by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 9, 2015 | Coaching a Club, Communication/Rhetoric, From Intermediate to Advanced, From Novice to Intermediate, Soapbox, Technique
For a skill that hinges on unblurred communication, debating can be brutally muddled. Thank unexplained debate jargon, thrown around in every speech. In the 20th century, cultivated primarily by guides who experienced debate as debaters rather than audience, debate...
by Rebecca Frazer | Sep 16, 2015 | Coaching, Soapbox, Tournaments
Picture us both holding a mug of tea, sitting on a comfy couch, and having a nice chat about your fears and insecurities. You share with me—as many, many students have—that “judges are out to get me: they just hate me for no reason.” Then picture me, ever so kindly,...
by Isaiah McPeak | Sep 3, 2015 | Soapbox
If you missed PHC Debate Camp this year, you missed some self exploration. We found the 15-year-old-dude in all of us. There is one. That 15-year-old-dude isn’t gender specific… it’s a composite personality that shows its face now and then. In...
by Isaiah McPeak | Apr 14, 2015 | Featured, Soapbox
I will… … Move my audience towards the good, never using my weapon for ill … Give more than I receive … Seek the joy of sharing ideas and finding agreement, not the high of conflict … Help people make better decisions … Protect my...
by Elijah Schow | Feb 6, 2015 | Coaching, Soapbox
Download (23.3MB) | iTunes Cumulatively, Isaiah and Nathanael have given feedback professionally for over 15 years. In this episode, they reach into the past and discuss the secret sauce that makes their criticism pop. Reblogged from...
by Rebecca Frazer | Jan 8, 2015 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Guest Posts, Soapbox
Any Hunger Games fans out there? We don’t own any archer themed pictures for this post, so you get someone in odd clothing. I recently talked to group of skilled debaters about how to develop champion-level negative strategies. My advice may surprise you. It...
