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Congressional Debate Boot Camp

SAT Score Range

4 sessions

About

In this series, we are focusing on rising freshman, sophomores, and any student is interested in or thinking about competing in Congress in the upcoming season. Two Congressional Debate competitors will teach essential skills and speech structures in order to be successful in the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) event of Congressional Debate. We will be covering basics of the event as well as strategies to success and be able to answer questions about the event.

Tutored by

Amaan F 🇺🇸

Certified in 36 topics

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I am a high school junior from Texas. I hope I can help my peers across the US understand tips and tricks for math, history, science, and the SAT to be a good teacher/tutor to anyone who needs help. Please reach out to me if you need help in any of the subjects I am certified in and I will do my best to help!

Naya J 🇺🇸

Certified in 4 topics

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Hi, I’m currently a high school student in New York looking to foster thoughtful student-led discussions! I love to run and am on my schools XCTF team, and also like to participate in congressional debate.

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

We expect all participants to attend all sessions or to notify us if a conflict occurs.

SESSION 1

26

Jul

SESSION 1

Speech and Debate

Speech and Debate

Sat 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTCJul 26, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Introduction to Congressional Debate and basic skills
SESSION 2

2

Aug

SESSION 2

Speech and Debate

Speech and Debate

Sat 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTCAug 2, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

We will go over how to structure a speech, good vocab words to use, and how to effectively ask questions.
SESSION 3

9

Aug

SESSION 3

Speech and Debate

Speech and Debate

Sat 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTCAug 9, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

We will go over how to be the Presiding Officer (one of the most essential positions to guarantee success in the event).
SESSION 4

16

Aug

SESSION 4

Speech and Debate

Speech and Debate

Sat 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTCAug 16, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

We will go over in round strategies to make you stand out successfully in round.

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Jul 26 - Aug 16

4 weeks

60 mins

/ session

Next session on July 26, 2025

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