SPEAK 2026: October 17 at UK
What is SPEAK?
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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 speech and debate organizations in Kentucky (KHSSL is the organizing lead). It’s officially the Speech Professional Education Alliance of Kentucky!
WHAT TO EXPECT AT SPEAK 2026?
An amazing keynote by our Keynote Speaker, Neomia Hagans Flores of Kentucky's Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (bio here)!
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! See below!!
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!
Six hours of inservice credit!
Six hours of inservice credit!
Tentative schedule for the day --
Registration 8 - 9 AM
Welcome and Keynote 9 AM
Classes, Seminars, Lunch, and Door prizes 9:45 AM to 3:45 PM
Registrants attend two seminars and three classes plus the Keynote.
Empower Your Voice Today at NewSPEAK!
Three hours of introductory work just for rookies!
(Plus 3 hours’ PD credit)!
Or six!
We have three sessions, and you can take two each day!
NewSPEAK is next offered in Lexington at SCAPA Middle School on October 10, 2026.