If Speech and Debate has taught me anything it's that you can never please everyone. I mean think about it. If you go back to look at the scores in the final...

We’ve all seen it. If you’re a woman in this activity, it’s likely that you’ve either received (or will receive) some offhand note about your appearance on a...

For anyone who has ever wanted to just crawl into the fetal position. Today I went to the library to do work because I am a college student, and that is what...

Time and time again, there are standard pieces that get recycled over the years because historically, they have an irrefutable track record of making the NFL...

Movies and TV shows can be great resources for HI scripts. Finding one in script form with an ISBN is a treasure trove of snappy dialogue and made-for-the-sc...

POI LITERATURE The landscape of high school Interp, I believe, has changed due to the addition of POI; and for the better. While I have yet to watch a single...

The first time I found competItive success in speech I had a black book binder in my hand. It was 2007 and I had just qualified to the California State Tourn...

“Do personal stories in Oratory have to be true?” This question kinda blew my mind when a coach from another school asked me after judging a few Oratory roun...

In my senior year of high school, the head of my local forensics league was interviewed by the biggest local newspaper in the area. At first glance, everyone...

So you’ve made the decision. You are going to *insert tournament name here.* Congratulations! Forensics is fun! You get to miss a day of school to do somethi...

During the National tournament in Dallas this year I tweeted something that seemed to have garnered some anger and animosity towards me. Some of these people...

Tiny kids in big suits screaming at me about the importance of America’s relationship with Taiwan, sassy Indian girls cracking wise about the Bush Administra...

Recently, I've had the honor of working with some incredible performers from every circuit imaginable in our fantastic speech world. From New Jersey to Seatt...

Every team has its own set of rules, customs, and traditions. I respect that. I love seeing teams continue on with the ritual of years' past. I like the sens...

Last night I finally went to watch Les Mis. I want to write about this for a bit before I get into my point. The movie, from the very first scene, had my emo...

Sorry boys but this conversation is for girls ONLY. It’ll be boring anyway, ya know, make-up, shopping, shoes, icky stuff, so go ahead and run along and I’m...