by Joshua Hu | Sep 9, 2018 | Coaching, Coaching a Club, Parli Resolutions, Parliamentary, The Parli Station, Top Drills
To improve in Parliamentary Debate, debaters must consistently break down a variety of resolutions across a wide range of subject areas and have high-quality practice rounds. Here are 20 resolutions to jumpstart your practice! This is the only the beginning—Ethos will...
by Joshua Hu | Mar 31, 2018 | Parliamentary, The Parli Station
My last post detailed how to prepare for parliamentary debate by expanding your knowledge base. But with that knowledge on hand, how can you best use your precious minutes of prep time? Generally, your prep sessions are best divided into three sections. Giraldine...
by Joshua Hu | Mar 24, 2018 | Parliamentary, Research Tips, The Parli Station
Collegiate British Parliamentary (BP) debate has been a new experience for me. No electronic resources, no consulting outside help is allowed. Only your mind, your partner, and perhaps some printed materials (like a copy of The Economist, some fact sheets, or an...
by Noah Farley | Nov 14, 2017 | Debate Rounds, Parliamentary, Strategy, The Parli Station, Uncategorized
Time for some new theory. Only a couple weeks ago, I was doing some Parliamentary debate. We were Opposition, and the debate had come down to the mass of historical examples on our side vs. the Government’s contention that the resolution was necessarily true. They...
by Abbey Lovett | May 26, 2016 | Debate Rounds, The Parli Station
Lots of Ethos debaters are at nationals and we’re getting called and texted off the hook. Thankfully, we declined to write resolutions for such a time as this. Take a look at the “mess” of parli prep time, and how a strategy must be quickly formulated… plus what a...
by Isaiah McPeak | Dec 3, 2013 | Parliamentary, The Parli Station, Top Drills
Simple exercise I did with Graham Stacy and Clare Downing tonight. Go to youtube and find a parli round available on youtube (probably by searching NPDA). Give yourself 15 minutes or less and prep your opp strategy and LOC. Watch and flow the PMC, preparing your LOC...
