by Emily Rose | Dec 14, 2015 | From Novice to Intermediate, Technique, Thinking Strategically
Unscripted. Fast-paced. No prep time. Cross-examination is the true test of a debater, and my personal favorite in a debate round. It forces you not only to think on your feet, but to reason. It also necessitates a very artful crafting of your questions. This article...
by Emily Rose | Dec 4, 2015 | Coaching, Tournaments
For the love of Redbull, don’t go into your novice tournament season with “we’ll see what happens” as your only preparation. The mystery, pressure, dread, and simultaneous excitement of first-tournaments gets confusing. Don’t let the sea...
by Emily Rose | Nov 16, 2015 | Coaching, Research Tips, Strategy, Technique, Thinking Strategically
Before every tournament, my partner took me outside the registration building and had a pow-wow. He wanted to go through each of our briefs and make a strategy out of them, card by card. These two-hour meetings were stressful. As we watched other debaters enjoy...
by Emily Rose | Oct 30, 2015 | From Advanced to National-Class
Traditional Japanese schoolmasters have an incredibly hands-off method of instruction. Students often find it frustrating. Penmanship class involves the student painstakingly copying their characters, presenting them to their schoolmaster, and receiving cryptic grunts...
by Emily Rose | Oct 26, 2015 | From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy
“Effective debaters” are these elusive creatures, hunted by students year-round, at constant risk of being consumed by the masses. The hunt for debate-senpais is real. Everybody wants to be, or at least know, an effective debater. I won’t judge if...
