The Â鶹´«Ã½ Speech Team finally had a chance to test their skills at their first tournament of the academic year at the 2020 PSCFA Warm-Up Tournament held October 3 - 4. Twenty-four colleges and universities came together to compete at the event with 11 students representing Â鶹´«Ã½.​&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Despite the usual challenges of being virtual, Â鶹´«Ã½ Forensics came out ahead by winning 9 awards in debate, platform speaking, and limited preparation events. Among the most notable awards were the top speaker in Open Informative Speaking and the top speaker in Novice Persuasive Speaking.​
On October 10, the team gave back to the community by participating in a tournament directed by Magnet Learning Academy. The tournament was open to elementary, middle and high school students to compete in Lincoln-Douglas (individual) or Public Forum (team) Debate. Â鶹´«Ã½ Forensics served as judges for the event and provided valuable feedback and speaking tops to the 112 young participants.
On October 11-25 the team participated in an unprecedented event: a completely asynchronous speech tournament. The NCFA Asynchronous Tournament was attended by 15 colleges and universities. Â鶹´«Ã½ competed in persuasive and informative speaking, as well as extemporaneous and impromptu speaking. At the conclusion of the tournament Â鶹´«Ã½ Speech dominated by receiving 6 awards including a 1st place in Senior Persuasive Speaking by Seadona Taloma and a 2nd place in Novice Impromptu Speaking by Gowtham Krishkumar.
Finally, the team hosted two California Proposition showcase debates. The second of the three-part series covered affirmative action, Proposition 16, while the third discussed Proposition 22 on app-based drivers.
The team is looking forward to their next events including more tournaments and a public showcase debate with the . Those interested in joining the Â鶹´«Ã½ Speech Team are encouraged to contact Jules French at jfrench7@ivc.edu or Bill Neesen at wneesen@ivc.edu.​&²Ô²ú²õ±è;