Hey guys,

My name is Syd, I debated throughout high school in a variety of speech events, primarily extemp and public forum in debate and graduate in 2023 and am currently going to Utah State. I have watched and judged rounds of most events so overall I have a lot of experience and can follow all arguments and speeches. I will flow on paper but also keep track of things on my laptop.

Strictly for debate kids:

I can follow speed but please make your taglines clear. If I cannot understand you I cannot flow it :) please work on being clear over your speed. Your speed is not taken into consideration for speaker points. Speaker points are determined by how well of a speaker you are and how well you know your information.

Cross-examination

PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL!!! Debate is a game and there is no room for disrespect to your opponent (s) or anyone else present. I do not flow cx and questions/answers of cx will not be taken into consideration of a round if its not mentioned within a speech.

Time Management

Please use your time wisely and if you need me to provide a timer for you I will, however if you go over time things said after 10 seconds will not be taken into consideration of the final decision for the round and an individual may be docked speaker points. I will not give you time signals I suck at it

The why

Why do I care about what are you arguing? What are my voters??? What are the impacts?? Why do the impact matter? If you don't give me a reason why I should vote for you why would I vote for you? This is one of the most important parts of debate

Speech Kids

Extemp/Impromptu

Make sure to fill your time, don't go too far over and work on not using filler words. If I hear you say oaky, like or what if every two seconds I will tell you that in the ballot. Tell me who your sources are. It is essential that you have a source to back up your opinions, while hearing your opinions about your topics is important I still want you to have officials backing you up. Tell me why I should care about your topic and why you care about your topic. Why does this *insert random country here*'s problems matter to me. How does this effect me? Notice your audience and gear your speech towoards them. I will appreciate a speaker triangle and emphasis then a million statistics. While statistics are important I want you to show me what is important with your voice.

For Everyone :)

Respect

Please be aware of when others are talking, do not interupt others or speak while a person is giving a speech. Please make sure you are not being distracting with a partner or friend while another person is speaking. Speech and Debate is an amazing activity that provides you with great life skills, so please treat others with overall respect at all times within a round and outside of it. Overall please just be a kind human:)

Discrimination

Any type of discrimination or disrespect will not be tolerated before, during or after the round. Please have respect and show kindness to each other, while debate is a fun extracurricular, it does not give you an excuse to be disrespectful to another human. Please also let me know your preferred pronouns before the round :)

If you have any questions about my paradigm, how I judge or anything else please ask me before the round begins. Overall please remember to have fun because this is a fun activity :)

Email: blainesdebatestuff@gmail.com (add me on all email chain's.)

Preferences:

If you have any specific questions about my paradigm, a ballot, or a decision please feel free to reach out to me at blainesdebatestuff@gmail.com and I will be happy to help you out.

Please prioritize debating how you are comfortable rather than conforming to every little thing that I say in my paradigm. My paradigm is more of a suggestion than a requirement to win the round. Debate is for the debater, not for the judge; and I want to see rounds where teams want to be there. I am comfortable with all styles of debate and don't think there is an objective best way to do it. If you debate how you know how, you will do great!

I judge mostly on tech, but I do like big picture arguments in the ladder half of the debate. However, please please please EXTEND YOUR WARRANTS first before going big picture on me. Common sense is your greatest tool, warranting will almost always trumps cards.

Please weigh weigh weigh. I need you to tell me why you win. I don't want to be the one to decide what arguments are most important. You as the debater should be telling me this. With that being said, effective weighing is reliant upon good link debate. Good warrants are a pre-requisite to weighing, and good evidence is necessary to have good warrants.

T: I am comfortable voting on T. Competing interps are best. However, I should have a reason to vote for T, like if your opponent violates but there is no real impact to T, I'm just gonna drop it. If you want there to be RVI's you need to tell me; I will assume there are no RVI's otherwise.

Case K: You can read them, but they should have direct links to the case or topic. If you have specific questions, just send me an email or ask me in round. K's in PF feel like you are shooting yourself in the foot because of the time constraint, LD and policy are preferred.

