Livestream Coverage 2023
Stream live coverage of the 2023 National Speech & Debate Tournament!
Meet the leaders, entertainers, and activists of the future as they take the stage at the pinnacle tournament for speech and debate competitors from around the globe.
HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
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- Thursday, June 15 and Friday, June 16—Finalist Student Performances
- Thursday Evening—Diamond Assembly
- Friday Evening—National Awards Assembly
MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
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Friday, June 16—National Awards Assembly
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Thursday, June 15, 2023
| 8:00 a.m. | Congressional Debate Finals (Senate) – Livestream #1 |
| 12:30 p.m. |
World Schools Debate Final presented by Simpson College – Livestream #2 |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Humorous Interpretation Final presented by Western Kentucky University – Livestream #2 |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Lanny D. and B. J. Naegelin Dramatic Interpretation Final presented by Simpson College – Livestream #2 |
| 5:00 p.m. |
New First and Second Diamond Recognition presented by Colorado College – Livestream #2 |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Program Oral Interpretation Finals presented by Quaker Bakery – Livestream #2 |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Donus D. Roberts Diamond Assembly presented by Colorado College – Livestream #2 |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr. Duo Interpretation Finals presented by Colorado College – Livestream #2 |
All times are shown in Mountain Standard Time.
Friday, June 16, 2023
| 8:00 a.m. |
Congressional Debate Finals (House) – Livestream #1 Informative Speaking Finals presented by Truman State University – Livestream #2 Storytelling Finals presented by Bob and Salli Stockton – Livestream #3 |
| 9:00 a.m. | Expository Finals – Livestream #3 |
| 9:30 a.m. | Carmendale Fernandes United States Extemporaneous Speaking Finals presented by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute – Livestream #2 |
| 10:00 a.m. | Prose Reading Finals presented by Lafayette College – Livestream #3 |
| 11:00 a.m. |
A.C. Eley International Extemporaneous Speaking Finals presented by the Council on Foreign Relations – Livestream #2 Impromptu Finals presented by Bob and Salli Stockton – Livestream #3 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Poetry Reading Finals presented by Simpson College – Livestream #3 |
| 12:30 p.m. | Richard B. Sodikow Policy Debate Finals – Livestream #2 |
| 1:00 p.m. | Brother René Sterner Commentary Finals presented by Bob and Salli Stockton – Livestream #3 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Original Spoken Word Poetry Finals presented by The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men – Livestream #3 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Lincoln Douglas Debate Finals presented by Western Kentucky University – Livestream #2 |
| 3:00 p.m. | Extemporaneous Debate Finals presented by Colorado College – Livestream #3 |
| 3:30 p.m. | Big Questions Debate Finals presented by the John Templeton Foundation – Livestream #3 |
| 3:45 p.m. | Public Forum Debate Finals presented by the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation – Livestream #2 |
| 4:30 p.m. | Middle School National Awards Assembly presented by Summit Debate – Livestream #3 |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Joe and Pam Wycoff Original Oratory Finals presented by Red Hill Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Auxiliary – Livestream #2 |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Yellowbird Native American Dancers/Singer – Livestream #2 |
| 7:00 p.m. |
High School National Awards Assembly – Livestream #2 |
All times are shown in Mountain Standard Time.
Indigenous Peoples Acknowledgement, Phoenix/Mesa, AZ
As we travel throughout Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona, for the National Speech & Debate Tournament, it is important to acknowledge the displaced Indigenous People who are this land’s original stewards.
We acknowledge that the place we now call Arizona is the ancestral home of more than 20 Indigenous tribes and that the sites of the 2023 National Tournament sit on the stolen land of the ancestral homes and territories of the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Piipaash (Maricopa). We recognize that our presence here today is the result of the on-going exclusions and erasure of Indigenous people.
Today, history continues to be written; we thank the Indigenous People who are making essential contributions to Arizona and to speech and debate communities. Specifically, we want to recognize and thank Indigenous People, such as the Indigenous Persons Coaches’ Caucus, for their guidance and leadership.
The NSDA commits to continuing to learn; we will intentionally work to meet the unique needs of all Indigenous People in this activity.
