- Did Lincoln-Douglas debate (2nd in State) and extemporaneous speaking(Nationals qualifier) all of high school

- Former national competitor in University of Utah's John R. Park Debate Society

- qualified for National Forensics Association nationals

Debates:

- Good with any speed; don't slur or I'll stop flowing.

- I won't flow cross-examination, but I do encourage that you refer back to cross-ex specifically if needed

- Signpost!!!

- Traditional and progressive are good with me

- Impact scenarios are good

IEs:

- Varsity Extemp: have at least 7-8 sources

- Novice Extemp: have at least 5-6 sources

Traditional, no spreading.

I did PF in high school, graduated in 2019. I was assistant coach at Salem Hills for a year, but it's been a while since I've been in the debate realm. I should be able to hold my own just fine in any round, but let me know if you have any specific questions about my paradigms.

Good luck in all your rounds!!!

Hi there,

My name is Greg Romney and I currently am in college at Weber State University. In high school I did 1-1/2 of PF where i qualified multiple times for state and competed at the NSDA national tournament. For the other half of high school I competed entirely in LD and Big Questions debate placing relatively well at tournaments throughout the state.

My judging style is pretty basic and is as follows:

PF:

In Public Forum debate, framework is IMPORTANT and an essential way to frame the round in your favor. If you do not tell me your framework in your AFF 1 or Neg 1 speech I am just going to assume that you're running a cost-benefit analysis but even if you are running that still tell me. I usually am pretty traditional and I judge from whether or not your contentions flow through without being attacked. I love to see aggressive crossfire but at the same time don't be an asshole to your opponents. Debate is all about expression and discussing ways to solve political issues throughout the world. If definitions are important to the resolution please bring them up in your speeches.

LD:

Lincoln-Douglas is my favorite event because you can win a round in so many ways depending on how you present your case. LD should not entirely be about facts, although facts are still very important when it comes to presenting good evidence that I will understand and interpret. A Value and Criterion is necessary to win each and every round and it is essential that your Criterion upholds your Value. I love any and every type of value and criterion out there so be creative as long as you can actually explain how they work with each other. Counter-plans are killer and I love to hear them and Kritiks are fine as long as you explain them well. That being said if you run a traditional case I love to hear those too.

CX:

Policy is an insane event so I give you credit for doing it. That being said my experience with policy is rather limited but I am continually learning new things so bear with me. AFF: please list out in detail all of your stock issues and how they are upheld throughout the entire round. NEG: Be creative but don't put me to sleep with counter-plans that are very hard to understand. Still run them but explain them in detail. I judge off the flow, so if negation proves that one of the AFF's stock issues is faulty then they win the round.

Overall: To win every round in debate, you have to systematically deconstruct every contention that your opponent(s) bring up and show why they are wrong and you are right. If you do not have a response for one of their contentions don't ignore it and act like it doesn't exist. It's better to just bull-shit through your rebuttal and act like you know what you're talking about then just rolling over and dying. Have fun kids and don't take debate too serious. I also love to give feedback after the round if you are all interested.

Email: sydanneward@gmail.com

Likes:

- Soft Left AFFs

- Framework debates

- Pre-fiat solvency

- When you use your 1AC/1NC cards throughout the whole debate

- Theory debates

Dislikes:

- No organization

- When you don't interact with their specific arguments

- Being rude

Other:

• 3 years at Salem Hills High School
• Now studying communications at BYU