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Fall 2026 Speech and Debate Classes and Clubs Are Here! SIGN UP NOW!

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A new season means new opportunities to grow, learn, and discover what you’re capable of.

Whether your student is stepping into Speech & Debate for the very first time or preparing for another competitive season, our Fall 2026 lineup has something designed to help them thrive. From foundational speech classes to advanced debate training, interpretation, extemporaneous speaking, Lincoln-Douglas, Team Policy, Moot Court, and specialty clubs, every class is built around one goal: helping students become confident communicators who think critically, speak with purpose, and make a lasting impact.

At Lasting Impact!, we believe communication is about so much more than winning rounds. It’s about learning to defend truth with grace, lead with confidence, and use the gifts God has given each student to influence the world around them.

Why join a Lasting Impact! class?
• Learn from experienced, nationally recognized coaches.
• Receive consistent instruction and meaningful feedback.
• Build friendships with students from across the country.
• Grow in confidence, critical thinking, and communication.
• Strengthen skills that last far beyond competition.

Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned competitor, we’d love to have you join us this fall. Classes begin soon, and many have limited enrollment, so don’t wait!

View the complete Fall 2026 lineup and register today:
Lasting Impact! Fall Classes & Clubs

Looking for More Personalized Coaching?

At Lasting Impact!, our support doesn’t stop with classes or clubs we create. Whether you’re starting a new Speech & Debate club, leading an established team, or simply looking for extra help, our experienced coaching staff-

We are here to partner with you!

We offer private coaching, club coaching, personalized lesson plans, tournament preparation, and one-on-one mentoring, script assessments across Speech, Lincoln-Douglas, Team Policy, Moot Court Leagues. Need a coach for your club? Hire a Lasting Impact! team member and receive the encouragement, expertise, and practical guidance your students need to succeed.

Check out our Coaches – HERE

No matter where you are in your Speech & Debate journey, we’re here to help you make a Lasting Impact!

We can’t wait to learn, grow, and invest in another incredible season together!

TODAY! Free Webinars – Tackling New Speech Events (Like After Dinner) and Club Leader Meet and Greet

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A new speech season brings new opportunities… and this year, a few new events too! Lasting Impact! is ready to help you jump start your season!

If you’ve been wondering:
• Where do I even begin with After Dinner Speaking? Should I tackle a new speech?
• How do I coach these new categories?
• How can I grow?

Join us TONIGHT at 7:00 PM for our FREE webinar:

Tackling the New Speech Events

We’ll walk through the purpose of the new events, discuss practical coaching strategies, brainstorm ideas, and help you feel more confident heading into the season. Whether you’re a veteran coach or just starting your speech journey, we’d love to have you with us! Heather Neumann (along with her guests) will lead these exciting sessions that will be sure to inspire and spark excitement into your season.

Then, at 8:00 PM, stick around for our Club Leader Meet & Greet!

One of the greatest blessings of speech and debate is the community. Coaching isn’t meant to be done alone! This is a relaxed opportunity to meet other club leaders, ask questions, share ideas, and encourage one another as we prepare for another exciting year.

Our mission has always been bigger than trophies. We’re raising young people who can think deeply, communicate truth clearly, and make a lasting impact for Christ.

We hope you’ll join us tonight!

To receive the Zoom link, email Heather@lastingimpact.info These will be recorded. Members can view for FREE in the RECORDED WORKSHOPS.

Summer Speech and Debate Camps! Free Parent Registration With Every Student! 

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Calling all parents! Our team is excited to offer a free parent registration with every student who signs up for one of our online camps this summer. The fact is, YOU are an essential member of your student’s competition team. Every late night conversation in the kitchen, every practice round you judge, every bit of feedback you offer will help your student gain a deeper understanding of the resolution, and our league culture will benefit from your expertise! 

Camps start this week! It’s not too late to sign up for…

Novice Team Policy, June 26-27 from 9am-12pm CST

Advanced Team Policy, June 26-27 from 1-4pm CST

Novice LD, June 27 from 11am-3pm CST

Advanced LD, June 27 from 11am-3pm CST

We hope to see you there! If you haven’t signed up yet or haven’t checked out ALL the Speech and Debate Camps we are offering this year – check them out – HERE!! https://lastingimpact.info/product-category/online-camps/ OR Email anne.lastingimpact@gmail.com with any questions. 

Partnering with NCFCA: Uncovering or Discovering New Speech Categories! Webinar TODAY!