I have noticed a new trend with K debate where teams are kicking the alt and running the K as a DA/Turn to case. I am not a super big fan. This is fine in some circumstances, but people are doing it way too often. If you are going to do this, you better have super solid framework.

Performance or Debate about debate: Threshold for winning on these arguments is higher than a case K, but you can run them. Just make sure your framing is good, and I need solid warrants on why I should vote on performance.

Warranting is everything. Evidence is great, but the evidence has to have a warrant to weigh it. This is also true if you are trying to do evidence comparison. (Ie. If you tell me to post date, there needs to be a warrant as to why the post dating matters.)

I am comfortable with both trad and progressive LD and am happy to judge on both and don't think one is better than the other.

Judge Instruction is your friend. Paint a picture of the round and why you win and you will have a better chance of me voting for you.

Most importantly, just be comfortable and have fun!

Hello, my name is Tamara Townsend Faucette. I am an energy and environmental attorney. I really enjoy judging and am so impressed with the intelligence and professionalism of the competitors. Things I look for:

1) Energy- whatever side you are arguing, step fully into that role and persuade me that it is your preferred position. Often the passion and energy of a competitor shows their preparation and enthusiasm for the topic. Persuade me that you should win.
2) Responsive- Show your flexibility and depth of knowledge by specifically attacking your opponents case with logic and evidence.
3) Respect- A vigorous debate is encouraged but please maintain the highest level of professionalism and respect.

I have judged a lot of debate events. I do not mind spreading as long as I have a copy of the brief. If you plan to spread put me on the email chain.

I appreciate off-time roadmaps. Please do not spread during off-time roadmaps--that is a chance for me to understand your organization. Use words not lingo in your roadmap--it does not count against your time.

I do not like a ton of lingo or abbreviations, especially in policy debate. I understand the lingo but I would rather hear your analysis in full words not abbreviations.

Your debate experience will serve you well and build resilience. I hope you enjoy the process! Thank you, Tamara Townsend Faucette

Please introduce yourselves and your position (when applicable to the event).

I expect participating parties to keep their own time and announce the time used at the end of each segment. I am tracking the time used as well, but will not provide prompts.

I generally follow the scoring rubric associated with each event.

When I judge congressional events, I look for each speech and question to advance the bill/resolution on the floor. If you are the fourth speaker aff/neg - reading a prepared speech that does not build on, address, or bring new points to the debate is not likely to do this. Note that my bar becomes higher for the fourth, fifth, sixth, etc. speaker on a side to truly bring new arguments or effectively rebut previous arguments so in most circumstances my bias is that after a few aff/neg rounds all speakers are better served by moving to vote and having the opportunity to debate another issue. I look for consistent, active engagement in the chamber.

I am particularly sensitive to every participant maintaining a respectful tone and body language (to both participants and judges), even while listening to, debating or cross-examining their opponent(s). Passion is different than aggression, you can be passionate about a topic without being aggressive or belittling the opposing viewpoint.

I expect participants to debate or speak on the actual topic or question not build an argument based on unrelated issues or an outrageous premise. Citation of relevant and recent sources are appreciated and generally act to strengthen arguments.

Your speaking must be articulate enough for me to understand, even when spreading

I generally will not disclose round winners at the conclusion of the round, as I need time to refer to notes, compile scores and determine the winner.

Leah Frautschy (Lee-uh Frow-chee)

I am a former debater for Payson High. It has been two years since I have been in the program but I am excited to judge and even more excited to listen to the debates! An important thing to know about me is that if you are giving a speech to me I want to be spoken too, this means eye contact, good open body language, and confidence! With a debate, what wins in my opinion is how solid you can make a point land with information and sources to bat.

Experience: I have competed in every debate event, as well as most speech events over the course of 3 years in highschool. I qualified to Nationals twice as well. I'm currently an active NSDA Alumni and I offer hired judging for various schools, mostly in Utah.

