A speech timer, a practice drill, and a few real techniques.
Built for Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Parliamentary, Congressional Debate, and World Schools. Nothing to sign up for, and nothing leaves your device.
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Speech & prep timer
Presets for every major format, plus custom times. Pause freely — the clock is held, never penalized.
OpenQuestioning drills
Cross-ex, crossfire, or points of information in your format's own terms, with an answer clock and private recording.
OpenTechnique guides
Easy onset, light contact, phrasing, pull-outs, cancellations, rate control — each with an exercise you can run right now.
OpenWho this is for
Competitive debaters who stutter, and the coaches and partners working with them. The timers assume you may need to pause and that pausing shouldn't cost you anything. The drills exist so cross-ex isn't the first time you answer a hostile question out loud. The technique pages come from speech-language pathology, not a coach's guess — and they're options, not obligations.