National Speech and Debate Association

The National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) is the largest interscholastic speech and debate organization serving middle school and high school students in the United States. It is also the national authority on public speaking and debate.

"NSDA" redirects here. For the youth employment agency in India, see National Skill Development Agency.
National Speech and Debate Association
Company typeNonprofit organization
Founded1925
HeadquartersWest Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Key people
Pam Cady Wycoff
Board President
Scott Wunn
Executive Director
Websitespeechanddebate.org

NSDA was founded by Bruno Ernst Jacob, a Ripon College professor, in 1925 as the National Forensic League. As a college student, Jacob created a pocket handbook, Suggestions for the Debater, which led to the founding of the organization. The name was changed in 2014 to the National Speech and Debate Association.

NSDA provides competitive speech and debate activities, resources, comprehensive training, scholarship opportunities, and advanced recognition to more than 140,000 students and coaches each year.

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