UF Speech & Debate
Welcome to the University of Florida Speech and Debate Team's web page. Our site features a compilation of information about the team, as well as some basic resources for forensics competitors.
The University of Florida competes at national, state, and regional tournaments in Policy Debate and eleven Individual Event categories: Extemporaneous, Impromptu, Persuasive, Informative, After Dinner Speaking, Communication Analysis, Duo, Prose, Poetry, Dramatic, and Program Oral Interpretation.
Check out our history and other various parts of our squad. Learn about some team history, our travel schedule, current members, and about the annual Gator Invitational Tournament. If you want more details about the operation of the team, check out the U.F. Speech and Debate Team Constitution. For more information, feel free to come by our office at 413 Rolfs Hall, or contact our head coach, Kellie Roberts, at (352) 392-5421 ext. 22.
Debate Team meetings are Tuesday nights in Rolfs Hall 211 at 6:15 p.m.
Team funding, support
The UF Speech and Debate Team is funded by the University of Florida Student Government. The UF Student Government has shown a strong commitment to student organizations like Speech and Debate, providing 100% of our travel funding.
Additionally, the William and Grace Dial Center for Written and Oral Communication provides numerous resources to the team. The Center pays the salary of the Director of Forensics as well as the graduate assistant coaches and provides office space, telephones, computers, and a copy machine.