General for Speech Events
I will be timing you, but you are also free to time yourself when appropriate. I dislike when speakers try to fill all the time by repeating themselves or talking in circles. Quality over quantity.
If you are double entered, I will alter the speaking order if necessary to make sure you can give both speeches timely. Please speak up if you need this, since Tabroom doesn't always tell me.

General for all Debate Events:

If evidence asked for in-round does not exist or is being blatantly misused, I will not vote for you. If there are claims of evidence being misread or used in an abusive way, I will ask to look at it myself. Most importantly, looking at evidence counts as part of your prep time, unless it gets into rule-breaking disputes.

I like seeing assertiveness during cross, but don't be over the top. A good cross to me looks like advancing a conversation and making points, not just clarifying. If your opponent asks a reasonable question and you are being intentionally vague with your answers or stalling the clock, I will count it against you. Please also look at me and not your opponent as much as possible.

I am perfectly okay with progressive debate (kritiks, philosophy, plans, counter-plans, etc) and know how to judge it, but I am strict with the rulebook on how/when it can be used.

If you plan on spreading, please have your cases ready to share with your opponent(s) or me as necessary.

Email for evidence/case sharing: maeve.k.hall@gmail.com

Lincoln-Douglas:

I weigh most on the Value/criterion debate. If I see it from one debater and not at all from another, my ballot is easy to write. If neither engages, I will have a hard time picking a winner. If both engage, then we all have a fun round.

I do believe having a Value/criterion is necessary. If you don't provide a framework, it's really hard for me to vote for you. If you're unprepared or wanted to do that level of progressive debate, I'm sorry.

Policy:

Please ask for specifics in round

Evidence and logic are most persuasive for PF and LD debates, especially as they relate to overall efficiency and the greater good.

As for speech events, I look for confidence, speaking presence, and passion for your topic.

Good luck! :)

Speak clearly, make eye contact, be respectful to other team members. I will look for fact / logical based coverage by each team in the topics I judge.

Ultimately I expect you to communicate persuasively and move the arguments forward. In policy I expect you to move the argument, explain the flow, and advocate for voters. I will vote on stock issues, topicality, solvency, counterplans, etc. based on where you push the argument and where your opponents push back. You can spread but realize I will likely ask for you to provide me the key cards so that I can read them in context--ensure you are properly using the text.

In LD realize that value and criterion will be key from which I will evaluate your persuasiveness of how you lay out the case. Do not ignore what your opponent says, rather address their arguments to refute them.

Hello!

I am an experienced Policy debater, qualing to State every year and going to Nationals my Senior year. I vote tabula rasa, and won't allow my own views to intercept and alter my perception of your arguments. Feel free to run whatever you want, I am a fiend for the more out there arguments (ran my own Kant K most of Senior year). I vote off of tech and flow. If you don't warrant your claims with ev, I implicitly don't buy and will not flow.

As for the debaters themselves. No harsh words or discrimination towards each other (don't mind untargeted harsh words, nevertheless). There will be no sexism, racism, bigotry, etc. Not even jokingly. If this ensues, I will walk you to Tab.

please please please add me to the email chain - xmanguia@gmail.com

I don't really care other than that so feel free to let loose and have fun! Y'all are already eons awesomer because you are doing this so be confident and HAVE FUN!

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Hey! I'm Patrick Neal, and I'm very excited for this round! I had a lot of experience in a variety of events in my 3 years of High School Debate at Viewmont High, and I'm excited to give you guys some great feedback!

Experience:

Like I said, I did 3 years of Speech and Debate experience. I mainly did LD, but I have debated Big Questions as well as Congress, as well as World Schools Debate at the National Tournament. As for Speech, I have done National Extemp, Pro-Con, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu, and Informative. I like to think I'm well rounded, but I have much more experience in Debate. I'll divide up the Paradigm to debate and speech events.

GENERAL:

EVIDENCE. Please. Back up your claims with warrant. If your giving a speech, I would love to have the source in your speech.

TIMING: If you absolutely need me to give you time signals, I can. I would love it if you don't and time yourself, just so I can focus on notes and feedback. It helps both of us out.

