by Kyle Lee | May 11, 2021 | Moot Court
“The winner of the round is separate from how you rank speaker points.” A message similar to this is given in most LD, TP, and Parli judge orientations, however, it’s a message you’ll never hear in an NCFCA moot court judge orientation. Why?...
by Kyle Lee | Apr 27, 2021 | Moot Court
Unlike TP and LD, Moot Court in NCFCA is limited to a “closed universe”, where you’re only allowed to cite material in a packet created by the league. Honestly, this system always frustrated me. I’d learn of a case that’d support my...
by Kyle Lee | Apr 13, 2021 | Moot Court
Like any event in speech and debate, becoming proficient at moot court requires practice. This is the second part of a series about moot court, in the last article we discussed four steps to prepare for your first moot tournament. This post will outline three ways...
by Kyle Lee | Mar 30, 2021 | Moot Court
One year ago I decided to compete in moot court in NCFCA. The activity was incredibly daunting at first. I had watched plenty of moot court rounds but frankly understood very little of what was going on. People would grip the podium instead of using hand gestures,...
by Kyle Lee | Mar 17, 2021 | Best Resources, From Intermediate to Advanced, Strategy, Technique, Thinking Strategically
In the last article (found here), we covered why over-practice is a real threat to competitive speech & debate success. That article wasn’t saying that practice is inherently bad. It isn’t. Practice is fundamental to improving at anything. But there...
