Events

Events

The Bettendorf MS Invitational will offer a wide range of events that are fully supported by the National Speech and Debate Association. For a full breakdown of the events, you can find more information here: https://www.speechanddebate.org/competition-events/. As this is our first outing in almost a decade, we are going to limit our offerings to the following events:

Debate Events

Lincoln-Douglas Debate - This event will follow the structure provided by the NSDA. The topic used for the Bulldog Invitational will be the March/April topic, which is: Resolved: The United States military ought to abide by the principle of non-intervention. A student can only register in one Debate event.

Public Forum Debate - This event will follow the structure provided by the NSDA. The topic used for the Bulldog Invitational will be the March topic, which is: Resolved: The United States federal government should ban corporate acquisition of single-family residences. A student can only register in one Debate event.

Speech Events

Dramatic Interpretation - This event will follow the structure provided by the NSDA. One person will act out a dramatic selection. Students may double-enter in an additional Speech event, if desired.

Duo Interpretation - This event will follow the structure provided by the NSDA. Two people will act out a selection. Students may double-enter in an additional Speech event, if desired.

Humorous Interpretation - This event will follow the structure provided by the NSDA. One person will act out a humorous selection. Students may double-enter in an additional Speech event, if desired.

Informative Speaking - This event will follow the structure provided by the NSDA. One person will present an informative speech on a topic of their choosing. Visuals are allowed following the NSDA guidelines, but are not required. Students may double-enter in an additional Speech event, if desired.

Original Oratory - This event will follow the structure provided by the NSDA. One person will present a persuasive speech on a topic of their choosing. Students may double-enter in an additional Speech event, if desired.

Those are all of the events we plan on offering for this first revamp of the Bettendorf MS Invitational. If you would like us to add another event, please let us know. If we get enough interest, we may consider adding it in the future. Thanks!