Forensics Speech Showcase
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Jackson Miller
Subject Area
Communication Arts/Rhetoric
Description
The Linfield Forensics Team (Speech and Debate) will present their nationally ranked speeches and performances that they have crafted and practiced throughout the school year. Clara Johansen will give a persuasive speech on why disabilities should be considered in planning for natural disasters. Kenny McMillen will give a comedic speech on absurd state laws. He will also give an extemporaneous speech on current events with 30 minutes to write the speech after learning the topic. Mari Stewart and Ethan Smith will perform a program of interconnected scripts on religious trauma. Last, Ethan Smith will perform an impromptu speech with two minutes to prepare a speech after learning the topic.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Ethan; Stewart, Marianna; Johansen, Clara; and McMillen, Kenneth, "Forensics Speech Showcase" (2025). Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement. Event. Submission 5.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2025/all/5
Forensics Speech Showcase
The Linfield Forensics Team (Speech and Debate) will present their nationally ranked speeches and performances that they have crafted and practiced throughout the school year. Clara Johansen will give a persuasive speech on why disabilities should be considered in planning for natural disasters. Kenny McMillen will give a comedic speech on absurd state laws. He will also give an extemporaneous speech on current events with 30 minutes to write the speech after learning the topic. Mari Stewart and Ethan Smith will perform a program of interconnected scripts on religious trauma. Last, Ethan Smith will perform an impromptu speech with two minutes to prepare a speech after learning the topic.
