***ALL cards read during ANY speech need to be sent in the email chain PRIOR to the speech. If you are not comfortable adapting to this standard, please strike me

North Broward '20 Wake Forest '24

Quartered @ TOC and have minimal college policy experience

Head Public Forum Coach @ Quarry Lane

Email: katzto20@wfu.edu

tech>truth

I would prefer both teams talk about the topic. I have given up on judging bad PF theory / K debates.

debate is a game and the team that plays the best will win.

I debated high school policy debate in the Mid 1990's and collegiate parliamentary at community college before transferring to UC . I am currently a speech and debate teacher at Quarry Lane school, Dublin CA . I am focused on Public forum debate. Before that I was the coach of Skyline High school in Oakland, CA and focused on Policy debate (primarily varsity performance) . Before then I coached at El Cerrito High School in Northern CA and coached all events, flex policy as well as lay adapted teams. I have coached teams to TOC, NSDA, and CA state championship. I love the community I coach in. It is the daily conversations, discussions, and socializing that keep us all going. Debate changed my life, it wasn't the only thing that made who I am but it's important and I am grateful to be able to share that gift with students on a daily basis.

Public Forum paradigm.

I am new to coaching public forum but am able to adapt from a historical policy background of 20 years. Speed is fine. But I always emphasis clarity. Technical debate is good. I will flow. Debaters should collapse to key winning arguments in beginning in the rebuttals. New arguments in summary and final focus are discouraged unless responding to an abusive argument by an opponent. I am comfortable with flex, both straightforward policy or Kritiks both post-modern to performance. I'm fairly tabula rasa in the sense that you are responsible for upholding the framework for the debate. Theory is fun and I enjoy a well reasoned theory debate with impacted standards.

In regards to evidence analysis I am looking for you to read warrants and good data and extend it and use it throughout the debate. Offense is key. Think strategically and you will be rewarded. Most of all have fun. Decorum is essential.

add me to the email chain: krishivmanyam@gmail.com

pretty standard tech judge imo

defense isn't sticky - everything in ff needs to be in summary

frontline in 2nd rebuttal

all argument is both summary and ff have to be extended, warranted, and weighed for it to be on my ballot

speed:

Frankly not the best with flowing so send speechdocs if you’re gonna spread

theory:

don't have too much experience with theory outside of disclo and parphrasing but I can probably evaluate most shells as long as they are clearly explained and warranted.

my personal beliefs are that friv theory and paraphrasing are bad, and disclosure is good, but I will not hack for these args.

Non-Topical Positions/Ks

have close to zero experience with these and probably can't evaluate them at any level

if you want to run these, please strike me

Speaks:

as long as you are respectful and don't cheat, you wont get lower than a 27

IF YOU STEAL PREP, I WILL TANK SPEAKS

Speaks are capped at 27.5 in any varsity pf round if you dont sent constructive speechdocs

I will boost speaks if you:

- Send Rebuttal speechdocs(+0.2)

- Read only cut cards in Constructive and Rebuttal(+0.1)

- Weigh in Rebuttal(+0.1)

- Take less than 2 mins to compile and send all evidence(+0.2)

I am currently a sophomore at Emory university. I debated public forum at the quarry lane school for four years.

tech > truth

please add me to the email chain - snellian@student.quarrylane.org. Send speech docs before each speech !

I'm fine with speed, but make sure you're clear. Frontline in 2nd rebuttal. Any offense you're going for in final focus should be extended completely (uniqueness, links, impacts) in summary. Cross is binding but doesn't matter unless it's in speech. Please collapse !

Start weighing as early as possible and definitely focus on comparative weighing (both link and impact level if possible), when I'm looking at the arguments, I'll start with the one with the strongest weighing.

Always be respectful towards your opponents. I won't evaluate arguments that are sexist, racist, homophobic, ableist, etc. Lastly, debate can be stressful but make sure to have fun :)

Regarding prog arguments, I have little to no experience with Ks (I’ve debated a K maybe once or twice). If you want to read a K, I think it’s super interesting but I probably won’t be able to evaluate it well and am not a great judge for that. I’ve debated/read theory before, and have more experience with it than Ks, but I’m not extremely experienced with it either.

Good luck and feel free to email me before or after the round if you have any questions.

I'm a junior at Quarry Lane.

30 Speaks if you run a crazy contention

I have competed in PF for about 1.5 years and I've been to TOC Sophomore year.

I really respect the "public" aspect of debate. Though I am a flow judge, I do enjoy more thorough and comprehensive debates over jaw spasming to speak at 200 words per second. To put it simply: debate like you would for a flow judge, I'm not fine with spreading, I'm fine with theory, I will vote off the flow only, but do not go 200 wps.

I really, really do appreciate non-stock contentions. I will boost speaker points if you run a true non-stock contention.

Have fun debating. If you're a novice, take it light. Ease into the game, stick to the flow. No one cares what tournaments you win as novice, they care about what tournaments you win as Varsity. Play in the novice division not to win, but to learn. Also, if you are spreading in any novice division, I WILL DROP YOU. if you run theory in any novice division, that's kind of funny.

Never hesitate to ask questions after round. It is your job to ask questions and my job as a judge to help you to be a better debater in later divisions. Please do not include me in the email chain. I will only check evidence if a side asks me specifically to read it.

Last thing: Please dress formal, you won't show up to a basketball game wearing sweatpants and no shirt. Similarly, don't show up to the debate without looking presentable.