HPU Student Speaker Bureau's UIL Workshops
Get your students prepared for UIL competition in Congress, speech, debate and journalism.
UIl Congress Workshop
Join us at HPU on October 8, 2026, for our Congress workshop for high school students. The cost is $50 per student.
The UIL Congress workshop features small group instruction in Congress basics and presentation techniques. Students and coaches participate in small workshops with guided practice.
Lunch is on your own-on campus or at one of our many fast food restaurants.
Congress Basics
- Overview
- Robert’s Rules of Order
- Flowing
- Taglines
- Briefs
- Clash
- Basic debate format
- PO rules and procedures
- Ballots
- Bill writing
Presentation Techniques
- Round Etiquette
- Presenting a Bill
- Asking Questions
- Drills
Register Now for COngress Workshop
UIL Speech, Debate and JOurnalism workshop
Join us at HPU on October 28, 2026, for our annual UIL workshops for high school students. The cost is $35 per student.
The UIL workshop features small group instruction in all UIL speaking events including prose, poetry, LD and CX debate, informative and persuasive speaking, as well as all UIL journalism events. Students and coaches participate in small workshops with guided practice.
Lunch is on your own-on campus or at one of our many fast food restaurants.
Speech and Debate Workshop
This one-day workshop will focus on:
- Prose & Poetry
- Extemporaneous Speaking
- LD Debate
- CX Debate
Journalism Events Workshop
This one-day workshop will focus on:
- Feature Writing
- News Writing
- Headline Writing
- Editorial Writing
Register Now for Speech, Debate and Journalism Workshop
Contact Dr. Julie Welker at jwelker@hputx.edu for more information.
Registration is now closed for November 9, 2022.
Click the link below if you have already registered, but have not paid.