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For speech & debate

Build a case that stands up when you do.

Winning cases and memorable speeches start with the right evidence, in the right order, said in the time you have. Leyden & Beam helps you build them, one idea at a time.

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What you get

Walk up to the lectern ready

Evidence at your fingertips

Every quote, figure and source you gather is ready to pull the moment you need it.

Arguments that hold

Build each claim with its reasons and evidence, and see where a link is missing before your opponent does.

Ready for the other side

Prepare your answers to the strongest objections, so nothing catches you off guard.

Know your time before you stand

Set your time limit and your speaking pace, and see how long your case or talk will run.

Made for

Two kinds of work, one way of building

A case to argue

For rounds you mean to win.

Lay out your contentions, your evidence and your answers, and know exactly where each one goes.

A talk to give

For speeches people remember.

Shape an opening, a through-line and a close, and fit the whole thing to the time you have.

Practice and revision

Better every time you deliver it.

Try a new order, cut what drags, and keep every earlier version of the case or talk.

From spark to structure

How a great case comes together

The spark

A fact, a quote, a line of argument that changes everything. Catch it the moment you find it.

The structure

Order your points so each one builds on the last and the answers are ready before the questions come.

The meaning

Stand up with a case that is clear, timed and yours, and make it land.

The best argument isn't the loudest. It's the best built.

Our pledge

Every word is yours.

No AI writes your case or your speech. Every argument you make is one you built and understand, which is exactly what holds up under cross-examination.

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No generated text, ever No AI suggestions or rewrites Your ideas stay yours

Pricing

A plan for students, included for professionals

Students get Speech & Debate in its own student plan. Every professional plan includes it. Every subscription begins with a 14-day trial.

Student + Speech & DebateFor students
$40 /semester Or $75 a year, or $9 a month
Everything in the student plans Cases, talks and timing for speech and debate
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Author
$9 /month $108 a year, or $13 month to month
For novelists and writers Speech & Debate included
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Scholar
$16 /month $192 a year, or $21 month to month
For academics and researchers Optional typesetting, +$7 a month
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Press
$29 /month $348 a year, or $39 month to month
For editors and independent publishers Client seats for the authors you edit
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Professional prices are per month, billed yearly. Compare every plan

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