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Manjula Bansal
William G. Enloe HS
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Donald Berger
Cary Academy
Last changed on
Sat November 11, 2023 at 3:39 AM EDT
I do not favor spreading; keep a reasonable pace to your arguments.
Madison Boswell
Cumberland Polytechnic High School
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Sat March 23, 2024 at 10:56 AM EDT
I like a nicely structured debate. Making the framework and definitions clear is important. However, I do not like for this to carry on. Make the structure clear and move on. You should not still be debating what the framework is in your last rebuttals.
I look for quality sources, not quantity
Debates that build off each other are the best. Don't debate at me, debate with your opponent.
I also look for speaking style. Since I am primarily a speech judge, I take speaking skills into account. Mumbling, speaking monotonously, over using hand movements, and stumbling will rank you lower.
Lastly, I just want the argument to make sense. Don't give me a convoluted, overly complex argument. Make it make sense.
Michelle Boswell
Cumberland Polytechnic High School
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Jancie Brown-Davis
Cumberland International Early College High School
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Xiaohui Cai
Cary Academy
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Brian Criswell
Pinecrest High School
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Alison Davies
Cary High School
Last changed on
Fri October 9, 2020 at 12:17 PM EDT
I prefer if speakers wait for all judges to respond that they are ready before speaking. A balance between presentation and substance is a must. Say your sources clearly and explain with specifics.
Michelle Edwards
Apex Friendship High School
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Elaine Evans
Pinecrest High School
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Jordan Fenty
Cumberland International Early College High School
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Shannon Jarman
Cumberland International Early College High School
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Wed January 17, 2024 at 7:00 AM EDT
I competed from 7th grade thur college - I was a Policy Debater.
I have been coaching for 20 + years. I am not a fan of the direction that most debate is going.
Don't waste my time with obscure arguments. Bonaparte once said that "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever."
You need to extend BOTH the warrant AND impact of your argument(s) in later speeches if you're serious about finessing my ballot. PS...make sure you have a warrant and impact...
If your flow and delivery are clear - SPEED isn't a problem, but if it sounds like you are having a spiritual moment while you are running your case - I am not impressed. Spitting is just rude. Work harder - no-one cares.
Loud isn't an emotion. No Bullies aloud/allowed 20L is in your future.
I am okay with offtime roadmaps - if it's really a roadmap and not trying to sink the other team...
Signposting is fine - I am an English teacher.
Use author qualifications when first citing a piece of evidence (for extensions last name will suffice).
I like good solid evidence, clear debate, and solid connections.
Debate is hard but it's not personal. Have fun - be kind - play fair and tell great stories.
I love powerful words and phrases.
CX can be the root of the best conversations.
Kellen Kane
Durham Academy
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Eric Kinyon
Sandhills Classical Christian School
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Sonio Kum
Durham Academy
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Chris Lucas
Cape Fear High School
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Cindy McCracken
Research Triangle High School
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Sat January 13, 2024 at 3:42 AM EDT
I have been judging speech events since 2021, including at Nationals in 2022, where I attended a class on judging. I work hard to be well versed on the criteria for all the speech events and judge them accordingly. Overall I consider the choice of piece/quality of cutting; emotional connection to the piece and audience; confidence and eye contact; organization; and pacing.
Rose Nyakairu
Apex Friendship High School
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David Pearce
Reid Ross Classical High School
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RJ Pellicciotta
Cary Academy
8 rounds
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Tue January 2, 2024 at 12:36 PM EDT
I am the Director of Forensics and head LD coach at Cary Academy. I would describe myself as a neo-traditionalist. I follow a traditional approach to LD with some notable exceptions. I am a typical traditionalist in that I prefer a debate centered on a common sense, reasonable, good faith interpretation of the resolution; and I believe speakers should emphasize effective communication and practice the habits of fine public speaking during the debate. I differ from many traditionalists in that I am not a fan of the value premise and criterion, and that I do not believe that LD arguments have to be based on broad philosophical concepts, but rather should be as specific to the particular resolution as possible. If you want to win my ballot you should focus on developing a clear position and showing how it is superior to the position put forth by your opponent. You should not attempt to make more arguments than your opponent can respond to so that you can extend them in rebuttal. In my opinion most rounds are not resolved by appeals to authority. The original analysis and synthesis of the debater is vastly more important to me than cards. For further insight on my views please consult these following articles I have written for the Rostrum:
http://debate.uvm.edu/NFL/rostrumlib/ld%20Pellicciotta0202.pdf,
https://debate.uvm.edu/NFL/rostrumlib/Luong%20RJ%20PresumptionNov'00.pdf
Michael Perez
Cary Academy
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Amelia Philbrook
SandHoke Early College
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Thu February 1, 2024 at 4:49 AM EDT
I am a former debater and I've been coaching debate for 6 years. I'm a more traditional judge, in that I generally dislike super progressive arguements. I would describe myself as a flow judge at heart, though and I am always careful to make sure that the round is fair and my decision is unbiased.
