Benefits Of Debate
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More comfortable and organized public speaking skills, helping you in school and the workplace.
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Improved writing skills with Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas and Original Oratory.
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Helps you to establish, support, and defend positions: for example, you must argue both sides in Pubic Forum and Lincoln Douglas. You will also learn how to use evidence and facts when writing and arguing.
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Debate Team looks great on a college application.
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Skills learned are useful for careers in law, politics, literature, journalism, and many others.
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There are a number of scholarship opportunities associated with debate.
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Speaking skills learned allow you to do well in job interviews and college interviews. These skills also help you when making presentations in school, and later, when presenting ideas in the workplace.
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You can also letter in debate.
