Resources for NEW debate judges
Before the tournament, please do the following:
- Create an account in Tabroom.com. Instructions are here, and it takes around five minutes.
- Take a look at the following videos:
- Introduction to judging Public Forum Debate (~ 16 minutes) - here.
- How to enter a ballot on Tabroom.com (~ 6 minutes) - here.
- How to take notes ("flow") a debate round (~9 minutes) - here.
- If you would like to see an example of a debate round, you can watch this video (~ 40 minutes) - here.
- How to use the NSDA CAMPUS video platform
- Start at 3:50 in this video by clicking here. Be sure you have first watched "How to enter a ballot" (above). (~ 3 minutes)
- Check that you can connect to the video platform we use at debate tournaments:
- Please use a desktop or laptop computer running the CHROME browser.
- Check your ability to connect by following these directions - here. Or look at this instructional video - here (~ 3 min).
