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This is all about YOU and I am here for YOU. I'm on your side!
JUDGING PREFERENCES
- Were the rules of the event followed? (Can I tell it is poetry and not prose)
- Was the performance clean and polished? (More to do with effort than sole skill)
- Was there palpable energy to the performance? (In-person or through a computer screen)
- Was the student having fun? (Could I relax and watch someone reveling in doing what they do best)
- What did I learn? (What do I know at the end of your performance that I did not at the beginning)
BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Member & Captain of the IE Squad at the University of Texas at Austin
-AFA Poetry National Champion 2005
-AFA Eight National Out-rounds, Five-time National Finalist
Member & Captain of Speech Team at Wheaton Warrenville South High School
-IHSA State Champion of DI and HDA (Humorous Duet Acting)
-IHSA Six-time State Finalist
National Final Round Judge for AFA National Championships
Coach at University of Texas National Institute of Forensics (UTNIF) 2004-2022
Current Head Speech Coach for Quarry Lane School