Hello! My name is Sebastián Espinal. I am a current 1st speaker JV debater at the ABC School's Debate Team. I'm a high school freshman, who delved into the world of debate in 5th grade. I currently serve as both Team President and Beginners Group Captain of the ABC Debate Team. I have participated in multiple national and international tournaments, being champion several times. Beyond personal achievements, I actively mentor and inspire newer debaters, leaving an enduring impact on our team. I am committed to refining my skills and fostering a collaborative debate culture.

Preferences all over the round:

Timing:

• Distribute your time well. You're allowed to finish your sentence after the time is up, but don't go too far.
• I will take your time, but please also do it yourself.

Delivery:

• Use a good tone of voice while you're debating. I am okay with fast reading but try to read loud and clear.
• Try to explain the topic to me for a better understanding during the round.
• Always have eye contact with me, remember you're convincing me not the opponents.
• Re-state your framework all over the round.
• Im a big fan of clashing points, roadmaps, and aggressive crossfires, though they aren't necessary.
• You can be aggressive, but please be respectful to each other.
• Apply emphasis to the important parts of your case (including statistics, percentages, amounts, etc.)
• Have a good posture.
• Use body language while talking.
• Demonstrate comprehension of the resolution.
• Big fan of organized rebuttals, summaries, and final focuses.

Factual Information:

• Always backup your arguments with reliable sources.
• Bring up your impacts all over the round.
• Use facts to support your arguments.
• Any new information added after the 2nd speaker crossfire will not be taken into account.

Evidences:

• I tend to ask for evidence too when any cut card is shown to the opposing team for proving source.
• When any evidence will be shown, you have 2 minutes to find your cut card. If the time is up and it's not shown, then your claim will be counted as invalid.
• Be careful with your source dates. If any evidence is shown from your side, and your opponent shows a newer source contradicting yours, I will go for the newer source.

Rebuttal:

• I prefer if you clash the arguments of the opposing team on rebuttal over you adding information.
• Try to clash all of the opponent’s arguments.
• If any argument is not blocked, the point under that aspect will be given to your opponent.

Summary:

• Summary is the most important speech in the round to me, so I expect an organized-well done, weighing and voting issues explained summary.
• Any information presented in the summary that was not given before the 2nd speaker crossfire will not be taken into account.
• Re-state the strong points and claims of your team.

Final Focus:

• Re-state the strong points and claims of your team.
• Weighing the voting issues of the round will be very important.
• I rather you state the facts that made your side win than things the opposing team did wrong.

Good Luck and most importantly have fun!

Hello debaters! My pronouns are she/hers.

I debated for 3 yrs in high school, judged for 2 years nonstop and have been coaching for 2 years.

Regarding to my preferences, they are the following:

• I do not see the point in ofttime roadmaps. unless you're taking a different approach, you can save them.
• No spreading.
• I do not mind some agressiveness during crossfires, as longs as you stay respectful.
• I flow everything, so I will notice if you drop something or you dont attack something. Also, I prefer no spreading, since I already have it in written, but do not confuse it with dropping smth.
• I like well structured summary: voting issues and weigh.
• Stay in your time limits, specially in the constructive speech.
• I do not mind use of debate jargon nor fast speaking, tho a prefer a conversational pace.
• Ireally like when the 2nd speaker gets to turn arguments, instead of the classic blocking with another evidence.
• Try to signpost in your rebuttal.

And most important, have fun about it!!!