Hello everyone! My name is Conrad! I was in debate for all three years of high school at Farmington! I first started off doing PF, then I moved to LD to finish out my sophomore year! My junior year I started congress for my first tournament then I moved to Policy for the remainder of the year! My senior year I was the Vice President of our debate team and I did BQ most of the year with a little bit of LD towards the end! I know exactly what’s going on! Just be sure to respect each other and try your best!

BE RESPECTFUL OF EVERYONE!

Have fun!

You can be aggressive just don't verbally attack the person.

I did debate for 2 years before graduating I have experience in PF, Policy, LD, and multiple speech events. My favorite event is HI. I also placed 5th in state in for HI.

I will not tolerate anyone being homophobic, transphobic, racist, or any other form of discrimination!

I'm a sophomore at the University of Utah, and I competed in PF for 3 years in high school and was my team's Debate Captain my senior year. I also competed in Big Questions occasionally and have judged plenty of LD, so your round is in good hands.

Impacts > warrants (IMPACT CALC!!!! Weigh! Your! Impacts!)

Tech > truth (I don't care what you argue as long as you can argue it well; make sure your links are solid.)

I value topicality. If your argument is not topical you probably will not win the round. Please read the resolution carefully before you write a case on it. Literally my biggest pet peeve is non-topical arguments.

Analyze your evidence. Don't just read it, tell me what it means and why it matters.

SIGNPOST! Tell me what arguments you are addressing in your speeches. Makes my job so much easier and your round will go much smoother.

Utilize your framework throughout the round. Don't spend time telling me that your framework is better than your opponents, because I do not care - tell me how both your and your opponents' framework flows to your side. Framework should frame the round. Please actually tie your claims back to your framework.

VOTERS! Tell me why you won. I will take any voter you bring up into account. Utilize your final speech!!!

Be respectful. Debate is not an excuse to verbally abuse each other. Good sportsmanship still applies here.

I judge primarily based on flow, speaker points will be given for presentation and sportsmanship. I do not flow cross-ex, any points made in cross will not be flowed unless they're brought up in a later speech.

As your judge I'm simply just here to observe, your round is between you and your opponent. You direct and control the round, I'm just here to watch.

be clear and understandable when delivering your speeches. Be civil, and respectful of your opponent.

I did Public Forum for 3 years in high school and am so excited to be back to judge!!

DO

• Speak clearly and loudly, my auditory processing isn't the greatest
• Use roadmaps and let me know where I should be flowing what you're saying
• Have sources to back up your points (If they have me judging an event that's not PF this one doesn't apply as much)
• Relax! You're going to do a better job, and it's going to make the vibes so much better for everyone.
• Ask good questions during cross. It will benefit you and make it more fun to watch for me.

DON'T

• Spread or spew
• Gender your opponent in round. This is one of my biggest icks and you will immediately lose speaker points (especially if you get it wrong).
• Interrupt too much during cross. If they're going on a tangent I don't care, but let them finish answering your questions please.
• Get too heated or upset. It's just a debate round, you'll live.
• Make too many jokes. I enjoy a little bit of humor, but I'm weighing the round on flow and the quality of your points, not how funny you are.

I will be flowing the round and judging who wins mostly on that. I'm not going to flow cross, but I will keep it in mind, especially if I need a tiebreaker. Overall just take a deep breath, be professional, and have fun!