by Allie Satterfield | Feb 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Be yourself. This advice may sound oversimplified and overused, however in impromptu speeches it is key to unlocking success. Impromptu is an opportunity to display who you are to your judges. You have an immense amount of freedom to exercise your speaking skills in...
by D. J. Mendenhall | Feb 2, 2024 | Lincoln-Douglas, Negative, Strategy
https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/opposite-teams-activists-with-yes-no-banners_30534343.htm#query=disagree&position=2&from_view=search&track=sph&uuid=ad71268b-5361-49ee-876d-9d8abe568333 Freshman year, going into my second round of the first...
by Hannah Cavanaugh | Jan 29, 2024 | College Debate, From Intermediate to Advanced, Lincoln-Douglas, NCFCA, NSDA, Parliamentary, Stoa, Thinking Strategically
Credit: Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/illustrations/light-bulb-idea-inspiration-light-4514505/) “Narrative imagining — story — is the fundamental instrument of thought. Rational capacities depend upon it. It is our chief means of looking into the future, or...
by Noah McKay | Jan 25, 2024 | Lincoln-Douglas, Resolutions, Stoa
Image from Pixabay.com Stoa recently announced this season’s spring LD resolution: Resolved: National security concerns ought to be valued above individual rights. This resolution will be very difficult for AFF to prove. In this short post, I’ll explain why. I’ll also...
by Patrick McDonald | Jan 24, 2024 | Impromptu, Strategy
Courtesy — pixabay.com Everyone has their own template for structuring an impromptu speech. Some people use the tried and true “three examples” structure, while others have concocted more unique devices for reliably crafting interesting and impactful speeches with...
