by Zack Voell | Aug 5, 2013 | Coaching, Stoa, Video
So many of the best and not-so-best speeches, debate rounds, and interpretations, have been recorded by numerous helpful minions during past competition seasons and are all over YouTube for your benefit. Make use of them! At Ethos debate camps during the summer, we...
by Thaddeus Tague | Jun 24, 2013 | Coaching
Preface: As my last debate season finished up with NITOC, I continued to think about debate tactics, strategies, and ways to win the judge. I’m done for crying out loud. I’ve told myself I’m done over a thousand times. It is no use. Most debaters look at this as a...
by Zack Voell | Jun 17, 2013 | Coaching
Debate, like any other sport, has an off-season, and that off-season is summer. No competition happens, no preparation for tournaments occurs, and hopefully lots of sleeping takes place. But just like any other sport, what you do (or do not do) in the off-season...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jun 12, 2013 | Best Resources, Counterplans, Example Rounds, Briefs, and Case Studies, From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy
The Ethos team makes appearances at both Stoa and NCFCA National Championships. NCFCA debaters, here’s a case study worth your attention before nationals: Ethos staff members Drew Chambers and Isaac Kim, who this year have debated in NFL, Parli, Policy, and Mock...
by Rebecca Frazer | Mar 22, 2013 | Coaching, Coaching a Club
Is it bad to say that M&Ms were the highlight of a debate class? I still remember those M&Ms. I also remember sitting in the same metal chair for two eight-hour days of basic debate instruction from the experienced debate students at my new debate club....
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 8, 2013 | Communication/Rhetoric, Technique
Every debate team wants to see the check mark under their names on the debate ballot. Winning is important. Winning is the best. There is nothing wrong with winning. But one of the worst feelings is when you see “LPW” scribbled on the side of a ballot: Low...
