Be Yourself, I dislike seeing people change their speaking identity because of a paradigm.

Hi! I’m Omkar, and I currently compete in congressional debate at William Fremd HS.

Congressional debate is about presenting effective arguments that further ongoing debate. I basically judge based off that sentence. For presentation, I value uniqueness - be yourself, not whatever congressional debater you've watched a video of. At the end of the day, you'll always sound more believable and interesting by leaning into your style. The arguments you present need to be accurate and effective. I expect clear warranting - sources are good, but stats need to be paired with an understandable reason why. Finally, you need to explain how the arguments you make interact with the debate. Whether that be through weighing, delinking, or turning, it's not a good Congress speech unless it's clearly aware of the round it's being given in. That being said, this doesn't mean I will rank down sponsorships. I understand that the sponsor has a different job than the rest of the round, and I will rate a good sponsorship just as high, if not higher, than I would rate a good mid-round or late-round speech. A sponsor needs to adequately set up the status quo as it relates to the bill, establish the key frameworks that the round will revolve around, and have plenty of offense showing why the aff is the winning side.

Outside of speeches, I value questions that advance the debate through delinking and weighing. If you ask a good question and the speaker is consistently avoiding it, don't waste your 30 seconds. Move on - I will notice when a good question wasn't answered properly. I will rank good POs at minimum whatever is needed to break: “good” means the chamber runs quickly because the PO keeps control and doesn't make mistakes. Be respectful and kind to your fellow debaters, and have fun!

Hey there

My name is Olowookere Ganiyat (she/her). I am an undergraduate of University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Ihave experience in speaking and adjudicating at national, regional, and international levels in British Parliamentary, World Schools, Public Forum, LD, Asian Parliamentary, NSDA speech and debates, amongst other formats. I also have some experiences as a trainer and coach. So I very much understand the need to create a very empowering learning experience for participants and provide them with useful feedback. I am confident that I will be a good and impactful addition to your team of judges and educators.

Email address: olowookereganiyat15@gmail.com

Conflicts: I don't have any

As a judge and educator, I prioritize creating an empowering learning environment for participants while providing valuable feedback. I value fairness, equity, and respectful engagement during discussions, and I encourage debaters to present their arguments thoughtfully and engage with opposing viewpoints respectfully.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR ONLINE SETTINGS

In virtual debate settings, I emphasize clear and audible communication, I urge participants to ensure their microphone works well and to maintain an appropriate speaking pace.I understand that speakers often times have a lot of ideas to share during their speeches in a short stipulated time but please, don't speak excessively fast. Just as much as I would pay very close attention to speakers, I am most comfortable with audible and medium paced speeches.

Best wishes

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--1X NSDA Nationals Qualifier

TLDR:

§ I flow on my laptop and type at 200+ WPM and debaters spread at 300+ WPM. Yes Cameras on at all times.

§ I need to see faces to gage all your reactions, I make reactions too. I'm Bipolar and need Lithium, and that's a Cation BTW.Psychiatry is good.

§ I am competing for a body-building show in my local area on June 22nd, I am too low body fat to be taking any emotional trauma BS rn.

§ Debaters are expected to present good ethics as a result. My own political opinions are constantly changing but,

§ I was a very big Flex Debater with Interlake CP (Brian Chen), my senior year so I am super TABula rasa.

§ Check my 2NR Wiki from the 2020-21 CJR Topic, I went for the Courts CP and Stim DA almost every round. but I also went for

§ K's such as Black Deleuze at the Con-Way Classic in 2021. We won Finals Pikking out of a white debater lol.

§ So if you have a style of clothing for your arguments that's ok. I personally like wearing makeup and looking presentable.

§ Please spread in CX or LD divisions. Otherwise, Pufo is not to be spreading.

CP:

§ The uniqueness and link debate determine the threshold at which we evaluate the CP.

§ Sufficiency Framing is good in all instances unless you ask me to judge kick the counterplan.

§ Flash perm text blocks.

DA:

§ Good to write DAs, especially PTX-based DA's with the uniqueness flipping either way, aff or neg, which makes good debates. However

§ That being said, given the current state of tensions, the DA most likely flips Trump is elected now. 2024 would be a landslide.

§ Don't flash blocks for DA debating lol.

§ DA internal links are always solid but make sure they actually have internal links really well with big stick cards such as Starr.

T:

§ Based on competing interpretations and visions of debate.

§ This includes T-USFG debating.

§ Reasonability debating is a tie-breaker to determine the threshold at which we evaluate competing interpretations.

Aff:

§ Most affs have good internal links on this topic, but the same logic with the DA applies, I want to see a clear vision toward big stick impacts.

§ Soft-left affs are beneficial, but make sure you spin framing along with counter-plan debating, really well.

§ Big stick impact aff's don't need their own framing contention lol. Spend your aff resources on more internal links that you can.

§ SPin out of a scenario lol in case you need to go for one of your internal links.

§ See if you can impact turn too, like heg good, co2 ag good, even death good, all have proficient literature bases