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Fri March 5, 2021 at 10:19 AM CDT
PF Paradigm:
The number one priority of Public Forum Debate is that it remains accessible at all times.
Debaters are expected to time themselves and their oppenents. If there is some discrepancy on time, your speaker points will be in jeopardy. Please be responsible.
Go at whatever speed you are comfortable as long as it is not spreading.
I will flow what is said during speech, but not crossfire. I expect you to extend arguments from crossfire if you want to use them.
You must provide your win conditions. I need a framework to interpret how the round will be judged. That also means that weighing needs to be considers as well.
Don't assume definitions especially in the resolutions.
I will look at evidence only in the case that both teams appear to have evidence that contradict each other.
InterPA
Tech
Diction matters more in online competition than in face to face competition. In synchronous rounds, please emphasize your diction more.
You are welcome to ask for feedback regarding your placement within the camera.
I'd recommend you make sure the camera is perpendicular to your eyes/face. The angle coming from below sometimes makes viewing facial involvement unclear.
Preferences
Content Warning before your pieces. If you have any belief that your content could upset someone, you owe it to your audience to prepare us. Plot twists are not worth hurting your audience.
I really evaluate the quality of the cut/writing in close rounds.
A cut needs to have a clear beginning, middle, and end. The beginning means the characters, relationships, and problems are introduced. A perfect teaser has these element. The middle shows the characters attempting and failing to resolve a problem. The end discusses whether characters resolve or fail to resolve the problem and then what happen because of that.
Public address speeches follow some kind of previewed and road mapped structure to the speech.
Event Specific
Info
I don't evaluate lack of VAs as negative. I evaluate overused or nonhelpful VAs as a negative.
I don't really care about how you move in your speech.
OO
I follow PCS and CES structures the best.
I am sucker for empirics. I don't believe something is inherently a problem that affects everyone until you show me with a source that it affects people more than yourself. For example, if your speech is about how "We say no too much," you better prove beyond a doubt that we empirically say "No" a lot.
DI
I'm kind of over traumatizing DIs. DI is my favorite event though.
I value verisimilitude in the characterization and the blocking.
HI
Characterization matters the most. I value clear characters and efficient movement between the characters.
I also really pay attention to the resolution of the problem in HI. If the problem is resolved in a sentence or through an apparent unknown force. I blame the cut.
Duo
I hate how its done digital and really hope no one assigns it to me.
Blocking should highlight the conflict between the characters.
I find speaking towards the camera instead of pretending the two are in the same piece to be more believable.
POI
Characterization should be clear. I shouldn't doubt the differences between the characters.
Binder tech or lack of binder tech is irrelevant to me.
Extemp:
Tech
Time yourself for synchronous rounds. I don't trust internet connections to be consistent to allow me to give you effective time signals.
I can tell if you're reading off of your computer.
Sitting or Standing don't matter to me.
Preferences
I will flow the speech.
I don't look down on speeches past 7:00, but 7:20 is a little risk
Link back to the question always. Tell me why you are answering questions.
Fluency matters insomuch that I can understand you. Short pauses and disruptions will not be marks against, but if I cannot follow what you are saying then I will have trouble evaluating your speech.