by Harrison Durland | Jun 6, 2018 | Research Tips, Soapbox
I’ll be honest: sometimes, I’m just as guilty as the next guy. Once, it was because I had a looming deadline and no inspiration for a topic. Once, it was because I realized that taking one side would make it easier to crank out a paper. Once, I forgot that I had a...
by Anna Johansen | Jun 2, 2018 | Debate Partnerships, Guest Posts
This is a discussion with sibling TP partners Ethan and Lexi. Though they claim they aren’t exactly a model partnership, they were willing to share a few thoughts on the pros and cons of being paired with a sibling in debate. You’ll notice they talk a lot...
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 Harrison Durland | May 19, 2018 | Speaking, Technique
In this post, Harrison discusses some basic principles to keep in mind when speaking to a larger audience. Next time, he’ll cover more specific techniques and action steps. Since coming to college, I’ve participated in multiple debate rounds where we invite...
by Joshua Farquhar | May 16, 2018 | Strategy
This post is a continuation of Joshua’s discussion about World School Debate, covering some of its techniques and how they can be applied across debate forms. Team lines Being the human species, we have a tendency to get off track. Whether that means...
by Joshua Farquhar | Apr 21, 2018 | Technique
In September 2016, I had an experience that completely changed how I view debate. I got on a plane for Ploiesti, Romania, and had my first taste of a foreign country. My time there as a whole was superb, from touring Transylvania to trying crémschnitte to viewing...