CLARITY: A little more background, I'm also a theater kid, so I stress diction to my team. Be clear. Speed isn't everything, being articulate and able to be understood is king.

DEBATE:

CROSS EXAMINATION: I don't flow cross. If there's a good point you bring up, reiterate it in your case. Be civil and polite, but also answer the question fully. Don't dodge it.

Rebuttals: This is the key to me voting for you, proving how your case is better. During rebuttals, please respect the other person, but also...Pronouns. They can be tricky and confusing. If you really want to use them, ask the opponent before the round. Or just avoid it by saying, "They said, My Opponent said, the Affirmative (AFF) or the Negation (Neg) said, etc."

TELL ME WHY YOU ARE WINNING. Please. I will be flowing the round, but I am human and often miss things. In your last speech, save a little time for some voters! Tell the judge why you are winning.

As for me, I vote on a few things. Number one is Framework. I'll judge framework by a few things. Number one is how your Value fits the round. If you can prove to me that your Value, or Criterion fit your opponents case better, I'm likely to vote for you. If you can't do that, simply prove to me why your Value is inherently better. Either Morally or otherwise.
If you are in the round, y'all should know how to flow, so when you are giving a rebuttal speech, make sure to hit everything! Don't drop anything, especially the framework! Even a sentence, or simply saying that you'll respond to it on the other side of the flow, that works, but make sure you do it. I will vote against you if you drop a speech. And remember that as the AFF you can't wait to respond to your opponents case till your final speeches. That goes for NEG too but in a different way....If you need more info ask in round. I will vote against you on the grounds of abuse if you do this. It's something I hate about debate, so just FYI. I trust y'all and know you can stay away from this.

SPEECH EVENTS:
Extemp: Please please please ANSWER THE QUESTION. Most topics ask a question, and I would love for you to answer it.

SPAR/Impromptu: Make your speech more than the prompt. Make a story out of it, and have a good hook. For SPAR, be clear and again make sure that I know your winning.

Interps: I don't think I need to say it, but just in case, your telling me some kind of story. Make sure it's clear, and make sure that I know the difference between Characters and things like that.

Oratory & Informative: Honestly I group these together, and will judge them pretty similarly. Make sure that you have a good structure to your speech, Make sure it's easy to follow.

SPEECH GENERAL STUFF: I *Might* tell you a few things that I would change in your speech in the ballot. Take all that with a grain of salt, since you and I likely think very different.

Again, very excited to listen to this round, and Good Luck!

I debated all four years of high school splitting my time between LD and Policy pretty evenly. I debated on the National Circuit in LD, so I have a good grasp of both traditional and progressive LD so feel free to debate in the debate style you're more comfortable with. That being said I love a good progressive LD round, but won't be upset if the round ends up being traditional. I'm good with speed but only if both you and your opponent are both good with it. Please be RESPECTFUL, be KIND, and have a fun round!

email for the chain: 16annapage@gmail.com

I am new to the world of speech and debate, but very excited to have the opportunity to learn more about each of the events through judging. When it comes to speech and debate, I am looking for students that are confident in themselves and their current ability level, no matter what that is. I want to see what makes you the best you, rather than feeling pinned to one format. I want you to feel like I am an approachable critic that is willing to see anything from a traditional debate to performance -- the round is yours to debate, the floor is yours to perform on. That being said, here are a few things that I concentrate on in my evaluations:

1. I enjoy humor, but prefer people being real. Don't try to be someone that you are not.
2. Bottom line is, I most commonly vote for the argument that wins the round.
3. There should be a consistent performance between partners throughout the entirety of team events.
4. I have no inherent issues with speed, however, I do with articulation and volume. You have something to say, allow me to hear and understand you while you speak. If I can't understand you, I can't judge you.
5. My personal beliefs have very little to do with who or what I vote for.
6. I prefer well-structured debates. I also enjoy interesting debate structures.
7. I tend to favor creative interpretations, but would rather you don’t explain or provide a rationale for why your interpretation makes for a quality debate.
8. I award the best speaker in the round with the highest points. The best speaker is someone who demonstrates a strong understanding of the components within the round, how those components interact, and can express themselves in a clear and confident manner.
9. The broader the topic, the less interested I am, narrow it down and be specific.
10. Have fun! The more comfortable you are, the more it apparent it will be, and the more proficient you will be in your argument or performance.

