The "Introduction"
What’s up everyone, I am back almost a year later with another how-to. Since I was a little freshman, just starting out in my first-ever...
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Taylor Gilliam
- Aug 6, 2019
- 3 min
The POI-fect Program
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...
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Bronwyn Doebbeling
- Aug 6, 2019
- 6 min
An Honest-to-God Breakdown of “Speech Girl Style.”
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...
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Jake Wallack
- Oct 15, 2018
- 5 min
No One Has It All "Figured Out"
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...
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Rachel Brooks
- Oct 15, 2018
- 2 min
A Few Questions for Interpers
Time and time again, there are standard pieces that get recycled over the years because historically, they have an irrefutable track...
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Erin Phillips
- Nov 22, 2016
- 2 min
Screenplays As Pieces
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...
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Juan De La Cruz
- Mar 14, 2016
- 5 min
POI & KT Follow-Up
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...
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Joe Davis
- Jan 25, 2016
- 3 min
POI
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...
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Anh Le
- Jan 25, 2016
- 2 min
Being Real In Oratory
“Do personal stories in Oratory have to be true?” This question kinda blew my mind when a coach from another school asked me after...
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Nick Mai
- Jan 23, 2016
- 4 min
Freaks and Geeks: The Appropriateness of Forensics Jokes in Oratory
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...
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Sophia Zupanc
- Jan 22, 2016
- 3 min
Tips for Prepping a Congress Docket
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...
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Juan De La Cruz
- Jun 21, 2015
- 4 min
An Educational Experience
During the National tournament in Dallas this year I tweeted something that seemed to have garnered some anger and animosity towards me....
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Armand Domalewski
- Mar 10, 2015
- 3 min
Tips For Congress
Tiny kids in big suits screaming at me about the importance of America’s relationship with Taiwan, sassy Indian girls cracking wise about...
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Juan De La Cruz
- Jan 12, 2014
- 6 min
You Missed Your Cue
Recently, I've had the honor of working with some incredible performers from every circuit imaginable in our fantastic speech world. From...
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Chris Wilkins
- Feb 10, 2013
- 4 min
Prepping for Quals
This week I started a new semester of college, and I happened to find myself in a Philosophy class. One of the first assignments we were...
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Chris Wilkins
- Jan 27, 2013
- 4 min
Crossing the Line
How I’m going to get my novice, or younger members, to be the great performers that I want them to be (when they are older and more...
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Chris Wilkins
- Jan 17, 2013
- 4 min
Creativity
Creativity, as I’m sure you’re aware, is a crucial component to creating a cool interp performance. Creativity, however, is not a skill...
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Juan De La Cruz
- Jan 6, 2013
- 7 min
The Unspoken Rules (My Pet Peeves)
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'...
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Juan De La Cruz
- Jan 2, 2013
- 3 min
Bring Back the One-Scenes!
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...
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Omika Jikaria
- Dec 30, 2012
- 6 min
Where Did My Voice Go?!
It’s the night before a tournament. Your throat is itching/aching/sore. You feel sniffly. You try to speak but all that comes out is a...
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