Please do not spread and speak clearly. During cross fire, please ensure you are sticking to the topic and/or the argument brought up. Provide evidence. Be respectful to your opponents

I graduated UCLA with a political science degree. My volunteer background is youth work and educational volunteering overseas. I have worked on education teams in Haiti, Mexico, Canada and South Korea. I also speak, read and write Korean, and have worked as a youth mentor and tutor in Seoul, Dallas and Missouri. Debate is very important to me because I see its positive influences on young people. When I judge rounds, I want all competitors to be polite to each other, stick to the facts of their case, and explain to me why their side should win. Do not spread because I am not a spread judge. Clear contentions are appreciated and will be rewarded with speaker points. I look forward to hearing you speak.

I am a parent judge. I do not understand most of the technical expectations for various speech and debate formats. What matters to me is that you make a convincing argument. Your arguments should be clearly articulated in a way that a lay person can understand. The arguments have to be rational and follow a logical sequence. I usually do not care too much about how many references you cited in your speech/debate, although I might note a complete lack of references as a red flag. Make eye contact, be confident and speak clearly.