Casey Purdy
Apex Friendship High School
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Terrance Rose
Douglas Byrd High School
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Sat March 26, 2022 at 5:25 AM EDT
I have been judging all forms of Speech and Debate for 5 years. I competed in Congress during my time as a competitor
I prefer to have a structured debate that has a progressive flow on both sides of the argument. Aggressive debate is fine but competitors should remain cordial to each other throughout the debate. All debate is point structured, so the win or loss is allocated to the competitor who both makes the better point and defends best against their opponent.
Organization is key for me as a judge. Your debate needs to follow a logical order with cohesiveness, if I can't understand the argument than I will have a much harder time judging it.
The most important aspects of a debate in terms of wins and losses is an evidence based approach that addresses all arguments in a manner of completeness. Leaving an opening within the debate is a sign of lack of preparation and will be judged accordingly. I expect all competitors to be aware of NSDA rules and regulations within their debating structure.
Deneen Royal
Cumberland International Early College High School
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Elena Samkin
Pinecrest High School
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John Schaeffer
Cary Academy
Last changed on
Sat January 13, 2024 at 3:40 AM EDT
Traditional PF judge. Not a fan of progressive debate or excessive calling for evidence. Speed is fine but must be intelligible. Same holds for LD. For speech events, no special requests. Willing to give whatever time signals helps.
Hope Seidel
Cary Academy
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Nisa Sheikh
Cape Fear High School
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Stacy Sliwinski
Apex Friendship High School
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Leneise Stackley
Cumberland Polytechnic High School
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Brittanie Swinney
Massey Hill Classical High School
Last changed on
Fri January 5, 2024 at 3:44 AM EDT
Background info: Former Policy Debater (Ohio), History, Government and Econ Teacher (NC), American History Professor (NC) BA in History and Poli sci, MA in American History (emphasis on Women's history). I now coach LD, PF, Congress and Speech events and have had the pleasure of jumping into World Schools.
I'm pretty easy going and do not mind spreading in LD so long as you are clearly speaking when doing it. Not such a fan of PF speaking super quickly as that's not really the point of that event. Make good use of time but don't rush it. Outside of that in these events feel free to ask for any other concerns you may have. Happy to answer before a round starts.
Update on WSD: I do value the flow but also want to see WS norms happening in the round. Take POIs and engage with each other when time allows. I'm not a huge fan of first speech getting into refutation as two other speeches do that I would rather 1st speech take some POIs and develop your sides case. Please remember this is WSD US centric arguments happen based on the motion but I really value some international attention happening regardless of motion as I think it shows broader understanding of the World as a whole .Not to mention a countries decisions do not occur in a bubble and international events do impact other countries decisions, US included.
Last changed on
Fri October 21, 2022 at 8:53 PM EDT
I love judging speech! I have judged over 30 speech and debate tournaments (over 100 rounds) since September, 2019, and have experience judging every single speech event, and a little bit of LD as well.
I have also had the great pleasure of being a judge at TOC, NSDA, NIETOC, NCFL as well!
I'm definitely not a strict judge, and try to make the round atmosphere as comfortable as possible. In addition, I sincerely try my best to rank all of the students in a fair and unbiased way, as well as give them feedback that they can improve from, but I am also always open to questions if you want to learn more about how to improve your speech!
Outside of being a speech and debate judge, I have a PhD in Environmental Engineering. I try my best to protect environment.
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-Oct. 2022
Jen Taylor
Cary Academy
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Laurel Renee Wolfe
Hire
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