by Nathanael Arroyave | Sep 21, 2021 | From Novice to Intermediate, Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Thinking Strategically
(Image Credit: Pixabay) “Yes, and…” is one of the most crucial debate phrases you can ever learn. The phrase, “Yes, and…” is one that is highly encouraged in improvisational skits. The principle is one of cooperation and team-building. The idea is that one person...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Sep 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
At the third qualifier this past year my and a few of my friends decided to play a game we called impromptu bingo. To play the game we created a 5×5 bingo card of different actions we had to try to include in our limited prep speeches. This included things like...
by Jala Boyer | Sep 16, 2021 | Apologetics, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Liver, https://pixabay.com/photos/palace-justice-brussels-court-4781577/ News Flash! NCFCA rewrote their apologetics topics. Some of them are the same cards they had in the previous years, but NCFCA also added a ton of questions. One of Ethos’s coaches,...
by Amanda McPhetridge | Sep 15, 2021 | From Novice to Intermediate, Speaking
What to Do when Your Rankings are Consistently the Highest or Lowest in the Room (Pixabay, athree23) Imagine coming out of a tournament, eagerly waiting for ballots, opening your envelope and seeing the cursed rankings… 1-8-8 in every single room. Your soul is...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Sep 14, 2021 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Research Tips
https://pixabay.com/photos/railway-rails-track-train-2439189/ Have you ever crammed for a test before? While some of us are worse about it than others, essentially everyone has had an experience where they’ve waited until the absolute last minute to complete a school...
