by Isaiah McPeak | Jan 22, 2010 | Coaching
I got to critique a practice round last night at Vector. (Kelly Deibler/Jack Leetun vs. Hannah Drown/Drew Chambers) In one hour, we made it through the end of the CX of the 1NC. These are all advanced debaters who have worked extremely hard, have piles of research,...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jan 19, 2010 | Strategy
Just got in a round and heard of a case that you hadn’t thought of before? What do you do? Just happened to me today in a way, so I’ll share what I did as a lesson. Here’s what you need to do though: go through all your TYPES of arguments and see...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jan 16, 2010 | Technique, Video
Follow this link and watch the video highlighting Steve Jobs and his presentation techniques. Mimic as much as you can.
by Isaiah McPeak | Jan 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m informally announcing the following: What? A Federalist Papers/U.S. Constitution class Where? Meet at my house (Ashburn, VA) When? Tuesday nights from 6:30pm to 8:30ish for 4 weeks (optional 5th week depending on schedule hiccups) Cost? $15 per student, so I...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jan 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
I missed debate club (Vector, VA) last night. Then I got three questions about inherency this morning. Coincidence? I think not. So I decided to answer them here without their permission. 1. How do I run a “no barriers” inherency contrasted with running an...
