Speech Showcase
Toward the end of every fall and spring semester, the top speaker from each of the two-dozen sections of Principles of Public Speaking (COMM 1020) is invited to battle it out during the Speech Showcase, sponsored by the Department of Communication.
Five finalists perform their speeches in front of a large crowd for a small cash prize and big bragging rights.
Speech Showcase Competitions
Fall 2025
7:00 PM on Thursday December 4, 2025 in Elizabeth Hall 229
Finalists:
- Presley Fewkes: Stepping Into a Silent World
- Kristian Bingham: Doomscrolling: Take Your Power Back
- John Murdock: It's Always Darkest Before It Goes Completely Black
- Elissa Song: Don't Make Your Bed Immediately After Waking Up
- Leitalia Tuiaki: Failing Forward
- Juliana Rodriguez: The Uncertain Future of DACA Recipients
Spring 2025
Watch the Spring 2025 Speech Showcase
Finalists:
- Kennedy Cowley: Illiteracy - The Epidemic Within Our Schools
- Loviise Puntso: Embracing Change
- Lincoln Mitchell: The Power of Labels
- Lillie Gregory: The Cost of Bodily Autonomy
- Makenzi Poll: Put the Phone Down
Fall 2024
Watch the Fall 2024 Speech Showcase
Finalists:
- Kristopher Lowry: The Perplexities of Perfectionism
- Julian Martinez: The Problem with Law HB-261
- Taylor Parkinson: Magic of Reading
- Aneth Cortès: Deforestation
- Laren Mackay: Save the Arts!
Spring 2024
Watch the Spring 2024 Speech Showcase
Finalists:
- Tyler Edwards: Got Your Attention
- Lauren Gorsline: Redefining Success
- Madelynn Warren: Crochet: A World of Possibilities
- Sean Whiting: ABC's of Avoidance Coping Strategies
- Aly Woodbury: Fear: Restructuring the Narrative of Being Afraid
Fall 2023
Finalists:
- Gracie Stephenson: Birth Control: Not Just a Woman's Responsibility
- Lyndee Thornell: One Rock at a Time
- Marin Guest: Positive Thinking: The Light All Around Us
- Sunny Jensen: More Than Two: Why Gender as a Spectrum is Better
- Mert Kilic
Spring 2023
Watch the Spring 2023 Speech Showcase
Finalists:
- Ethan Smith: Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story
- Hailey Powell: Yes You Can
- Rebecca Chowen: Child Marriage in the United States
- Audrey Call: How to Read a Textbook (Backwards)
- Carson Volk: Legalizing Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Fall 2022
Watch the Fall 2022 Speech Showcase
Finalists:
- Elly Mower: The Spectrum
- Morgan Poorte: Accepting Transgender Identities
- Joseph Trotter: Stop Being a Hater
- Kamryn Shepherd: Stopping the Spread
- David Carillo: Darkness Can Show Us the Light
Contact
Brent Warnock
Elizabeth Hall, Room 363
801-626-7873
brentwarnock1@weber.edu