Juan De La Cruz
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, 20163 min read
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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Juan De La Cruz
Jan 12, 20146 min read
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, 20134 min read
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, 20134 min read
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, 20134 min read
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 2, 20133 min read
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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Chris Wilkins
Dec 29, 20124 min read
The Importance of Watching
Recently I was having a conversation with my old assistant coach, and the topic of interp came up (as it always does). We talked about a...
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Chris Wilkins
Dec 24, 20124 min read
Adaptation
The last article I wrote was about something I think a lot of people are missing from their pieces. Well I’ve thought of another that is...
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Chris Wilkins
Dec 20, 20124 min read
Singularity
Something that I think is important for all pieces, especially dramatic ones, is an idea I have called singularity. Yes—I’m almost...
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Chris Wilkins
Nov 26, 20124 min read
I Don’t Believe in “The Perfect Piece”
A problem you run into a lot as a coach is your students wanting to find a “perfect piece.” I cannot even count the number of times a...
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Juan De La Cruz
Oct 12, 20123 min read
Cutting Scripts: How I Make My Life a Torture
Over the last several days I've received over 15 books through the mail so that I may assist some students in cutting lit for their...
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