Forensics (Speech and Debate Team)


What is Forensics?

Forensics is intercollegiate speaking competitions that are held locally and across the nation on different college/university campuses.

Team members practice and compete individually or with a partner to uncover different kinds of truth through speech, performance, and/or debate. This activity serves as the applied or laboratory experience for many of the communication classes offered today (i.e., argumentation, public speaking, oral interpretation, etc.).


Students gain confidence and the necessary communicative skills to be competitive in their personal, academic, and career life. Plus, it’s fun


Description of Events

Platform Speeches
For the Professional/Business Speaker in each of us

Oral Interpretation
For the Actor/Performer in each of us

Limited Preparation
For the Spontaneous Risk-Taker in each of us

Debate
For the Feisty and Logical in each of us

Class

Join Forensics by enrolling in Communication Studies 106

Coaching Staff

Nichole Barta
Director of Forensics
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Department Info

Location

The Communication Studies department is located on the second floor of Jefferson Hall. Our office assistant is located on the first floor of Jefferson Hall in 114.

Contact

Sarah Crachiolo-Garcia, Department Chair

Email: @email

Jefferson Hall 312

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