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Speech and Debate ClubTop Ten Reasons Why You Should Join The De Anza Speech and Debate Club:
10. You can travel to tournaments and see exotic places like Stockton and Fresno!
9. You'll be following in the footsteps of John F. Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, and Adam Sandler (who all did speech and debate in college.
8. You can put it on your resume and impress people.
7. You can earn up to 4 units of credit by enrolling in Speech 78.
6. Where else can you argue about U.S. foreign policy with North Korea?
5. When people ask you for your opinion, you'll have so much to say that they'll be bowing at your feet, begging for mercy.
4. When you debate your instructors, the rest of the class will be nodding and thinking "Oooohh...that's a good point!"
3. No more speech anxiety! 100% more confidence!
2. You get to learn methods of sophistry so you'll always win arguments with family and friends.
1. It's just good, clean fun!
Even if you aren't compelled by these reasons, don't hesitate to join us on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00pm in L83. We'll be practicing parliamentary debate as well as individual speaking events in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.
If you have any questions, please call 408-864-8799 or e-mail krameralex@deanza.edu.
Posting October 3, 2008
Join in the fun! Fall Quarter Speech and Debate
Meeting time MW 4:30-6:10 in L35
Now
is a great time to join the Speech and Debate Club, see what it is
like, and try it out. Our meeting times are Monday and Wednesday, from
4:30-6:10 in L35. We'll be practicing parliamentary debate as well as
several individual speaking events. Students can enroll in Speech 78
with a variable unit option that allows you to select from 1-4 units,
depending on the amount of work you do.
For more information contact instructor Alex Kramer at
krameralex@deanza.edu
Posting April 17 2007Speech and Debate Club Update
With
the competitive season already starting to wind down, and with most of
our dollars spent, it's time for some reflection. Here are some of the
highlights from this past year.
Fall quarter brought a new slate
of club officers and a mostly new group of excited club members, eager
to test their skills in competition. After much practice and
preparation, four club members headed off to the University of the
Pacific for the Paul Winters Invitational tournament. After six rounds
of competition, Will Chamberlain and Daniel Baskind earned a 3-3 record
in junior parliamentary debate, and Tai Bui and Nathan Mertz (attending
their first tournament) went 2-4 in novice parliamentary debate.
Although this kept the club from earning any trophies, both of these
teams debated well and were competitive in their respective divisions.
After
recovering from the holiday break, the club started practicing right
away in preparation for the Northern California championship
tournament, held at Diablo Valley College in Concord. Six club members
attended, with Brian Marquez, H.D. Vo, Nathan Mertz, and Steve
Gulbrandson competing in Novice Parliamentary Debate, and Brier
Buchalter and Wayne Kim competing in junior Parliamentary debate.
Nathan, Steve, Brian, and H.D. also competed in novice impromptu
speaking. Unfortunately, history would repeat itself, and the club once
again narrowly missed advancing to the elimination rounds. However,
Steve Gulbrandson, attending his first tournament, was awarded a 2nd
place individual speaker award for his performance in parlamentary
debate. Congratulations Steve!
With these two tournaments completed, the club is now far richer in experience, but also sadly far poorer in funds. So, the rest of spring quarter will be spent fundraising and practicing for next season. There will also be one more chance for competition at the Spring Fling tournament hosted by Ohlone College at the end of April. This is a novice only tournament that is great for newer members who want to test their legs. In addition, the club is working with members of the Foothill speech and debate team on the third annual Speech and Debate Showcase event to be held in May/June. More details will be posted soon.
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