by Isaiah McPeak | May 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Daniel Gaskell was kind enough to reply to my argumentative post. And here we go again… 🙂 Yes, I guess I misunderstood the intent of Daniel’s post (though I did read it…hmm). Though the statement that “we should reject parametrics automatically as...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
This is a big topic every year. As an experienced parli debater, I’ve used parametrics quite a few times and seen the application from resolutions like “mute the red phone” where you really need parametrics because every negative counterplan could...
by Drew | May 12, 2011 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Technique
What is the very first thing you are going to remember about this post? Probably the title. Unless I can top that title with an equally intense conclusion. The same principle applies to debate and applies to speaking in general. Actually there are two principles in...
by Emily Apgar | May 11, 2011 | Guest Posts
I’m going to put this out front before I even begin. I’m a novice debater. I just completed my first year in TP. I don’t have loads of experience or a great deal of deep advice when it comes to debate. What I do have is some encouragement for novice debaters, like...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 5, 2011 | Coaching, From Novice to Intermediate, Technique
An Ethos Customer asked us: “Could you give tips on developing credibility while maintaining rapport with the judges? Especially for girls. Guys seem to have a slightly easier time of it. I usually give funny and rather pertinent stories as openers for my...
