Communication majors, Olivia Knoll, John Harrison, and Jamie Christiansen, delivered speeches to the residents at Aegis Living in Ravenna. Each student delivered an informative speech from their time in COM 320: Advanced Public Speaking. Olivia talked about the research on the effects of gratitude. John spoke on the science of ... >>
Exciting news! The Coursera public speaking course now includes virtual reality technology to enhance your public speaking practice. Read more about how we're using VR to take public speaking skills to the next level! Soon, we'll be bringing this tech into the CSD to augment our coaching! ... >>
2023 Theme: Who is a great public speaker? This year, we challenge you to explore the art of public speaking by reflecting on a great speaker who has inspired you. Your chosen speaker can be a well-known figure from history or someone who may not be widely recognized, but whose oratory ... >>
Boxing, speech, and debate may seem like vastly different activities, but they share much in common. They involve performance, competition, strategy, and the ability to think on your feet. Like competitive specch and debate, boxers perform their arguments for the judges. This leads us to a discussion of how a ... >>
The CSD worked with the non-profit Braver Angels to host a large public debate on Washington HB 1363 dealing with police vehicular pursuits. HB 1363 was introduced in the 2023 legislative section. The new bill seeks to reduce the threshold from probable cause to reasonable suspicion AND expand the ... >>
The 2022 Nyquist speech contest winners are in. Judy Kimball, Vice President of Marketing at GLG, and Evan Seguirant, Senior recruiting manager and Twitter, served as the judges. Both Judy and Evan coached in the Center years ago when they were undergrads at UW. This year, the contest was open ... >>
2015 Speech contest winner, Majit Golden The 2022 Jody Deering Nyquist speech contest is now open! Given the craziness of the past few years, this year's theme is: What lessons should UW learn from the COVID pandemic? The theme allows for a wide range of ideas about how the ... >>
The Center for Speech & Debate kicked off 2022 with a debate on the long-term health care policy, the Washington Cares Fund. Students in the COM 234: Public Debate class studied the WA Cares debate for weeks, reading and analyzing the case for and against the payroll tax (.58%) funded ... >>
Jackson Long, who currently writes at Microsoft, worked in print journalism and used to write Super Bowl TV commercials at ad agencies. Over lunch at the UW Club, Jackson met with a number of Speaking Center tutors to talk about his career path.
2021 Contest winner, Evan Whitmeyer Just some advanced notice that the deadline for submitting your speeches for the Jody Deering Nyquist Speech Contest in on April 22nd, 2022. After the April 22nd deadline, Submitted speeches will go through preliminary judging rounds, guided by the Center director. Those not advancing ... >>