Here they are. As always, take whatever's useful to you and ignore the rest.
Congrats to everyone.
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
NSDA Presentation: Congress Up-Close
In lieu of a projector and screen, the please follow along on the prezi below.
https://prezi.com/-kunit5mmh_r/edit/#1
And here are the handouts, including the "raw" script (with find-and-replace codes instead of names).
What is Congressional Debate?
Choosing a Bill Topic
The Script (link updated)
Policy Analysis Chart
https://prezi.com/-kunit5mmh_r/edit/#1
And here are the handouts, including the "raw" script (with find-and-replace codes instead of names).
What is Congressional Debate?
Choosing a Bill Topic
The Script (link updated)
Policy Analysis Chart
Saturday, April 25, 2015
In-round Wi-Fi? Worth a Try-Fi
My reading of this year's big TOC innovation: It's a tool you are supposed to use to detect and destroy BS in the round.
No other explanation for the rule change makes any sense.
Now will anyone use it?
Themed rounds are also an interesting wrinkle. That really hurts the docket mafia.
Not sad to see the PO-as-separate-event go away.
No other explanation for the rule change makes any sense.
Now will anyone use it?
Themed rounds are also an interesting wrinkle. That really hurts the docket mafia.
Not sad to see the PO-as-separate-event go away.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Harvard 15 Prelims Chamber S
No Danby or Goldstein in finals? I'm surprised. Top two to finals is probably the most brutal break in recent Congress history.
Here they are. My usual disclaimers apply. I try to give you the kind of feedback I'd give my own debaters. It's not constructive unless it's critical.
I also tend to get frownier and more restless as the day goes on, but I've had people look through to make sure I haven't said anything plainly mean.
And if we disagree about something, you're probably right. I'm outnumbered and my attention is badly divided. Still, I hope these comments will be helpful to you all.
Just generally, you have nothing to lose by citing each piece of evidence fully and quoting it cleanly rather than mangling a paraphrase. Evidence isn't a condiment--it's the bones of what you're offering.
And flawless delivery in Congress now seems to be necessary but insufficient for success, even for debate-focused judges like myself.
My notes.
Balasquide was kind enough to point out that I hadn't shared these properly. My bad. Fixed.
Here they are. My usual disclaimers apply. I try to give you the kind of feedback I'd give my own debaters. It's not constructive unless it's critical.
I also tend to get frownier and more restless as the day goes on, but I've had people look through to make sure I haven't said anything plainly mean.
And if we disagree about something, you're probably right. I'm outnumbered and my attention is badly divided. Still, I hope these comments will be helpful to you all.
Just generally, you have nothing to lose by citing each piece of evidence fully and quoting it cleanly rather than mangling a paraphrase. Evidence isn't a condiment--it's the bones of what you're offering.
And flawless delivery in Congress now seems to be necessary but insufficient for success, even for debate-focused judges like myself.
My notes.
Balasquide was kind enough to point out that I hadn't shared these properly. My bad. Fixed.
Friday, January 9, 2015
Sunvitational RR Notes
Are here. Congrats to all.
https://docs.google.com/a/lhprep.org/document/d/1h9i27hbb6kwsMMyg_E6hzGC1haE1X4o0EVfmhOgtDMU/edit
https://docs.google.com/a/lhprep.org/document/d/1h9i27hbb6kwsMMyg_E6hzGC1haE1X4o0EVfmhOgtDMU/edit
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