Saskatchewan Elocution and Debate Association

SEDA Membership

Students must register as a member to gain access to our Speech and Debate Academy, competitions, and other programs. Students register HERE!

Coaches register their clubs HERE!

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Walter Murray Collegiate

Speech & Debate Academy (SDA) is an after-school program where youth have an opportunity to...

Be an empathetic, critical thinker who can analyze both sides of an issue
Organize your ideas and create great speeches, essays, and other forms of arguments
Do well in job interviews, scholarship applications, and in group situations that require persuasive speaking
Learn to support and critique ideas from multiple perspectives
Understand and value the power of words

When debaters are equally matched in argumentation and refutation, sometimes a speaker's style can be the tiebreaker. Using powerful language...

Deconstruction, also called refutation or clash, is when you disprove arguments brought up by the other team. In a debate developing a solid case...