2024 Voices of Liberty

Thank you for your willingness to judge at the 2024 Voices for Liberty Speech and Debate tournament! We rely on community support to help our tournament run smoothly.

Please register by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page.

Tournament Location

Central Baptist Church

6050 Plain View Hwy. Dunn, NC 28334

Time Commitment for Judges

Please arrive 1 hour prior to your selected speech and/or debate round in order to receive orientation. This is about a 3 hour time commitment and includes time for check-in, training, judging a round, completing your ballot, and enjoying some delicious refreshments. You are always welcome to judge more than one round!

Tournament Day

During Judge Training, you will be given a good overview of the events and the judging process at the tournament. 

On the day of the tournament, please follow the campus signs to the judge check-in table. You will receive an e-mail giving details about check-in, judge orientation, etc. approximately a week prior to the tournament.

Speech & Debate Training Slides
Training will be provided before your round, but feel free to read and become familiar with the training slides by clicking on the links below.

 LD Debate Orientation Slides Oct - December 2024

 TP Orientation Slides 2024-2025

Speech Orientation 2024-2025

YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO JUDGE! The goal of our competitors is to be able to communicate their ideas clearly and respectfully to anyone. If you are a good listener who is over 18 and not actively competing in Stoa high school speech or debate, WE NEED YOU!

If you are on the fence about whether or not to give community judging a try, watch this short video.