Stanford National Forensic Institute

The Stanford Parliamentary Debate program returns this summer, bringing the same professionalism to parliamentary debate that SNFI has brought to policy debate and Lincoln-Douglas debate for the past 18 years. Serious student of parliamentary debate wanting to take their activity to the next level are encouraged to attend, as are those just beginning in this style of argumentation. A special Advanced section is planned for this summer. Small group activities ensure that students of all experience levels can be accommodated.

This exclusive one-week programs feature:

• A low student to staff ratio - averaging 1 staff to every 10 students or better

• A great number of practice debates - half of the total instructional time will be spent on conducting practice debates

• Seminars on brainstorming, constructing and supporting arguments and theory of argumentation from the ground up

• Topic analyses on a number of commonly used topic areas through a spirited examination of current events

• Living and working on the Stanford University campus in a stimulating and secure environment

• Videotaping of speeches for review and analysis of speaking styles, cross-examination techniques and argument selection

The camp is held in an intimate setting that allows plenty of question and answer sessions and one-on-one interaction with instructors, not just rote learning. Students are allowed to develop in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere with excellent supervision. Students will emerge from the program as more confident public speakers and as experts on the rules, style, and strategies of parliamentary debate, ready to compete in the fall.