by D. J. Mendenhall | Mar 23, 2023 | Ethics Bowl, Lincoln-Douglas, Research Tips, Strategy, Uncategorized
Back in 2013, before I had ever done any speech and debate, and when my family was first considering joining the NCFCA, we had a meeting with the founder of the club we were going to join. During this meeting she went over lots of things concerning how debate works,...
by Jala Boyer | Mar 20, 2023 | Persuasive, Platform, Speech Events, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Kace Rodriguez, https://unsplash.com/@kace So you have an idea for a speech? Great. But now what? The speech is just a general concept floating around in your head. It’s pretty difficult to envision it becoming something presentable at a...
by Ben Brown | Mar 16, 2023 | Negative, Team Policy
Image Credit: alamy.com A lot of 2NRs follow the same pattern. First, the speaker gives an intro. Then, they explain that they’re going to, first, respond to the aff on each line of the flow, and, second, give voting issues. They then follow through...
by Patrick McDonald | Mar 14, 2023 | Speaking, Technique
In every sentence, some words are more important than others. Each word is necessary to make the sentence meaningful, but particular words carry more meaning than others. Consider the sentence: “Some time ago, I went to the zoo and saw a gorilla with a spatula.” Each...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Mar 9, 2023 | Platform, Uncategorized
https://pixabay.com/photos/sandwich-food-bread-lunch-snack-451403/ “If one of my sandwiches doesn’t hit the spot, there’s something seriously wrong with your spot.” Jimmy John’s Sandwiches If you like Jimmy John’s as much as I do, you’ve seen a sign with these...
