I prefer

• no follow up pois
• clear speaking
• clashes throughout the round
• eye contact
• impacts shown in every speech
• and have fun!!

WSD: Organization is super important to me! I need to know which arguments you are refuting and where you are in your speech in order to have a clear ballot. Do not just give your organization at the beginning of your speech and then abandon it, make sure you have a clear flow and order to what you are saying.

Also, make sure you have backing for each claim you give. I cannot believe arguments if you don't show me the logic and reasoning as to why they would be true. Be thorough with your analysis so that way I can believe everything you are saying.

Each WSD speaker has a role in their speech, so please stick to it! Do not introduce key analysis too late in the round, and make sure that you take the debate big picture and not just argue the nuances so it is clear what I should be voting on.

Alicia Cook

hi there!

I primarily have experience with World Schools Debate but have also competed in Public Forum and Parliamentary Debates. I have the most judging experience within World Schools and Lincoln Douglas Debate.

I judge primarily focusing on the respect that you have for your opponent above all else. Insults and rude commentary reflect poorly. I believe weighing such impacts and points is crucial in a debate. I also prefer a slow, more concise speaking tone compared to "speedy speaking".

WSD:

1. Presented clear impacts, analysis, and mention of voters are needed when delivering arguments as this is what I look for as a priority.
2. Personally, POIs can come in clarification or question form, either is fine. Please wait the allotted time between POIs to prevent distractions and allow for a clear speech and elaboration. No speaker wants to be flooded with POIs within their speech.
3. The organization is key within a debate and in each speech. Simply stating such actions will allow for an easier ballot to be made on my side.
4. I will weigh your content on validity, reliability, and strength. Poor evidence will result in poor content scores, regardless of whether or not your opponents expose these flaws.
5. I expect the Proposition team to offer a burden and lay the ground for the round. This ground is to be based on the general understanding of the debate. As well, I expect the Opposition to reply to the Proposition's burden, even if they decide to attempt to re-establish the ground.

Q's?- cookali49@gmail.com

As someone who has debated world's for three years, I am very familiar with the lay out and proper strategies. As such, I will hold value in proper worlds formatting. Please try not to use strategies from other debates, like LD or PF if you have experience, because they are very different debate styles.

Weighing between your case and the other, specifically in the long term effects, are something that I very largely take into account. I also love to see actual clash between both teams arguments, meaning make sure to directly and explicitly state why their argument is less impactful than yours.

Make good use of POIs!! They can be extremely helpful in clarifying your points, and attacking the other teams before your next speech. However, don't barrack or be abusive.

World Schools is specifically about being diplomatic and polite. Your speeches should be conversational, and should be at a reasonable pace. Speed running your speech doesn't help if I can't understand what you're saying. When engaging, either during POIs or rebuttal make sure that you are not insulting the other team, and are being respectful.

When it comes to deciding who will win the round, I am going to look at how well you attacked and discounted the other teams case, if and how well you built your own case back up, and your worlds comparison. Your speeches should set each other up, and flow well together. Your third speech cannot introduce new information, nor can it make arguments that haven't already be touched on.

Most of all, be engaged! Debate is so much more fun for everyone, when you're enthusiastic and engaged!

Hi, y'all!!
My name is Isa, and my pronouns are she/they. I am originally from Houston, Texas, and moved here recently for school. I competed in NSDA and TFA for four years in high school; I went to state 3x and NATS 2x. I mainly competed in World Schools and a little in PF and Congress. I now attend NYU and compete on the parliamentary debate team (APDA).

Spreading --> I would prefer you to speak slower and emphasize your arguments; it is understandable if you run out of time in your speech, but there is never a guarantee that I will be able to flow ALL your arguments if you are spreading.

Behavior --> I love humor and jokes in rounds. Feel free to bring up pop culture and unusual examples. It makes the rounds so much fun!! However, please keep things polite and civil within the round; there is no need to be openly rude or disrespectful towards other teams.

Organization --> I would love it if you told me what you are going to do in your speech or at least give me some organization through signposting; it will help me flow the round better.

Framework: I will take the scope of the debate to whichever team establishes the framework. The opp/neg can be clarified and restructure the framework, and I will consider that; however, you should try to manipulate the arguments on both grounds.

Impacts and warranting--> Evidence and logic-based warranting need to be given to make me believe your impacts, and I would like you to tell me why I should care about your impacts over your opponents

WEIGH--> Please, please please weighhhhhhhh. Nothing is better than a round where both teams interact and tell me how I should weigh their arguments against their opponents.

Ref --> I love to see multiple refs being used to argue. If you argue they didn't respond to an argument, please tell me why that is bad. I will buy non-unique arguments; however, tell why it's non-unique. Look for ways to co-opt your opponent's arguments; it's my favorite part of the debate.

World Schools --> I'll be able to keep up with all your arguments and framework. I highly recommend taking pois; they are super important to clashing substantive and refutations. I love to hear good principle arguments, but you must emphasize why they matter over the practical. Please refrain from being U.S.-centric; it literally defeats the purpose of this type of debate and limits the scope of the round. I will consider dropped arguments; however, I will judge the round more holistically and look at which teams won which of the main clashes.

PF and Congress --> I competed in y'all a little, so I have some experience; however, if you run unique cases or arguments, please treat me like a lay. I'm sorry. PF: please don't turn it into a card debate. I will cry. You should chill during cross and questioning, be polite, and avoid interrupting your opponent too much.

Everything else --> ask me in the round if you have a specific question, and treat me like a lay if you are running anything unique in format or tech. I have done debate, so I should be able to keep up for the most part.
Basically, tell me what you want me to believe and have fun.

I am primarily a World Schools debater with experience in Lincoln Douglas. I was a 2023 WSD state qualifier.

I like reasonable, polite, and organized debate. Structure your arguments clearly and provide specific impacts. Arguments and warranting should be consistent down the bench, with examples that illustrate your world.

As a judge, I focus on arguments instead of technicalities. That said, POIs should be given and responded to and your speeches should run the appropriate time.

Remember debate is fun!

I am a senior World School Debator who is graduating in 2024 I have been doing debate since 2021 and I have been judging since 2022.

• Clear concise speaking
• Clashes on both sides throughout the debate round
• State the impacts of your arguments

Background: Hello! I am a recent graduate, I did debate for most of my high school career, and I can say it was the best part of high school. I was a state competitor in WSD and even made it to quarter-finals with my team. I am most comfortable with WSD since it is what I have the most experience doing, however, I am very familiar with other debate formats as well as public speaking and interp events.

For debate:

I am fairly understanding with speed, but if it comes to a point where I cannot understand you, I will simply judge you on what I was able to flow which may not be what you wanted me to grasp from your arguments.

Make it clear to me what it is that I am voting on, essentially handing me the argument clearly so I can make a proper decision.

Whilst I do judge style, I mostly base my judgment on content.

WSD: Clash analysis- When it comes to world schools debate It is incredibly helpful for your case to analyze the three points of clash throughout the debate, and tell me how it is that you have won them. My decision comes to which team has proven that their world is preferable for the stakeholders of the debate.

For Public Speaking:

OO: Structure. In oratory what makes me judge you properly is your structure. When you are moving from point to point, please make it obvious that you are moving on.

Style is what I mostly base my judging on. In the end, it all comes down to how well you delivered your speech and whether or not you have proved your thesis.