I am a vairsty policy debater at Leon M Goldstein.

email-sarah.augustin@lmghs.org

Top Line

1)clarity>>>speed

2)tech>>>truth

3)compelling arguments in your speeches=more speaker points

4)I usually won't vote on cx as its not the biggest thing in a debate,besides that I'll vote on anything(mainly K and solvency)

Hi - I've judged several tournaments over the last year and I love hearing different points of view.

First -- make sure I can understand you. If you go fast and mumble, I won't hear your points and will have a hard time following your arguments. Ideally, enumerate your points so I can follow them and keep track of them throughout the argument. If you go fast, make sure I can get your points! Otherwise, focus on what's most important and share that with me.

Second -- use your time! If you have 4 minutes, make the most of it.

Third -- Cite your sources. It is important that you do this so I can compare evidence. Then tell me why those points are important.

Fourth -- (but probably most important) Be respectful. Good sportsmanship and being kind is important to me. If you insult or talk down to the other team, I will not be impressed.

Lastly, listen to the other team.

Good luck!

Hi my name is Edalene. I am a student judge. I did MS Public Forum for 2.

Some Other Notes:

I will be keeping time, but feel free to do so too.

Don’t bring up new information in the summary/ final focus

Weigh your argument. Why is what you said important? Why should I vote for you?

I will not judge based of crossfire, so if any important points were brought up mention them in your speech.

I appreciate signposting

Be respectful to one another

Bring through your argument to your final focus, otherwise I will consider it dropped and will not consider it towards your overall argument, even if th opponent never addresses it.

I am not going to judge based of speaking but please speak clearly and not too quickly so that I can understand.

Good luck and have fun!!

New to Parli; just make sure to weigh and extend your points

Flay for the purposes of judging, competed PF since 2020. I flow the whole round and will vote off the flow, but I value clear explanations and sound logic. Tech > truth, you need to support statements with logic (don't just say things without explaining why). Don't run Theory or K, if you do I am not used to judging it.

Things to remember:

• speak clearly, be confident to the best of your ability
• cross is for you: I don't vote off cross unless it is brought up in a speech
• weigh, weigh, weigh: if the round is messy I will be voting off the weighing
• establish your world and why it is better/worse than your opponent's
• don't bring up something completely new in FF please - however if your partner did absolutely no weighing in 1st summary I will allow it if you weigh in 1st FF bc your opponent has time to respond to it in 2nd FF (you cannot bring up completely new arguments in 2nd FF EVER, just interact with old ones)
• be respectful, don't worry too much, and have fun!

Btw I don't really believe in sticky defense (the idea that if your opponent didn't frontline an argument in first rebuttal, you don't have to mention in in 1st summary and can just bring it up in 1st FF -- the defense is sticky and is automatically extended bc they didn't respond to it). If they didn't frontline it you should just be mentioning important tags/the bare bones of the argument so we understand what you are going for/how the round will narrow. This makes the round cleaner and shouldn't take much of your time, you only need to really fully explain a rebuttal if the other side attacked it anyway.

Please lmk if you have any questions/tech issues!

if you reference a studio ghibli film I'll consider it when assigning speaks

Just lock in.

Hi! I'm Alessia sgroi , freshman student at CSI high school for international studies. This is my 3rd year debating and im fairly new to judging . Here are my debate preferences...

Clarity>speed

impact calc is preferred , esp if you bring up how it impacts further generations

Off time roadmaps are fine , don't make them too long though

Don't bring up new points after 2nd speaker cross.

The more passionate you are while you deliver your speech , the better you come across!

Deliver your speeches to me, your arguments are meant to convince me , not the opposing team

Final focus means the most to me. You should be writing my ballot for me . Don't spend too much time recapping , spend more time weighing on how your side is more worthy of the AFF/neg ballot and how ur contentions are more impactful.

Be respectful through crossfire! Its great when your enthusiastic through cross but please dont yell at the other side, make faces , etc. Also do not interrupt through speeches

Impact calc/magnitude plss!

BE LOUD PLEASE!!! Project your voice to me as you read your speech , and if your going to spread , spread LOUDLLYYY!!!

Taking these points into mind will be in your best interest if you want me to cast your ballot for your team .That's all! Have fun ;3

Hey there! I'm Shifa, and I attend Brooklyn Technical Highschool. Here are some of my preferences that would help me ensure I've heard and fully understood all of what you had to say;

• I am okay with fast talking, but REALLY REALLY FAST talking/spreading would make it harder for me to jot down many notes on your contentions/rebuttals, resulting in me not being able to consider the things you said when I decide who won. Speak at a pace where you know I heard all of your contentions/rebuttals. Always case>speed!
• Speak at a volume where your opponents and I can hear you clearly so I hear all arguments/rebuttals ????

Here are some tips that would make your argument stronger!

• If you weigh, don't just say "We weigh on ___." explain how and why you guys can weigh on whatever you are weighing on. This makes your argument stronger.
• Make sure your evidence is clear, ask for cards if you need! However, don't just ask for cards back and forth in the middle of the round
• Use the prep time to your advantage! Using prep time would help you brainstorm responses and that is very important!!!!!!!!!!
• CF does not count as a part of your case, so no worries

Off-time roadmaps are completely fine. No new points at any time after 2nd speaker cf, so make sure you get through all your points before. Do not be rude nor sassy, maintain formality and be polite.

If you have any questions about my paradigm, let me know in the beginning of the round. Have fun!

flow judge

Hi, I’ve been doing pf for 2 years, now judging debates when i’m available

Mainly looking for weighing and numbers so i can understand your arguments better

I will not be judging crossfire and will only take points from cf in consideration if they are brought up in other sections of the debate

Feel free to be passionate in your points, but please refrain from being aggressive or especially rude in the round.

thanks for listening and have fun!