Speech and Debate Camps for Summer 2010

Although the idea of going to “debate camp” might ring a bit ‘nerdy,’ it would benefit you tremendously in pursuing a legitimate speech/debate career.

The camp we most highly recommend is National Speakers’ Forum for all Interp, Original Oratory, Extemp, Congress, and Public Forum. For Lincoln-Douglas, we recommend National Symposium for Debate, National Speakers’ Forum (novices), and National Debate Forum (varsity).

Some pointers:

* Always look at who is teaching at the camp, what kind of facilities they offer, and their focus. Be sure you go to a camp where you will receive attention on areas you want to fix.
* Many camps offer discounts for early payment/registration.
* Some camps offer discount to groups from a single school. You might want to inquire about discounts you could receive if you and a few friends go to the same camp.

“Close to Home” Camps

George Mason Institute of Forensics (http://www.gmuforensics.org/gmif/index.htm)

* Fairfax, VA
* July 11-25 and July 11-28 2010
* Offers Interp, Extemp, and OO
* Relatively inexpensive, good track record

Barkley Forum Debate Institute(http://www.emory.edu/BF/endi/endi.html/gmif/index.htm)

* Atlanta, GA
* Dates TBD
* Offers LD and PFD
* Good college faculty, but unclear how experienced they are for high school

Nationally Recognized Camps

CDE (http://www.cdedebate.com)

* Albuquerque, NM
* Dates TBD
* Extemp and PFD

Experimental Extemp Lab (http://www.extemplab.com)

* Boston, MA
* Dates TBD
* Provides both HOW TO and topic analysis
* Excellent staff

Florida Forensics Institute (http://www.ffi4n6.com)

* Ft. Lauderdale, FL
* Dates TBD
* OK camp for all IE (especially OO) and Congress
* Some issues with staff have been reported

InterProd (http://interprod.summitdebate.com/)

* Boston, MA
* Dates TBD
* Incredible camp for Interp, coached by David Kraft
* Very expensive

Lyceum for Oratory (http://www.oratorylyceum.com)

* Boston, MA
* Dates TBD
* Incredible oratory staff (Ashley Mack)

National Debate Forum (http://ndf.summitdebate.com/)

* Boston, MA
* Dates TBD
* Very competitive LD and PFD camp
* Directed by Jonathan Peele (Kline may be there too)
* Very different approach than most camps

National Speakers’ Forum (http://www.nationalspeakersforum.com/)

* Ft. Lauderdale, FL
* Dates TBD (1 and 2 week option)
* Excellent for IE (especially Interp), Congress, PFD, and LD
* Awesome staff, including Mr. West (Congress) and Mr. Kline (PFD)

National Symposium for Debate (http://www.nsdebate.org)

* Colorado Springs, CO
* Dates TBD
* Highly successful camp for LD, very good staff

University of Iowa Summer Institute of Forensics(http://continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/debate)

* Iowa City, IA
* Dates TBD
* Excellent LD camp

University of Kentucky Intercollegiate Debate Program (http://www.uky.edu/Provost/ChellgrenCenter/Debate/institutes.htm)

* Lexington KY
* Dates TBD
* Offers Public Forum only
* Coached by Jonathan Peele and other Manchester Essex PFD students

Victory Briefs Institute (http://www.victorybriefs.com/institute.html)

* Los Angeles, CA
* Dates TBD (2 and 3 week camps) for Lincoln-Douglas Debaters
* Highly respected camp, superb staff, very expensive

Whitman National Debate Institute (http://www.whitman.edu/rhetoric/camp/index.htm)

* Walla Walla, WA
* July 18-August 6 (Policy/LD), July 18-July 30 (Policy/LD), July 30-August 6 (PF)
* LD and PFD
* Very young staff