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We’re excited to announce that Heather Neumann, founder of Lasting Impact!, will be partnering with NCFCA today for a special Speech Committee Webinar— an opportunity to dive deep into this season’s new speech events: Biblical Presentation and Oratorical Thematic. Pro tip from Heather… “Fully understanding the rules is one of my go-to lessons when assisting students, parents, and coaches, and today you have the opportunity to hear from the speech committee personally about the new events NCFCA is offering. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn, grow, and get inspired.”

Join the event as we explore the heart and purpose behind these new categories. Together, we’ll discuss:

  • The unique value of each event and how they can shape well-rounded communicators
  • A review of the rules and structure for both categories
  • Inspiration for impactful themes and primary sources to help students craft meaningful speeches

This is the perfect opportunity for students, parents, and coaches to gain valuable insight and get excited for the season ahead!

When: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – TODAY!!
Time: 2:00 PM CT
Where: Online via Zoom
Register here: Click to Register

If you can’t attend live, don’t worry! The event will be recorded and made available on the Resources page of the NCFCA website.

We can’t wait to unpack these exciting new opportunities and equip students to grow in their speaking and storytelling skills. Hope to see you there! If you would like to learn more from Heather or the Lasting Impact! Team schedule a one on one session or a club coaching session today!

Online Clubs Start After Labor Day – Sign Up NOW

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Did you know Lasting Impact! has a variety of Speech and Debate Clubs? Check out the SHOP to see what’s in store for Fall 2025 – https://lastingimpact.info/product-category/clubs/

If you are looking for a coach to jump into your clubs for an online zoom session- we do that too! Our coaches are fabulous at what they do! We have coached numerous National Champions, but we also connect with those who don’t! Speech and Debate is a personal journey. It’s a joy and honor to come alongside students, parents, coaches, and clubs wherever you are! For more information or questions contact Heather@lastingimpact.info

Opinion – NCFCA TP Cognitive Bias? And TP Camp THIS WEEK! by Roman Hogancamp

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Almost everyone I have talked to supports and likes the upcoming NCFCA Team Policy resolution, which addresses reforming Congress. It is because of this overwhelming affirmation, however, I began to realize there may be a slight problem: judge bias. This became exceptionally clear when I started writing a case that tackled term limits. While writing this case, I found a statistic stating that 83 percent of the population supports term limits! This made me realize the vast majority of judges are going enter the round with bias in favor of the Affirmative team. Think about it for a moment… How many people have you spoken with do not think Congress needs to be reformed—in at least one way or another? My guess is most everyone will agree Congress is in need of change. So, what can we do about it? In this article, we are going to examine two primary forms of judge bias and the strategies that play into these biases, we are going to talk about how to counter these biases, and finally, I am going to invite you to join Ethan Tong and I July 31-August 1 for the Lasting Impact Online Team Policy Debate Camp, where we will tackle this issue and so many more! If you haven’t signed up, please plan on doing so through the Lasting Impact website here… or keep reading Roman’s opinion below….

Jump Start TP Debate Online Camp
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Why Should You Attend a Summer Speech and Debate Camp?

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As a coach, I’ve seen countless students walk into a Speech and Debate Camp a little nervous, unsure of what to expect. But by the end of the camp, they’ve transformed—equipped with new skills, fresh strategies, and the confidence to tackle their next competition head-on. If you’re a student considering whether to attend a Speech and Debate Camp – online or in-person or a parent wondering if it’s worth the investment, the answer is a resounding YES! I have countless of reasons why… but here’s just two reasons why: (and remember- we have TWO awesome online debate camps coming up… check them out HERE – https://lastingimpact.info/shop/ )

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Summer Prep with Lasting Impact!

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Are you ready to begin your 2025-2026 speech and debate season? We are too! In fact, we have one camp under our belt and resources busting at the seams! Here is just a short run down of how you can use Lasting Impact! as the number one resource in Speech and Debate this summer and beyond!

  1. Coaching – Have you seen our line up of qualified coaches? Do you want to get a jump start on your season? Schedule a Mental Prep Session. Coaching isn’t just for students either! Did you know we help create syllabus’ for clubs, meet with parents, and coach specific tracks for clubs? Check out COACHING here.
  2. Camps – Like I said we are one camp down, and about a dozen more to go! Lasting Impact! Coaches are traveling nation-wide again to help inspire students (and parents) on the power of communication! Talk to Heather (heather@lastingimpact.info) on more information on hiring a Lasting Impact! Coach. We even offer Online Camps this summer (and they will be recorded)! Moot, TP, LD, and Jump Start Speech… what more could you ask for!?
  3. Speech and Debate Materials – We have AMAZING products! If you haven’t been to the SHOP in a while… go there NOW!
  4. Sourcebooks – Our Debate Guidebooks and Sourcebooks are the BEST! We spend hundreds of hours putting together a product you will want to dig into! And did you know, we created a Summer Prep TP Source just for our NCFCA friends! Great for easy early research or camp!
  5. Don’t forget to sign up for Fall 2025 Clubs/Classes! More will be added this summer… but be sure to check out some of our standards- Online LD, Speech 101, Speech 102, Interpretation Club, Online Apol, Extemporaneous Roundtable and more!

