Speech And Debate On Social Media

Since the expansion of the digital age, argumentation and speech have found a brand new stage: Social media. Platforms like Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and others have become places where speakers and debaters inspire, educate, and engage audiences across the world. We’ve seen so much of Speech And Debate on social media for so many different purposes and we’d like to share it all with you.

Best Accounts To Follow

First, some shout-outs are definitely needed for speech and debate accounts that continue to deliver and show out. These accounts are speech and debate essentials that you probably don’t follow already. We’ll give you their names and one post of theirs that we like.

Catching Up With Competitors

A livestream project now in its fourth year, that has been fruitful every single year. It delivers and delivers with it’s open dialogue. We recommend it a lot

Unveiled Voices

Another podcast that is substantive for speech and debate, hosted by the accomplished Adrianna Rodriguez. These podcast episodes have no shortage of guests or depth. Check them out

Elevate Voices

A nonprofit organization led by a global team dedicated to amplifying the voices of underprivileged communities. It’s clear to see by their motto, "Every Voice Matters," that it’s a human-centric organization. Their dedication is infectious. This account is on the lower side of followers so show them some love!

The Debate Hotline

We couldn't forget our next batch of advocates whose main goal is to combat inequality within debate. Whether it be racial, sexual, cultural, etc. They truly are the debate hotline

Girls In Debate

This is a newer and smaller account but still their mission focuses on an existing and big issue: Women and their story within debate. They represent advocacy no less than any of the others here: We recommend you give them a look

Philosium

Not a speech and debate account but a strong adjacent account for our debaters out there. If you like to run philosophical cases or are just interested in learning more about philosophy to improve your repertoire, then this is for you

And of course, if you don’t already, you should follow us (Why wouldn’t you follow the leader in speech and debate success???). We’ve got great content to share along with updates and plan for the newsletter

Best Places To Find Speech And Debate On Social Media

There are many places speech and debate can be found but not all places speech and debate can be found are equal. Speech and debate thrives on some specific platforms much more than others and if you want to see more speech and debate within your digital life, then these are the places to go. Here are our top 3 in no particular order:

• Discord

Shocker right? Yet Discord has many active speech and debate communities, some even having thousands of active server members. It’s easily one of the best places to go to for debaters with it’s voice chat and real-time texting, making it more immersive and significant for learning and experience.

The same is true for speakers who can speak to online audiences within the servers via the voice chat (Which supports video calling) and receive feedback. Furthermore, it’s a good place to share resources and ideas among your fellow debaters and speakers

• TikTok

The app we all know and love. While it’s not as immersive as discord for practice it is greatly helpful with many tips, tricks and information all packed into short digestible videos. It’s just as good for entertainment when it comes to speech and debate as well. Hundreds of challenges, memes, and hot takes that’ll keep you engaged in the speech and debate atmosphere.

• YouTube

Last but not least, one of the staple platforms for speech and debate. You can find national final rounds, In-depth tips and topic analyses, interviews and so much more. Speech and debate has been active on YouTube for years and it will continue to be active on it for a long time— if you want to find speech and debate. YouTube is the place

Speech and Debate’s Growth on Social Media

Speech and debate is still finding new homes on social media. Platforms like TikTok and Instagram are becoming places (arenas) where rhetoric and persuasion take center stage, these spaces democratize access to a traditionally exclusive(ish) world

Take TikTok’s trending “debate lives,” for instance, where users go back and forth in lives between topics.— one of the most explicit examples of applicable debate. Meanwhile, YouTube channels provide countless tutorials on mastering cross-examination or delivering captivating opening speeches,.

Social media truly amplifies the human side of debate and speech if you look in the right places

That’s all for now, hopefully it’s easier for you to engage with speech and debate from now on. If not, don’t worry, you always have us ;)

Best Regards,

The Forensic Funnel Team