Credit for the idea of this phrase goes to Samuel Sefzik. It’s easy for your audience to get overwhelmed in a debate speech. There are a lot of points and plenty of logic floating around in any given debate round. Getting your audience to remember and care about all of your points is usually impossible (unless […]
Get organized
For more articles on organization, check out this list: http://debate.potentspeaking.com/category/organization/ Organization is important for these reasons: 1. It helps the judge to understand your arguments and how they tie in with the opposing team’s arguments. 2. It improves the judge’s flow, meaning when they review the round afterwards your speeches will stick out. 3. It helps […]
6 ways to stop rambling
I noticed that some debaters seem to be saying a lot of words, but not a lot of sentences. And if you were to really concentrate on what they’re saying, you’d see there’s no connection between one sentence and the next one. If you’re unsure what I mean by this, here’s an insanely perfect example. […]