum at Stanford out of almost 300 entries.

Victoria Lu - Placed 7th in the State out of more than 100 entries in National Extemporaneous Speech

Ayush Maganahalli - Many elimination round finishes in Lincoln Douglas Debate, such as at Stanford, Berkeley, and La Costa Canyon