by Joshua Anumolu | May 30, 2018 | Soapbox, Uncategorized
The debate season is winding down. You probably have only one or two tournaments left. As such, now is a good time for retrospection. Perhaps you barely missed your seasonal goals, or perhaps you met or exceeded them. Maybe you are pleased and happy with yourself, or...
by Blake Toman | Apr 18, 2018 | Communication/Rhetoric
“How could the judge not understand our mandate?” “Did they really miss that round-winning statistic?” “We addressed that Disadvantage! Why was it in their RFD?!” If you’ve ever had questions like these after a round, then...
by Joshua Anumolu | Dec 30, 2017 | Communication/Rhetoric, Strategy
“A few years ago, a university professor tried a little experiment. He sent Christmas cards to a sample of perfect strangers. Although he expected some reaction, the response he received was amazing—holiday cards addressed to him came pouring back from people who had...
by Harrison Durland | Dec 23, 2017 | Communication/Rhetoric, Technique, Thinking Strategically
Everyone who is reading this has, at some point, taken apart something, examined the pieces, then put them together again—sometimes in a different way. For some, it might have been some old computer or furniture. For many others, it may have been toys such as legos....
by Anna Johansen | Dec 20, 2017 | Communication/Rhetoric, Technique
Let’s say you’re visiting Australia. On the western edge of Cape York Peninsula, there’s a group of people called the Kuuk Thaayorre. The language they speak doesn’t have words for left or right, forward or back. Instead, its speakers describe locations using north,...
