Hey all, my name's Eric.

I'm excited to hear your speeches today! Personally, I love stories, and can't wait to hear what you all have. As listed in the criteria, I'm assessing you on key speaking habits such as eye contact and fluency. A personal thing I find useful for keeping good posture is NOT to move your hands too much: only move them at the most important parts of your speech to really emphasize your point.

May the best go to you! And don't forget: we're all having fun here!

I flow, but you should consider me a lay-judge. Win with your arguments and your logic, not debate tactics. In PF rounds, please do not impact your arguments out to 'human extinction.' I do not believe this is a realistic consequence of any of the topics debated in PF. 

I also do not allow off-time roadmaps. I really like roadmaps and signposting, but you need to do it within the timeframe of your speech.