Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart- William Jennings Bryan

Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune under the auspices of Symbiosis Elocution & Debate Association(SEDA) has been organizing the Intercollegiate Debate- Waxing Eloquent for the last 32 years. SEDA aims to inculcate critical thinking, logical presentation public speaking skills and confidence in addressing an audience. This year the topic for debate is “Sports Extravaganza are an Economic Drain ”. The competition is scheduled for 11th September 2018 in the Audio Visual Hall of the college at 9:30 am . There are loads of prizes to be won. The Best Team gets a Trophy , Medal and a Cash Prize of Rs.4000/- and the Best Speaker gets a Trophy and a Cash Prize of Rs.2000. There are prizes for runners up team and Best speakers,The debate will be held in English only and is open to both Under Graduate & Post Graduate students. Each team will consist of two participants, one speaking for the proposition and the other against. Each participant will be allotted a maximum of 3+1 minutes for the Speech. There will be a rebuttal round. In view of the overwhelming response the competition receives every year, SEDA is constrained to accept only one team per college. For further queries please contact Sobia 8378095389