SPEAK 2011 

 was a collaborative conference sponsored by

Kentucky National Forensic League

and co-sponsored by the

Kentucky High School Speech League,

the Kentucky Catholic Forensic League 
(Louisville diocese), and

the Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama Association. 

The conference, held September 30 at the University of Kentucky, was hosted by Dr. Deanna Sellnow and the Division of Instructional Communication in the College of Communications and Information at the University of Kentucky. 





Special emphasis was given to the recently released Common Core Standards in Speaking and Listening as well as on the upcoming Program Reviews for Kentucky schools in Writing plus Arts and Humanities.   

Colonel Scott Wunn poses with his Kentucky Colonel certification.  Wunn, the Executive Director of the National Forensic League, jazzed SPEAK 2011 with his rousing keynote address expressing how speech and debate saves students and their coaches.  From his dynamic oratory to his Oprah moment for the schools new to NFL and NJFL, Wunn hit a home run.  The SPEAK organizers (especially Terri Branson) were pleased to have Wunn named a Kentucky Colonel for his support of Kentucky scholastic speech and debate.

Initial funding for SPEAK was provided by a grant from the National Forensic League, the national honor society for high school speech and debate.  SPEAK thanks Scott Wunn and the NFL for their generous support.