1. Please do sign posting and road mapping so I can flow.
2. Make your contentions clear
3. Speak slower so I can hear you and process what you are saying.
4. Good eye contact and body language.
5. I will go a lot off persuasion. Please persuade me to vote for you.

I will doc points for:

1. Introducing new arguments in Final Focus which can cause the opponent to not have a fair chance to respond.
2. Disrespect. Please be kind and professional.
3. Not addressing opponents' arguments.
5. Not making contentions clear and speaking so fast I can't understand you.

Good luck everyone! It's going to be a great tournament!

I am a policy judge. I debated for 3-4 years, coached for 3 more, and have judged for 4ish years now (all policy).

I can understand spewing/spreading/whatever else you call it.

I do not flow cx so if you make a good point you need to bring it up in your next speech or I will not flow it through. If I am typing during cx, I am probably catching up on my notes from the previous speech.

I like judging on impact calc, but the role of the debate is the most important thing to me (if aff or neg does not fulfill their roles, it is an automatic loss). I also invite you to write the ballot for me (tell me what arguments you won and why, what arguments they dropped, etc). Structure your rebuttal speeches that way.

***Make sure you flow your arguments through unless you intentionally drop them***

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Hello, my name is Lennie. My pronouns are she/her. My email is soonaalenn@gmail.com.

I'm currently in college, majoring in mechanical engineering, and I'm looking to minor in finance or political science. I've competed and judged in Cambodia, Oklahoma, and Utah. The events I did were speech (foreign extemp & general public speaking), debate (LD, mock trial, and policy), and Model United Nations.

What I want to see/hear in a debate:

Deciding Results: Your case comes first when it comes to winning or losing, which means a low-point win can happen. I want to hear a clear and well-organized case. I'm interested in a clashed rebuttal and cross-ex/crossfire, where each team tears down or weakens every single one of their opponent's arguments. Convince me why you should win, throughout the whole case argument, and not only in your conclusion.

Speaker points: Be respectful. Off-time roadmaps are okay, however, they are not preferred. Any speaking style is accepted, however, if spoken eloquently, I will give good speaker points. Being able to think, answer, and refute claims efficiently will also give you good speaker points. Speaking at 300wpm isn't necessarily good if it hinders me or your opponents from hearing your arguments. I don't mind a disorganized rebuttal, as long as it's understandable. Please make the most use of prep time and speaker's time!

Evidence:

• PF: Cards are important, please be ready. Do NOT falsify evidence, because I know it when you do.
• LD: Please come up with a clear value and criteria. Make sure your contentions are backed up by some sort of proof.

Behavior: I will condemn rudeness, offensiveness, bigotry, or any form of discrimination. You are in a formal debate, once you are in the room, please have etiquette and be respectful. You can argue well and win without being rude. Please attack your opponents' case, not your opponents. Your words have meaning, so think before you speak.

I want debate to be an equitable system for everyone competing. I wish you all the best of luck in your rounds, and if you have any other questions, I'm here to answer and help you out.

* If you feel like you're at a disadvantage due to the environment (smell, sound), I will try my best to accommodate that. If you overheard an opponent "leaking" your case with others, and if there's proof of that, please report it to Tabroom.

I did debate for 4 years, my main events were congress and BQ. I am also familiar with other events.

Debate: I will flow, or at least try my best to flow arguments made during speeches. I won't flow cross, anything substantial in cross should be brought up in your rebuttals for me to flow. I usually keep up with fast talkers, but spew at your own risk, cause if I can't understand your points, well... that's not good for you.

Speech: I'm looking for a good well together speech. I want to have my attention grabbed, and stay hooked throughout your speech. I would love to walk away from a speech round learning something new, this means giving background information to the topics. The more confident you are in your topic also helps.

