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I Rest My Case: Your Guide to a Powerful Closing Speech

I Rest My Case: Your Guide to a Powerful Closing Speech

by Amanda McPhetridge | Apr 25, 2022 | Affirmatives, Debate Rounds, From Advanced to National-Class, Negative, Technique

Have you ever witnessed a round where you can practically feel the mic-drop potential after the last speech? That’s what every single round should be like. You should be able to step away and say with a confident smile, “I rest my case.”  The balance of defending...
To Quote, Or Not to Quote, That Is The Question

To Quote, Or Not to Quote, That Is The Question

by Ben Brown | Mar 30, 2022 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Negative, Strategy, TP

Most people would agree that higher speaker points tend to correlate with higher win rates in debate.  Of course, there will always be teams who get low speaks and still do exceptionally well, and there will be those who speak well but still are stuck going...
Your Impromptu Neg How-To

Your Impromptu Neg How-To

by Amanda McPhetridge | Feb 14, 2022 | Basics, Debate Rounds, From Novice to Intermediate, Negative, TP

The year- 2020. The tournament- A Regional District Qualifier(the last one before our season catapulted into nothingness.) The round- Finals.  In the hours leading up to debate breaks for finals, the new National Research Labs case was in the forefront of my...
Make your Playbook

Make your Playbook

by Amanda McPhetridge | Jan 7, 2022 | Basics, From Novice to Intermediate, Negative, Thinking Strategically, Uncategorized

When preparing for a big game, there is one thing all football players are required to know. The game plan. Various plays prepared beforehand to use during the game.  What is your debate game plan? What will you say if the Negative team attacks the credibility of your...
Do You REALLY Need That Much Neg Research?

Do You REALLY Need That Much Neg Research?

by Ben Brown | Dec 1, 2021 | From Intermediate to Advanced, From Novice to Intermediate, Negative

I’ll keep this brief: There is decidedly a correlation between quantity of negative research and competitive success in Team Policy.  Look at the list of the top eight teams at both NCFCA and Stoa nationals last year.  Almost every one of them has a...
The 2NR

The 2NR

by Nathanael Morgan | Oct 18, 2021 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Negative, Strategy, Technique, TP

2Ns, listen up. This blog post is for you.   Most TP debaters see the 1AR as the most difficult speech to give in a TP round. You only have 5 minutes to respond to 13 consecutive minutes of Negative argumentation, and if you miss something or aren’t very...
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