Team Poland WIDPSC 2026
We are so delighted to announce that PDA is sending the first ever Polish team to participate in the 2026 World Individual Debating & Public Speaking Championship (WIDPSC) in England! Selections for the first ever Team Poland WIDPSC will be conducted in September. Students must be high school students and they may attend the interview in Poznan or online. This is a public speaking team but there are individual debates which students must compete in at the World Championship. WIDPSC participants must compete in 3 public speaking events and in individual debate.
Students trying out will have to present one in persuasive speaking speech and participate in an individual debate. Guidelines and ballots used will be emailed to registered participants.
The 3 students selected will begin training in the first week of October and preparation will last until February 2026. Training will be held online or in-person in Poznan. The team will be coaches by two experienced WIDPSC coaches.
Tryout Dates: September 13th & 14th 2025
Application Fee: Free
Application Form: https://tinyurl.com/polandwidpsc
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Co-Coaches
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Soufiane Choubani
*Team Morocco WIDPSC: Founder, Coach & Manager
*Team Morocco WSDC 2014 (Thailand) & 2015 (Singapore): Founder & former Head Coach
*World Speech Day Poznan Ambassador
*WIDPSC 2022 (online): Debate Grand Finals Judge
*WIDPSC 2023 (Durban South Africa): Finals Persuasive Speaking & After Dinner Speaking Judge
*AIDPSC (African Individual Debate & Public Speaking Championship): Grand Finals Judge 2023, 2024 & 2025
*Moroccan Public Speaking Championship 2021: Finals Judge
*Polish Schools Debating Championship 2022: Semi-Finals Judge
*Verbal Victory Toastmasters Club Speech Contest Winner 2023
*Toastmasters Poland Regional Contest 2nd Best Evaluator 2025
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Helen Ziomecki
*WIDPSC competitor in 2024/2025
*WIDPSC Overall Champion 2025
*WIDPSC impromptu speaking Grand Finalist 2025
*IISPSC impromptu speaking runner-up 2024
*ESU IPSC Canadian Representative 2023
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Speakers
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Amelia Grabska
City: Bydgoszcz
High School: Jan and Jędrzej Śniadecki High School No. 6
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Sara Czarnota
City: Osielsko
High School: IX Liceum Ogólnokształcące imienia Tadeusza Nowakowskiego
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Michał Barański
City: Bydgoszcz
High School: Jan and Jędrzej Śniadecki High School No. 6
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Aleksandra
City: Warsaw
High School: 33 LO. z oddziałami dwujęzycznymi im. Mikołaja Kopernika
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