Congress: If I'm somehow judging congress, rip. `You will probably ask for my paradigm while waiting for round to start because congress never runs on time. In the rare event this doesn't happen, I will judge more on the quality vs quantity of speeches. I want to see good arguments and rebuttals form throughout the progression of the debate. I will keep a tally of questions asked in the event of a tie breaker, but ultimately your rank is going to be determined by your speeches. I will judge the chair based on how well they run the house(I see you chair).

If you have any questions, please ask before rounds. Good luck!

Email: sami.sampson23@gmail.com

Debate: When I debated in high school I mainly did pf. With that in mind if you are in policy or ld I may need some hand holding it’s your job to make the debate clear for me. I am fine with any argument you throw at me even if it is stupid as long as you’re able to prove it. I do value weighing, evidence, and links more than anything but if you don’t do that you can still win you just have to be better. Framework is also important.

Speech and Congress: I value organization, passion, flow, and uniqueness most. I do find that speech events do tend to be heavily biased based on content matter so I will try my best to judge objectively.

IE Events: I'm looking to see if you have a clear thesis and if you do a good job supporting it. I will not rank someone very high if there is any ambiguity in what they are saying or if they lack persuasive evidence. Please do not be worried if I will agree with you or not. I just want to see a good argument and know precisely what you are arguing.

Debate Events: Clarity is really important. I want to judge according to the best arguments, but please remember that your judges are most likely not going to be as familiar with the subject matter as you are. Be deliberate in your speech and thoroughly explain your evidence.

I have no history with debate, but I do have a history with law and business.

I also invite you to write the ballot for me (tell me what arguments you won and why, what arguments they dropped, etc). Structure your rebuttal speeches that way. Showing respect and professionalism is very important. Creating a strong case is just as important as breaking down the other team's case.

I did debate all four years in high school so I know how tournaments go.

What I would like to see in round is just a well done, civil debate. I appreciate a good amount of clash, just don't become too disrespectful. Please make sources used very clear so I know where your information comes from.

Other than that I trust you to make the round go smoothly by timing yourselves (I will also be timing) and to be prepared to speak loud and clear, and sell your case to me.

I love debate and being able to judge after graduation. Just remember speech and debate is hard work but it is also so important and valuable in your lives; don't forget to have fun with it!

For my speech friends, all I ask of you is for your name, your prep time (if applicable), and your speech time. I ask that you do your best to not go over time, but I will respect the grace period given. That being said your final time will play into my final ranking and decision.

Hello everyone! My name is Mykelle Williams and I am so excited to judge your round today, I did Debate for 3 years and I absolutely loved it. I'm all about feedback, but if you have anything specific you want me to look out for, let me know. I'm going to divide my main paradigm into three parts, speech, debate, and general preferences. You don't have to read it all, just what pertains to you, and of course, if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask before the round!

SPEECH EVENTS:

Have a good structure and make sure I can easily follow what you're saying. Don't be afraid to be creative as long as you stay true to your prompt or central idea. I have a really loose paradigm for speech because everyone is so different, which I love to see! Ultimately just try to have fun, if you mess up just take a deep breath and keep going.

DEBATE:

I’m not favorable for one debate style over the next, but I do judge based off of framework and application, so make sure that’s included! Make sure you hit on every point your opponent gives you, it also looks really good if you include where they mentioned said point! (Ex. As my opponent said in their opening speech XYZ)

GENERAL:

EVIDENCE. Please. Back up your claims with warrant. If you're giving a speech, I would love to have the source in your speech.

TIMING: If you absolutely need me to give you time signals, I can. I would love it if you don't and time yourself, just so I can focus on notes and feedback. It helps both of us out. On that same note, I totally encourage timing your opponent, but use a stopwatch, not something that makes noise!

CLARITY: A little more background, I'm also a theater kid, so I stress diction to my team. Be clear. Speed isn't everything, being articulate and able to be understood is so important!!

Again, very excited to listen to this round, and Good Luck!