List of Events
Competitive speech & debate, or forensics, offers a wide-range of events in several different genres for students to participate in. There are three speaking genres, interpretation events, public address events and limited preparation events. These are sometimes known as individual events or IEs. Each genre has several competitive events. Please click below to read a complete description of each event.
There are three primary forms of debate seen in the Northwest Forensics Conference, National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) style, International Public Debate Association (IPDA) style and British Parliamentary (BP) style. The National Forensics Association does also offer a version of the Lincoln-Douglas (LD) style, which is offered at the International Forensics Association (IFA) tournament. Please click below to read a complete description of each event.
Individual Events (IEs)
Interpretation Events
Dramatic Interpretation
Dramatic Duo
Poetry Interpretation
Program Oral Interpretation
Prose Interpretation
Public Address Events
After Dinner Speaking
Communication Analysis
Informative Speaking
Persuasive Speaking
Limited Preparation Events
Extemporaneous Speaking
Impromptu Speaking
Debate Events
International Public Debate Association (IPDA)
National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA)
British Parliamentary (BP) Debate