by Drew | Jun 9, 2011 | From Advanced to National-Class, Technique
Heading into nationals, I find myself in another quandary of speaking style and the absolute best strategy for persuasive speaking. At nationals nearly everyone is expected to be fairly proficient at getting things across and doing it a persuasive way. And the way I...
by Drew | May 12, 2011 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Technique
What is the very first thing you are going to remember about this post? Probably the title. Unless I can top that title with an equally intense conclusion. The same principle applies to debate and applies to speaking in general. Actually there are two principles in...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 5, 2011 | Coaching, From Novice to Intermediate, Technique
An Ethos Customer asked us: “Could you give tips on developing credibility while maintaining rapport with the judges? Especially for girls. Guys seem to have a slightly easier time of it. I usually give funny and rather pertinent stories as openers for my...
by Drew | Apr 16, 2011 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Technique
This will take you 60 seconds to read. I’m heading off to my regional competition tomorrow and naturally I’m preparing so that I can do my best. Now some important background: my speaker points have been progressively getting worse as the season goes on....
by Patrick S | Jan 23, 2011 | Technique
My grandfather might be the scariest man I know. He’s a nuclear physicist who’s taught at universities all over the world. He was intimately involved in the Mars Rover project in the 1970’s. When you ask him if he has been to Area 51, he sighs and...
by Zack Voell | Nov 17, 2010 | Coaching, Technique
For those who haven’t subscribed to/don’t read the 3NR Debate blog, subscribe. It is geared toward public school highschool debate (think NFL), but is just as beneficial for our league as for any other. So make sure to regularly read this blog....
