National Speech And Debate Tournament 2024 Dates. The national speech and debate association, headquartered in des moines, will host its 2024 and 2025 national tournaments in the metro area, expecting a $22 million. Every summer, more than 6,000 middle and high school students travel to the largest academic competition in the world to debate current events, voice their views, and share their stories.

To create standards for national competition, the national speech & debate association (nsda) has defined a number of events, described below. A countdown clock over debate moderators david muir and linsey davis shows how much time trump has left to answer a question during his presidential debate with harris on.