by Thaddeus Tague | Aug 20, 2018 | Best Resources, Communication/Rhetoric, From Advanced to National-Class, From Intermediate to Advanced, Technique, Uncategorized
How do you take your speeches to the next level? How do you separate yourself from the rest of the room, and even the other speakers in the debate round? Focus on the key distinguishing factors that make all the difference. Most of the time you can just get good or...
by Thaddeus Tague | Jul 30, 2018 | Communication/Rhetoric, Speech Events, Uncategorized
Passion can be a cornerstone for an effective or persuasive speech. Many speeches on certain subjects don’t need it, but many do. It’s a hard delineation to find. If you’ve ever seen a speaker with too much passion, you know how easy it is to become...
by Harrison Durland | May 26, 2018 | Communication/Rhetoric, Speaking
Specific/Advanced Techniques and Devices After the last post on more general techniques, this post will focus more on the concrete speech devices you can implement. However, as mentioned before, you don’t want to go overboard with these devices or use them without any...
by Blake Toman | Apr 18, 2018 | Communication/Rhetoric
“How could the judge not understand our mandate?” “Did they really miss that round-winning statistic?” “We addressed that Disadvantage! Why was it in their RFD?!” If you’ve ever had questions like these after a round, then...
by Joshua Anumolu | Mar 17, 2018 | Communication/Rhetoric, Technique
This post is a continuation of our series on how to have influence. Part one examined reciprocity, part two focused on the contrast principle, and part three began a discussion on commitment and consistency. This post finishes up part three with a few more tips on how...
by Joshua Anumolu | Mar 14, 2018 | Communication/Rhetoric, Technique
This post is part of a series on how to have influence. Be sure to read parts one and two for more tips on building your influence. “It’s easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.” – Leonardo da Vinci This post will cover the third...
