2025 SPEAK: october 18 @ Valley high school, louisville
What is SPEAK?
SPEAK is a professional development conference for speech/debate teachers/coaches that began in 2011 with seed money from the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA).
SPEAK occurs every year with the support of the six speech and debate organizations in Kentucky (KHSSL is the organizing lead). It’s officially the Speech Professional Education Alliance of Kentucky!
While KESDA and the Bluegrass Debate Coalition are no longer active organizations, we salute their past participation in SPEAK.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT SPEAK 2025?
An amazing keynote by our TBA Keynote Speaker!
Door prizes!
Fellowship with fellow teachers and coaches! And connections for help throughout the year!
Workshops you can't get anywhere else in Kentucky -- just for speech/debate!
Certificates showing six hours (6) of Professional Development /
Inservice Credit!
Free lunch!
$40 Registration fee includes lunch.
First-year coaches who have joined KHSSL by October 15 --
KHSSL pays your registration!
NEWSPEAK
NEWSPEAK
New to speech/debate?
Join us for NewSPEAK on Saturday, September 27, 1-4 PM Eastern.
ONLINE
Three hours of introductory work just for you (plus 3 hours’ PD credit) taught by leaders of the SPEAK Alliance organizations!
Register for NewSPEAK with SPEAK registration at www.kyspeak.org. NewSPEAK is offered for free for anyone who wishes to attend who is also attending SPEAK.
Not a first-year coach but want to attend NewSPEAK anyway? You've very welcome!
