I do not have a specific paradigm that I adhere to. I prefer the competitors to assume that I am green to the resolution and they are trying to educate me on the topic at hand. An informative, factual debate is preferred - philosophy optional. It is imperative that your value and criterion are strong and your evidence is supported by that and vice versa.

Hello! It is a pleasure to be able to judge you today! I competed for all 4 years of my high school career and it is a pleasure to be on the other side. Below are all of my paradigms but let me go ahead and tell you the number one thing I look for. I want you to have a passion for the thing or things you are speaking about. Even in debate, you can have passion and meaning behind the ideas that you are presenting to me, so never only see what you are doing as a way to win tournaments or get scholarships, see it as a celebration of the next generation coming together to solve issues for a better future!

BIG NOTE: I DO NOT PUT UP WITH BULLYING OR HARASSMENT IN ANY SENSE OF THE WORD! THIS INCLUDES 'FEAR TACTICS'.

Interpretation Events: I love interp! This was my specialty when I competed which means it has a deep place in my heart, but it also means I have high expectations. When in any interpretation round, I look for realness. Do not do or say anything just because you know it sounds or looks pretty. Why are you doing anything in your piece? Make sure that every word and movement is motivated and you will encapsulate me completely.

Extemporaneous Events: I have a very basic paradigm when it comes to this event. Look like you are the expert on your topic. I really do not care if half of the things you say are wrong, as long as you make me believe they're right. Also, do not try to woo me with humor to distract me; it doesn't work.

LD: Structure! Keep your structure! Debate events can be very hard to follow sometimes because we are juggling so many different arguments at the same time. I am decent at flowing, but I don't want to have to look back at it every second to remember where we are at. If you are clear about where you are and what you are doing, I am more likely to award you more speaker points.

Congress: The main thing I look for is professionalism. I know that there is a lot of trading that goes on outside of the round; that I cannot stop, but I can do my best to make sure that everything goes fair inside of the round. Everyone is a team player here. Everyone gets their turn to speak. Everyone is treated fairly and everyone has their voice.

CX: I will make sure I am as prepared as I can be but this is not my strong suit. With that being said! Give me a clear flow. A clear flow equals a clear ballot in these rounds.

CLASH

Make sure you signpost arguments

Overall, I would rather you do you and I will flow it.

I have progressive software running on traditional hardware. I like progressive arguments such as Ks and narratives, but I cannot flow speed or blippy arguments because of my disability. Rhetoric is important, oratory is important, substance is what I vote on.

I prioritize clash over everything else, including procedurals and framework. I don't care how many arguments you make or how much evidence you provide if there is no clash in the round. I will only vote on uncontested offense if it is both extended and impacted in a later speech. Do not frontload the AC with an absurd amount of offense, see what your opponent misses in the NC, and then only extend uncovered offense. You will not win this way, I do not allow debaters to throw in everything and kick out of all but the easiest route to win.

I have Dysgraphia which affects physical writing and information processing. I cannot write quickly, even if I'm flowing digitally, and it takes me longer to process what I'm writing. That means if you choose to spread, or have a speech full of blippy arguments I will probably miss some things. If I miss an argument for this reason, it is not a voting issue. Do not grill me after the round as to why I did not vote for X or Y, and DO NOT try to figure out my threshold for speed. I understand that you're just trying to understand what you can do for your best chance at success, but please understand how insulting that is.

I never want to interfere in a round, but in the case of abuse I will. Decorum is a voting issue!

• Respect
• Aggression during CX
• Signposting and Roadmaps
• Attack and defending points instead of cases