by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Dan Pugh and Sarah Snyder just won the Vector-hosted R9 tournament with this case. Coaches Isaiah and Amy McPeak decided to debate them in club through the 1AR. The point was two-fold: 1. To demonstrate better speaking skills we have been emphasizing. 2. To use some...
by Isaiah McPeak | Dec 23, 2009 | Coaching
Here are some good ways to shock me when I am your judge (and lose speakerpoints, and probably get a paragraph of berating, and maybe even end up losing the round): – Use no prep time before your aff speech because you have all your stuff, but then your speech...
by Isaiah McPeak | Oct 22, 2009 | Featured, Strategy
Some of you may remember our video from last year at Vector’s debate meeting with Jordan Lorence teaching on Cross-Examination. Well…he came back this year for round 2. Find yourself taking on too much in cross-examination? Do you struggle in phrasing your...
by Isaiah McPeak | Nov 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
The moment many have been waiting for… (hey wow, the subscriptions to this blog have tripled from last year…) … help with Cross Examination! Jordan Lorence, seasoned attorney at the Alliance Defense Fund (who gets my friends at PHC in...
by Isaiah McPeak | Dec 4, 2007 | Coaching, Strategy, Video
Dr. Michael Farris gives a lecture on how to cross-examine effectively, then Vector members practice.