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 | 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...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jul 9, 2012 | Coaching, Soapbox, Tournaments
Nationals is just like any other tournament. Grab some coffee and read that again. I know what you’re thinking: “Just like any other tournament? Yeah, right. Just like any other tournament where I get pounded to a pulp!” Receiving an invitation to the national...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 9, 2011 | Coaching, Parliamentary, Strategy
I’m teaching some parli classes lately. While these structures help in other forms of debate too, it’s good to learn a few standard case structures to deploy in parli. You can do almost anything you want to organize your speech, as long as you do it...
by Drew | Sep 17, 2011 | Coaching, From Intermediate to Advanced
Thanks to our dual sourcebook manager, Lydia Bode, for writing today’s post. The 1AC is important. But I’m sure you already knew that – or at least, think you know that. Which is why I’m sitting here wondering why almost everybody thinks of the 1AC as “an eight...
