Hello, I’m the Director of an S&D program but I focus mainly on coaching speech, as I did Duo, OO, and DI in high school. I’d prefer no spreading, please help me understand why I should vote for you. Have a fun round, thank you for sharing!

For the James Logan tournament, my daughter Sakthi will be judging for me. Her paradigm is as followed:

"I was a LD debater for four years in high school. Competed locally and on the circuit. It has been two years since I've debated. I can handle speed, but it has been a while so will yell slow/clear as needed. Weighing b/w frameworks and arguments are a must or I'll default to util/magnitude. Happy to answer any questions before the round."

I have decent experience judging PF and LD.

I am okay with speed, but make sure you have clarity in your arguments. It’s not about how fast you go, but how good your arguments are.

I give more weight to cross-examination while evaluating the round.

I will flow the round, but I may not consider arguments that you do not extend throughout all of your speeches. Emphasize the arguments you want me to prioritize.

I prefer an evidence-based debate. Include strong warranting in each of your arguments and emphasize the impacts. The more specific your cards, the better.

Please be respectful to your opponents and have fun debating!

Good luck!

This is my third year judging Public forum debates.

I like to see good source of reliable evidence during debate.

Please do not speak too fast and be courteous to other team.

I have been judging at Novice, Junior Varsity, and Varsity levels for 3 years.

I prefer slow to moderate speed.  I am looking for clear, logical, and easy to follow arguments.  I want to see a good clash with clear rebuttals supported by evidence.

I will assign speaker points based on how confident you are, while speaking and how well you have persuaded me with your case.

Background: I debated policy back in high school, but it's been years since then so I would slow down (speed).

K's: OK but it needs to be VERY clearly explained.

T: if you're going for T or theory then voters need to be extended and your case of abuse/potential abuse needs to be articulated.

Flash time counts as prep (policy). Please don't shake my hand.

This is my third year of judging Novice and Varsity Public Forum.

I value speech with good clarity. Regarding speed, I prefer not going way too fast as I like to take notes.
I like to see well researched content with good evidences and statistics to support your arguments.

When assigning speaker points, I look for fluency, good eye contact and the confidence with which you argue.

Finally, I prefer giving my comments on the ballot rather than disclosing it orally.

Hello, I’m the Director of an S&D program but I focus mainly on coaching speech, as I did Duo, OO, and DI in high school. I’d prefer no spreading, please help me understand why I should vote for you. Have a fun round, thank you for sharing!