by Isaiah McPeak | Jul 13, 2011 | Coaching, Ethos Info, Featured, Tournaments
~~CORRECTION: I had previously erroneously reported that the negative review from an alumni was from someone who was not at the tournament the whole time. In fact, the alumni WAS at the tournament the whole time. Apologies~~ Back in March I posted about the Vector Fun...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 27, 2011 | Coaching
This week we had three days of nats prep at Drew’s house. Amy wrote a nice note that should be helpful to anyone going to nationals. We spent most of our time focusing on being clever, impactful, and memorable. Good work this week guys. Thanks Drew for letting...
by Zack Voell | May 21, 2011 | Coaching
For introductory purposes, I was not originally planning on submitting this article to be published here, on the Ethos site because I know I might develop a bad reputation of being an advocacy hater (but due to a push from my partner, it’s published). This...
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...
by Zack Voell | May 3, 2011 | Coaching, Speech Events
All too often I find that some of the debaters who haven’t started on the journey towards wisdom (which can be taught by debate, actually) quiver in fear behind their debate boxes, cracking binders, and piles of paper occasionally peering out at…them: the...
by Isaiah McPeak | Apr 20, 2011 | Coaching
Last weekend several historic events were wrapped up in a single event, the first Christian homeschool parliamentary debate national championship, in Little Rock, Arkansas. This was not the only first. For the first time, Ethos Staff squared off in a nationals final...