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Purist vs. Hybrid Judging, Part 1: Introducing the Approaches

Purist vs. Hybrid Judging, Part 1: Introducing the Approaches

by Harrison Durland | Aug 16, 2019 | For Alumni, Judging/Judges, Soapbox

Yes, I absolutely used to sneer at community judging—as well as anything else that I didn’t see as very flow-heavy and “objective.” Thus, in high school I resolved that when I returned to judge policy debate I would be a righteous and noble flow monk, steadfast in...
The Power of (Not-So) Useless Facts

The Power of (Not-So) Useless Facts

by Thaddeus Tague | Dec 26, 2018 | Apologetics, Communication/Rhetoric, Extemporaneous, Soapbox, Speaking, Speech Events

Speakers who surprise, educate, and impress their audiences (by definition) keep their audience’s attention. If you’ve ever listened to a cool story or listened to a speech about a favorite subject, it is harder than normal to distract you. Bad speeches tend to cause...
Speaking to an Audience: The Techniques

Speaking to an Audience: The Techniques

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...
Speaking to an Audience: Setting the Stage

Speaking to an Audience: Setting the Stage

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...

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