by Anthony Severin | Feb 12, 2019 | Coaching a Club, Communication/Rhetoric
No matter how you’re involved in the speech/debate scene, at some point you’ll probably be asked to give feedback to help other people improve. This post aims to make that feedback better. “Fix patterns, not problems.” – Tracy Wilk, former Google executive,...
by Anthony Severin | Dec 14, 2010 | Strategy
One of the first football games I can remember watching was the 1999 AFC championship between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tennessee Titans. The Jaguars were up 14-0 at halftime– looking good so far. Their defense had stepped up and the offense gotten a...
by Anthony Severin | Nov 4, 2010 | Coaching, From Novice to Intermediate, Strategy
It will happen to the best of debaters. The idea that once so intrigued judges, wowed parents, and left negative teams with their jaws hanging open* sometimes loses it’s effectiveness. Or, maybe that effectiveness was never there in the first place, and despite...
by Anthony Severin | Aug 25, 2010 | Research Tips, Technique
I have a habit of collecting strange facts. Be it reading through news articles, listening to the radio, or watching TV, I seem to pick up on the smallest points. It wasn’t until last year that I realized how critical that can be. Last year (yep, you guessed it,...
