I am a first-time lay judge this year and the parent of a tenth-grade debater. I'm excited to be a judge during these debates. Good luck to all of you!

I find sign posting and off-time roadmaps helpful. You can time yourself and keep track of your prep time or I can do so via the electronic timers on the ballot. Debaters are responsible for checking each other's cards if they want to. Keep crossfires respectful and allow all participants to ask questions. If possible, please speak at a pace that I can follow and don't talk in a rushed manner.

I am fine with theoretical and analytical arguments as long as they are easy to follow. While your own contentions are very important, poking holes in the other side's arguments will be very impressive to me.

Obviously, be respectful at all times and do not use any offensive arguments or language. Thank you!

Hi,

I am a parent(lay) judge,

• If you can please share cases so I can follow along I would appreciate it (veezee210@gmail.com)

• Don’t speak fast and explain your cases thoroughly

• Limit Complicated Jargon: Explain what the words mean

• I will judge based on

• Confidence and speaker skills

• Final focus

• Respectfulness

Have Fun!

Hi, my name is Monali Chakrabarty

I am a Parent Judge.

Speaking: Please speak coherently and avoid spreading

Please do not bring up new evidence after the first summary

Please weigh your impacts and compare your case against the opponent instead of stating that you're better

Please time yourself, and lastly no rude comments and please be respectful

My email in case you need it: monali_c@yahoo.com

Hi! I am a relatively new parent judge who is excited to judge your debate rounds! I judge based on the clarity and strength of your argument, along with how you hold and maintain the points that you make. I am also very fond of weighing; don’t just tell me what your ideas are, but tell me WHY you should win the round. In your own words, why would your world be better than the other team’s world? I also will not specifically judge on what is said during crossfires. If you want me to take something into account that was said during cross, make sure to bring it up in one of your other speeches. Other than that, just enjoy the round and have fun!

*debater writing this for her mom

Hi!

She's lay but takes notes -- don't spread, your args should be clear/well-organized. Run your lay cases; she's less likely to buy wild extinction scenarios.

Big picture/voters in the back half is appreciated. Do your best to resolve clash and make it clear why you win -- she's more likely to intervene/vote off cross if it's a really messy debate. Basically just a lot of judge instruction.

She listens to cross, know your args and be able to explain/answer questions well.

Don't be too aggressive or loud, all the regular parent judge stuff.

Good luck!

Hi, I am a first-time parent judge. Please talk slowly and make sure to provide numerical values when weighing.

I prefer bullet points with strong supporting data.

When speaking to the points, please speak in reasonable normal pace instead of rushing so that I can understand your points clearly and judge around it.

BACKGROUND:

• HS (4 years) Speech/Congress/Parli/PF. College (1 year). Speech coach (5+ years). Worked with multiple flow debate programs. Debate is fun! 

• DEBATE PHILOSOPHY:

• Debate provides students an opportunity to be passionate advocates on any given topic by means of using clear communication. Utilize unforgettable rhetoric, teach me something new, and always play by the rules. Most importantly, make sure to be extremely respectful of one another!

MY JUDGING CRITERIA:

I am heavy on flow. I love responsiveness and crystalization. Make it easy for me to follow you.

• Jargon: I’d prefer students not use it for purposes of clarity. I’m sure audience members, your judge, and your opponents would appreciate this as well. One of the main ways to receive good speaker points from me is to always treat each other with respect.

• Value: You should always link your arguments to value. Otherwise, your arguments don’t have as much weight from my view. If you can also demonstrate how your arguments work under your opponent's value, that’s a bonus.

• I appreciate off-time roadmaps. I don’t mind “spreading” (fast speaking), but make sure to slow down and enunciate tags and citations. Also, if I find the entirety of your speech to be filled with unnecessary diction, I will frown. Why? Word economy. Lastly, you will note that I stop flowing as soon as the following occurs: information previously stated is being brought up once more, I cannot understand the speaker or your argument is not making sense to me.

• Theory: Not a huge fan of T. If you decide to run theory in your case, do know that I will always make my decision based off of what I feel is most important in debate; the educational experience. I avoid making a decision based off of my own personal beliefs or experiences.

• If you decide to run a Kritik (should the tournament allow it) I would appreciate your case most if it still acknowledges the round. Stressing a K without continuing to be a part of the entire debate is too dull. Not only should you be clear as towards why the other team is diminishing the value of the debate by means of what they are communicating, but you should also demonstrate that you care about the entirety of the debate.

• Throughout the debate, you should aim for pinpointing weak arguments and fallacies. Make it easy for me to flow arguments and be specific. Refer to the flow when covering your opponent's case in rebuttals. More specifically, you should cover all sub-points mentioned in each contention.

• Often times, competitors do not cover an entire contention and generally cover an argument - no. Simplify the process of me disregarding an argument entirely. In rebuttal speeches, cover something that has not been covered before. Do not present old news to the table.

I am a parent judge. Speak slow and clearly, explain your arguments well

Hey!

My name is Srinidhi (but you guys can call me Sri!) and I'm a high school PF debater.

A few things to note!

General

- I will be flowing the round. Crossfire will not be included however if you would like a point from cross to be considered please add its your next speech.

- Weighing will play a big part in the decision, so please weigh during your summary speech and your final focus

- Remember to extend all your arguments to your final speech. If you don't restate the arguments again I will consider it dropped and it will be crossed off the flow.

-During cross please try to be respectful the entire time!

- Tech over truth!

Speech's

- Remember to frontline in all your speech.

- As well as no new evidence should be brought up after the second summary and ff.

Any racist, xenophobic, or just downright rude remarks will not only impact debater's speaker score but also the ballet of the round.

Good luck and have fun! :)