Lasting Impact! is gearing up for the best summer and season ever! We hope you join us!

Reformation of Thought: A History of Philosophy (Class Offering) by: Charis Baker

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Western Civilization is in the midst of a crisis. You are living in the midst of one of the great ideological battles in history. Whether you want to be a better debater, increase your ability to defend your faith, or become a more well-rounded individual, you must know and be able to articulate the truth. 

How can you stand firm in truth if you don’t know where the battle lines of ideas are drawn?

This fall, Lasting Impact! is partnering with Speaking with Grace and Charis Baker. She is offering an 8-week live class for high schoolers who want to achieve these exact goals. We’ll read, write on, and discuss Dr. Glenn Martin’s comprehensive overview of the thoughts that have shaped Western philosophy: Prevailing Worldviews of Western Society Since 1500. Join Charis Baker to better identify and defend your beliefs and understand the history of philosophy. Continue reading for a glimpse into the questions and ideas we’ll be examining….

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FREE Webinar – Judging Moot at Nats

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Are you heading to the NCFCA National Championship to judge Moot Court? When you judge Moot, you might also feel like you’ve won a slot to Nats! Asking the right questions might make you feel like you are put in the hot seat! Ethan Tong is putting together another Moot Judging Webinar so that you can be fully prepped to judge and ask good questions at Nationals. Judging at Nationals can be scary because it’s in person, but it can also be more fun! No more worrying about feedback, no more worrying whether the competitor can hear you or is intentionally ignoring you… you can see if he or she is reading from a script or if they have memorized their material, etc. Everything is better in person!

If you’re interested in learning more about how to judge well, understand the case materials better, and have your questions answered, register for the FREE webinar hosted Monday night, May 26th, at 7pm. If you aren’t able to make it, it will be recorded, but you still need to register. 

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSck8V_6SGjoUCe1Y80WI-KpP7gXXNHIQulTUraIcCAch5SQqA/viewform?usp=header

And invite your friends to the webinar—it’s completely free! We just want to equip judges so everyone feels good about their rounds.

Prepping for Moot Court in the Preseason: Do I Really Have to Start Now? By: Hannah Cavanaugh

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“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” This popular quote from Benjamin Franklin is one that I often heard parroted at me by coaches throughout the years, always immediately followed by an instruction to start working on my speeches and debate cases much sooner than I would have liked. At the time, I felt like it wasn’t that helpful to start in the summer, after all, the same materials would still waiting in the fall. While I don’t like to admit that I’m wrong, I was definitely wrong; getting a head start on preparation during the summer has proven to be invaluable in my experience, especially when preparing for Moot Court. Getting a head start on the extensive reading and analysis only helps you. However, figuring out where to start is difficult, should you read the Supreme Court cases first? Or the facts? When should you start writing your cases?

Here are a few tips on jump-starting your season a few months in advance:

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NCFCA/ASDA TP Res – A Deeper Look and Upcoming TP Online Camp

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“The United States Federal Government should significantly reform its foreign policy toward one or more of the following Central American countries: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.”
This year’s NCFCA and ASDA TP resolution asks us to learn about some of our neighbors, who are just a few countries south. Given the number of countries covered under the resolution, it opens the door to a wide range of policies. International policy resolutions are distinct from domestic policy resolutions in that they offer debaters a greater challenge and a good opportunity to be creative. Some of my best years debating in the league were when I was challenged by an international policy resolution.
With a new debate year right around the corner, it’s about that time in the summer when most people (except the most studious debaters who started researching when the resolution was released) start to think about the topic for the upcoming season. You may be asking, “How do I tackle this year’s resolution, and where do I start?” I hope to provide a brief orientation to this year’s topic and pique your interest by examining three broad issues related to the resolution: economics, national security, and global stability. Continuing reading below… or sign up for Lasting Impact!’s Online TP Camp (non league specific)! It starts next week. Also- our TP Sourcebook is COMING SOON!

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