by Anna Johansen | Nov 7, 2016 | Communication/Rhetoric, From Advanced to National-Class, Technique
The crowd roared. The phrase whips up images of excited football fans. Of theater-goers as the curtain falls. Of Wrigley Field during Game 7. Or, perhaps, of a supportive audience at a campaign rally. The crowd roared. During the 1996 presidential race, it wasn’t just...
by Harrison Durland | Nov 5, 2016 | Disadvantages, Strategy, Team Policy
“And this brings me to the next disad disad 2 nuclear war card 1 Matthews ‘08 nuclear war most gasp-gasp likely in Asia reads evidence… and now gasp-gasp card 2 Greer ‘09 South China Sea (SCS) unstable reads evidence… now we gasp-gasp have link 1 their...
by Abbey Lovett | Nov 3, 2016 | Soapbox
About 4 months ago, I had the opportunity to speak in front of 1,500 people on a massive stage. I had only 2 minutes to prep (the prep had to be done up on the stage) and I had to speak for 5 minutes. Not to mention, the pressure of just winning the national...
by emilyerose | Oct 27, 2016 | Coaching
Steve the superb sweater salesman is constantly debating. His prospective clients can be the most vicious cross-examiners and deliver disadvantages that wreck his sales pitch. But Steve isn’t just any ‘ol sales rep. Steve has skin made of rubber. He lets these...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 24, 2016 | Coaching a Club, Speech Events
So what is most likely to help club members improve their speeches? The parents and students at Lone Star Christian Communicators, a speech and debate club in Austin, Isaiah was asked to give an hour talk on giving and receiving speech feedback in club. Several...
