by Allie Satterfield | Jan 14, 2024 | Interps, Speech Events
Credit: Pixabay When you are performing an interpretive speech, you have an immensely difficult task ahead of you. You must convey the hundreds of descriptive words an author painstakingly typed on a page in a mere gesture. You must create the same fullness to your...
by Jala Boyer | Oct 24, 2023 | Expository & Informative, Interps, Persuasive, Platform, Speech Events
Photo Credit: Tetiana Shyshkina (https://unsplash.com/photos/person-holding-white-printer-paper-TswOPhWcrmQ) In my sophomore year of high school, I decided to compete in Informative Speaking. No, I didn’t really have anything I wanted to talk about, I just decided...
by Jala Boyer | Sep 25, 2023 | Debate Formats, Debate Resources, Platform, Team Policy, Thinking Strategically
Photo Credit: Ben Wicks. (https://unsplash.com/photos/a-red-double-decker-bus-driving-past-a-tall-building-FF7h8jytvlg) Have you ever wondered what is the most optimal way to communicate with someone? Coming from the world of debate, one would expect that it is a...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | May 4, 2023 | From Advanced to National-Class, Platform
https://pixabay.com/photos/compass-orientation-map-address-5261062/ We’re in the home stretch of the season– making sure that we’re fully prepared for Nationals/NITOC. While exciting, this stage also comes with some unique challenges. Most of us are feeling...
by Jala Boyer | Apr 27, 2023 | Platform, Soapbox, Speech Events, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Valdimir Fedotov, https://unsplash.com/photos/aPdUKy65qWE In my personal opinion, there are three things that every speaker wants to know: where to find the cheapest business outfits, how to memorize a speech in less than 24 hours, and how to sound...
by Jala Boyer | Mar 20, 2023 | Persuasive, Platform, Speech Events, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Kace Rodriguez, https://unsplash.com/@kace So you have an idea for a speech? Great. But now what? The speech is just a general concept floating around in your head. It’s pretty difficult to envision it becoming something presentable at a...
