by Lydia Bode | Aug 9, 2012 | Research Tips
Good debaters know their stuff. This is some stuff you should definitely know if you’re debating the UN resolution. This list is by no means exhaustive, and that’s on purpose, because ya’ll feel like reading through pages of acronyms exactly as much as I feel like...
by Kara Stivers | Aug 3, 2012 | Coaching
Before the debate season began last summer, I informed my partner there was one item I could not debate without. I had to have my Pilot G2 Gel Pens. As quirky as it sounds, there was something comforting about having my pens lined up neatly next to my flowpad. I...
by Zack Voell | Aug 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Whether you compete in extemporaneous speaking or any form of debate (and especially if you compete in both), staying on top of current events is important. And that could have been left unsaid. I want to share a few notable, unrelated, but useful news stories that...
by Zack Voell | Jul 30, 2012 | Coaching
Dr. Tallmon has shared the notes from his lecture during the PHC debate camp for the benefit of not just the campers, but everyone else. His lecture on cultivating pathos and stylistic debate was an incredible experience for all the campers, and much more can be...
by Zack Voell | Jul 28, 2012 | Coaching
Dr. Richard Weaver gave an excellent lecture last evening on the changing cultural perception rhetoricians and the degradation of language as a whole. As Dr. Weaver explains in a part of his lecture, to be a professor of rhetoric was once an esteemed...
