Elizabeth Matalon isn’t shy about helping others overcome their struggles with public speaking. The Great Neck North High School senior is the founder of Teen Speakers Club, a nonprofit peer-to-peer ...

Jennifer Tiexiera and Guy Mossman's Sundance-premiering documentary follows five teenagers as they prepare for a national oratory competition. By Frank Scheck Maybe it’s because I’m a writer, but ...

That’s roughly the verbal real estate available to the high schoolers who compete for the crown each year at the National Speech and Debate Association Championships (NSDA) in the category of Original ...

Maybe it's because I'm a writer, but sports competition documentaries leave me cold. Same for those harrowing true-life tales ...