by Jala Boyer | May 17, 2024 | Concept Analysis, Speaking, Strategy, Technique, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Zhoujun Yu, https://unsplash.com/photos/a-row-of-buildings-sitting-on-top-of-a-lush-green-field-DqUfGwsIRnw During one of my earlier years of debate, I can recall a certain case that no one particularly enjoyed debating against. To the credit of the...
by Jala Boyer | Feb 19, 2024 | Speaking, Strategy, Technique
Photo Credits: Henry & Co. https://unsplash.com/photos/wall-with-broken-bricks-M3KfixgdCko Let’s pretend that you have a workout routine and suddenly realize that today is leg day. I know, not a great start to an article on persuasion against stigma, but...
by Noah McKay | Nov 16, 2023 | Cross Examination, Speaking, Technique
Image from Pixabay.com: : https://pixabay.com/photos/businessman-suit-button-up-classy-4914044/ Being cross-examined is stressful. Lots of debater let the pressure get to them – they ramble, bend over backwards to avoid answering questions, fidget, and talk twice as...
by Allie Satterfield | Oct 9, 2023 | Communication/Rhetoric, Lincoln-Douglas, Speaking, Team Policy
Credit: Pixabay.com Are you a sucker for spontaneity? Do you thrive on the exhilaration that arises from making a spur-of-the-moment decision to move to Australia and become a geologist? If so, my friend, you are in luck. While yes, a fundamental hallmark of debate is...
by Hannah Cavanaugh | Oct 6, 2023 | Speaking, Technique, Uncategorized
Credit: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/man-yelling-into-a-megaphone-gm877329028-244831820 In the short time since I graduated, as well as my several years in the league, I developed many pet peeves in debate rounds. Some of these included people making super...
by Caleb Stubbs | Oct 4, 2023 | Lincoln-Douglas, Speaking, Team Policy
Source for cover image is Pixabay.com In my experience there are two types of new debaters. There are the ones that have trouble speaking at all. They can’t fill up time and they are deathly afraid of public speaking. Then there are the new debaters who can talk for...
