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06Feb

February 6, 2015 by PotentSpeaking Leave a Comment

  The style of speaking that I advocate on this website is very conversational and personal. It avoids aloofness, it prioritizes making sure your judge likes you and understands exactly what you’re saying. One of the keys to pulling off this style is actually connecting with your judge. You not only want the judge to […]

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16Dec

December 16, 2014 by PotentSpeaking Leave a Comment

It’s probably happened to you before. The judge walks in while all the debaters are chatting boisterously, and suddenly everyone stops and pretend nothing was happening. It’s awkward. Really awkward. But even though it happens pretty often, lots of people continue to make the same exact mistake. So I felt the need to address this. […]

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