Competitive Communications
Competitive Communications offers training and competitive opportunities for students interested in Speech, Debate, Mock Trial, and Model United Nations. All of our programs provide students an opportunity to develop skills in critical thinking, research, argumentation, oral communication, leadership, and listening. Additionally, students will develop cultural sensitivity and awareness, a nuanced understanding of current events and political processes/systems, and knowledge of how communication can be used to foster different types of relationships.
Talking Tigers bring home 11 trophies
The Colorado College Speech and Debate Team hosted 10 schools at their annual tournament, Oct. 28-29th, 2023. The team took 2nd place overall, with several individuals placing in the top 3 for their events. In a field of 32 debaters, junior Aidan Boyd, took first place overall, with a perfect 7-0 record. Bella Houck earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in Dramatic Interp, Poetry, and Impromptu, respectively. Sophia Murphy took 2nd place in Impromptu, while Skye McCrimmon earned 2nd place in Extemporaneous Speaking and 4th place in Impromptu alongside Ben Rodriguez. Go Talking Tigers!
Please check out our Impact Report
The Impact Report is a summary of the notable events and accomplishments that occurred in the past academic year. We are very proud of our growing program. The goals for our teams were designed to promote and implement team cohesion, retention, and unification in all three competitive programs. As we celebrated the expansion and diversity of all of our student teams (now encompassing approximately 50 students) we updated and improved performance and peer-training strategies in on-campus programming. Our new programming encouraged constructive discourse outside of competition in meaningful ways through public forum discussions and post-event dialogues at the Competitive Communications House.