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I have over 5 years of experience in Public Forum debate. I have judged over 7 tournaments in the past. All in all, I am a flow judge, I am ok with relatively fast speaking speed. Here’re some suggestions for you:
- DON’T bring up new points in final focus...I WON’T give you any credit for that as it will not appear on my flow sheet.
- Weigh your impacts!
- If your opp. Drops a point/impact/link that you think is important, you should call it out.
- Extend your arguments through out the whole debate to ensure full credit from me.
- If I think a card is too good to be true, I might call for the card. (DON’T fake your cards)
- I am fine with speed once again, but please make sure your clarity is the priority, I will STOP flowing as soon as you start spreading.
- Simply don’t interrupt your opponents during cross...give them a chance to finish their question before you insert another follow-up or response
- I won’t necessarily flow crossfire so if you think anything occurred that’s important during the cross, you need to state it in your next immediate speech.
- If you want my vote, the links should be clear.
At the end of each round, I will provide a short round analysis and personal feedbacks if any debaters want any. Do understand that I make my decisions on a very serious basis, so please bare with me if I need few minutes to make my decisions up.