NJSDL Online Speech Festival Series November

2026 — Online, NJ/US

Themed Congressional Debate Authorship Challenge (HS)

Abbreviation TCDAC-HS
Format Speech
Entry Fee $10.00
Entry 1 competitors per entry

Event Description:

Time limit is 6 minutes.

The Congressional Debate legislation was posted on Monday, November 2nd.

Students will write TWO authorship speeches for any of the legislation posted in the themed NJSDL November Speech Festival Congressional Debate Docket. This can be an Affirmation speech and a Negation speech on the same bill/resolution, two Affirmation speeches on two different topics, two negation speeches on two different speeches, or one Affirmation speech and one Negation speech on two different topics.

The only restriction is that students MUST write speeches on the topics posted from the themed NJSDL November Speech Festival Congressional Debate Docket.

Like authorship speeches in traditional Congressional Debate, each speech should be a maximum of 3 minutes.

Students will film themselves giving BOTH speeches back-to-back in an unedited video. Speeches should be filmed in one take without pausing, editing, or combining of two separate videos. Students are allowed to have a 5-10 seconds pause speeches to help assist the judge with determining the transition.

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Gary D Yablon
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Circuits
NatCir – National Circuit (US HS) NJFL – New Jersey Speech & Debate League Past Years' Editions

Dates & Deadlines

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Tournament Dates Nov 17 to Nov 23 2026
Registration Opens Sat Oct 17 at 1:00 PM
Registration Closes Sun Nov 15 at 5:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Sun Nov 15 at 5:00 PM
Judge Information Due Sun Nov 15 at 5:00 PM
Drop online until Sun Nov 15 at 5:00 PM
Change fees apply after Sun Nov 15 at 5:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.