The top individuals are selected to represent Canada at the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships in March or April. They comprise half of the Canadian team, the other half having been selected at the International Independent School Public Speaking Championships. For more information on the National Public Speaking Championships, go to the National Public Speaking Championships site . The World Schools Debating Championships started in Australia in 1988. Each country taking part sends a team of three to five debaters, three of whom take part in any one debate.
Some debates are on prepared resolutions while others are impromptu.
It is a competition which recognizes the top teams rather than the top individual debaters. This, and the fact that it is concerned solely with debating, are the chief differences between it and the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships. For more information on the World Schools Debating Championships, go to the World Schools Debating Championships website . The World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships started in England in 1988. Each country's competitors compete as individuals rather than as national teams.