Primarily competed in debate, specifically WSD for 3 years with some decent knowledge and experience in speech events as well.

Keep everything respectful, discrimination or hateful speech is forbidden.

Respect your opponent's time, I expect you to keep track of your own time and promptly stop when your time is up.

For WSD, I take note of your speaking style and it will accounted in your points. POIs are also taken into account and I expect at minimum one every 1-2 minutes. Additionally, simply asking a POI is not enough to justify as an argument or clash, you must include it into your next speech for it to be meaningful.

I want to see good weighing, clash, and a solid flow down the bench.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Hello! My name is Abigail, and this is my 3rd year in debate.

I am currently on the Varsity Debate team at Cy-Lakes, and I mostly focus on CX, PF, PR, FX, and LD.

- I am familiar with all events !

- I mostly judge PF and LD.

Important things to remember during a debate round:

☆ Be respectful to your opponent; avoid personal attacks or offensive language.

☆ I'll raise my hand to signal the end of your speaking time during the round.

☆ I prefer not to interrupt speeches, so use your time wisely to convey your main points and address your opponent's arguments.

☆ After the round, I can give feedback to each team to help you improve.

☆ I approach debates with an open mind and aim for impartiality. My decision will be based solely on the arguments presented in the round. Feel free to ask questions for clarification.

Thank you!

I competed in speech and debate for 3 years at Jersey Village HS, primarily doing WSD for 2, and I have a decent understanding of most speech and debate events.

Be respectful. Discrimination or hateful rhetoric is an auto loss.

WSD:

- I'll evaluate arguments as they are given to me and weighed in the round as long as they are not blatantly false or out of pocket. That being said, I love creative arguments.

- Let your personality bleed through in your speech, whether through humor, narratives, or whatever makes your speech yours. Don't speak like a robot reading an essay to win me over stylistically.

- Organization is important. Your speeches should have clearly signposted arguments and responses. Team organization is also crucial. Extend arguments throughout the round. As the round progresses, your team should be collapsing on and weighing the most critical path(s) to the ballot.

- Make your POIs strategic. They should be given and accepted in moderation.

- Weigh both worlds and be comparative throughout the round. This is extremely important to my ballot.

- Clash. If you never engage with your opponent’s case, then there is no way for me to evaluate whose world is preferable.

- Be charitable. Give reasonable framework and definitions. If a framework debate occurs, try to resolve it quickly (by being charitable) so the content of the debate can be discussed.

Tell me why I’m voting for you. Clearly show me your path to the ballot, and don’t leave me to guess why I should vote for you–tell me.

Overall, be respectful, be yourself, be strategic, weigh and clash, and tell me why I’m voting for you.

If you have any more questions about my judging preferences, please ask!

I judge Congress I like competitiveness, and I don't judge your opinion I judge how well you argue it. However keep discussion relevant to the discussion, and make sure you actually know what the bill says before you start debating it. Being well prepared with notes and writing down lots of questions.

Hello, I'm Jared. I currently attend Cypress Falls and typically compete in short prep events. In general, I'm pretty laid back when it comes to judging. If you are confused or unsure about something, please ask.

DEBATE

When it comes to debate events, I typically value the quality of the arguments over the quantity. Make they're well constructed and make sense. I want to see aggressiveness in round, but not disrespect. Attack your opponent's case but don't overdo it. I want you to show me you want to win. Press your opponents during questioning, and be the aggressor throughout the round.

If you want high speaks, I typically just like people standing up and speaking well. I'm not too picky when it comes to anything else. I would advice you not to spread especially at the novice level. A steady pace is usually a lot more viable early on. I would focus more on becoming more fluent and articulative.

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SPEECH

If you're doing speech events, just make sure to understand your event well. I'm not well versed in every speech event so I might not cover everything pertaining to your particular event. One common trend that is true with all speech events though is that it's always clear how much work someone put into their piece. Make sure to take it seriously and present it to the best of your ability.

When it comes to things like extemp, I'm typically pretty impartial. I won't vote someone based on their opinion, I will only judge the quality of your argument. I want you to lay out your speech for me in the introduction. Walk me through your points and what they are. I know it's difficult to speak for seven minutes when starting out but just try your best. Utilize your time wisely and speak loud and clear.

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If you need specifics just ask while in round, I'll be glad to answer them for you. Otherwise, just have fun and try your best, good luck!

Heyyy I’m Brianna, and I’m currently a Junior at Cy-Fair HS. I compete in LD and OO. But have general knowledge on most events. (I do dabble is a bit of BQD ':) )

This paradigm is specifically for Novice LD/PF but if I’m judging you in a diff event, just do what you do and talk pretty ◡̈

Email for help or the chain: briannavquez12@gmail.com

NLD/NPF:

If you have any questions abt my paradigm, or abt LD in general feel free to email me or ask me before the round!

Be responsible and respectful! If you run anything racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. (any ist/ic tbh) I will give you an immediate L + 20 speaks + talk to your coach! Just be a decent human!!

Manage your time!! When the timer runs out, you may finish THAT sentence. After that, I won't flow it. Same with prep time (You will time yourselves, but I will also keep a clock for transparency ◡̈ )

Make sure to give me an off the clock roadmap before your speech, and signpost during the speech!

I'll consider ANY arg as long as you warrant it and why it outweighs your opponents

If you run something unique as a novice (arg, framework, etc) I'll up your speaks bc it's rare and fun to see

Want high speaks? make sure you speak well and clear (obvi), extend your case, cross apps, and strategic CX!! - But remember, the better speaker doesn't always win! Warranting and weighing your args is key!!

‼️NO SPREADING (not common in NLD, but if you do it I won't be impressed. I think it's dumb and kinda pointless)‼️

I'm chill with flex prep, and have no seating preference. Also, snarky CX is fun to watch just don't be rude. If you cut-off your opp during CX, given the time limit, I don't really mind.

ALSO, I will disclose and give verbal feedback if both debaters are okay with it! ◡̈

As a junior, I have developed a caffeine addiction, so if you bring me an iced coffee will NOT up your speaks ☕️(+1) If you come in playing taylor, olivia, pinkpantheress, or lana (+1)

Overall, just have fun, and good luck!! ◡̈