SLHS Speech and Debate

Speech:

Not looking for much just focus on these things

1.Focus on fluency

2. Body Language and eye contact

3.Volume

4.Rhetoric

Congress:

1. Refutation
2. Don't rehash arguments
3. Good speech
4. Be respectful to other speakers

GL and have fun

speak good

Debate (LD, PF, etc.)

Please don't spread. I won't be able to keep up

I will judge you on how well you speak

I won't judge based on theories, K's, etc.

Congress

Emphasis: 79% speaking & 21% content

Please clearly sign post your arguments

Don't "frame" people for saying things they didn't

Don't straight up lie in arguments

Be funny if the topic allows it (please)

Speech

I will judge you on how well you speak.

Your goal should be to move me, inform me, and be unique.

Extemp

I will judge you on speaking and content equally

Your goal should be to inform me while sounding professional and natural at the same time.

Be funny if the topic allows it (please)

Wazza! If you are reading this, you are most likely about to get judged by me and if you are reading this as you are getting judged by me I salute you as a proud member of the procrastination nation. A little introduction about me, my name is Sriyansh Pendyala, Im going to graduate from Seven Lakes High School in 2027. I competed mainly in Congressional Debate during my one-year career, however I did a little bit of PF, and a bit more of speech. Some of my notable achievements include winning a Katy ISD Novice Night and Making finals for Novice Extemp at the CyWoods Local in 2023.

PF - I judge content only, I will not evaluate theory and Ks etc. Stay topical.

Email: sriyanshpen@gmail.com

Coming from a Congressional Debate background, clarity in all aspects is the utmost priority for me when it comes to judging . First, clarity while speaking. I should not struggle to hear what you are saying because that takes away focus that I can be using to evaluate the round better. Please speak clearly. I am opposed to spreading because most of the time whenever it is done I end up not being able to distinguish the words competitors are saying, as a result I cannot properly evaluate you as a judge and that will negatively impact your performance given that I cannot hear your argument.You can speak fast, but you cannot spread. I will give you 3 warnings throughout the round concerning clarity. I will say"CLEAR"3 and only 3 times. If you do not adjust I will try my best to evaluate your arguments but at that point I think I have done enough to try and help you to help yourself. Second, clarity while arguing. I am not opposed to jargon and know the majority of the PF ones but remember I did Congress, not PF, so travel at your own risk. The more high level the jargon is the higher the probability that I will not understand it, an example of this is an RVI. Additionally, keep argumentation clear and clean. Keep the debate organized so I can more easily evaluate it. Don't just drop cards on me, the analysis/warranting on those cards is also important so don't forget that. Provide an off the clock roadmap for rebuttals etc.ANDfollow them please, otherwise you make me even more lost than I would have been without it. I like rhetoric so do with that as you will. Extend your arguments, don't bring up new stuff when you're not supposed to and make more sense than your opponents. Last but not least,I read case, if I find evidence that is horribly cut you will be penalized for it and if I find that your case is a patchwork of cards that do not rlly contribute towards the argument that you are making you will also be penalized, don't try any sneaky doo doo and have a fun round!

TLDR:Speak clearly and assume I am a flay judge with a decent amount of argumentative experience.

Congress -

In General: I am a 50/50 judge. 50% content, 50% speaking. On content, I search up every piece of evidence I hear within a round. If I find that you are lying, you automatically will get a 9 and I will report you to the tournament. Congress is the only debate event where your competitors are trusting you as a competitor to debate in good faith. If you cannot uphold that trust, you do not deserve to advance nor compete in the rest of the tournament. Obama Mic Drop type ting. Additionally,

Sponsorships: Pop off. I love a good sponsorship. Give me and the rest of the round a good baseline for the debate. Make sure that you are hitting the meat of the debate in your speech, if you are not, you shall not rank highly as you have failed. I shouldn't have to learn about your bill from other people in the round, I should be learning that from you.

PO: Unless you knock the socks off of my feet, buy me Chick-fil-A, and propose to me, you will rank no higher than a 5 as a PO. I believe that at its core PO'ing is an unfair aspect of Congress that should be abolished. You are hitting a gavel on a table. I literally cannot rank you the same as someone who prepared for hours, paid attention during the round, and braved their nerves to speak in front of others. I can't. DO your job and you will get a 5.

Seven Lakes 2027 - aka a high school sophmore(ik i'm unc to yall)

pronouns: She/her

Hi, I'm Sunny Pu, I'm a CONGRESS debater for 1 year currently, but I have done PF for 2-3 years, did LD for one year, and dabbled in some World Schools, now in Congress :(

Heres your shop of speaking points(please don't take this seriously):

Please call me “judge” whenever possible. I enjoy the ego boost. Anything else is punishable with -1 speaker points.

The stupider your argument is the better it is. Be as abusive against your opponent as much as possible. I won’t stop you, that would violate your autonomy.

Speed over clarity. 500 wpm MINIMUM. I refuse to flow at all. If you flow for me, I’ll give you +2 speaks.

No truth, ONLY TECH.

Box each other during questioning for full speaks.

Insult every other judge on the panel +5

Do Cx with eyes closed +1

Chug your boba +0.5

Choke on it +0.5

Sing your rebuttal +2

Insult Grace +1

Sob after every speech +2

Give your speech facing away from me +2

Use a laptop -5

Abuse your opponent +1

Fold you flow into an airplane and throw it at your opponent during their rebuttal +3

Flow on multiple sheets of paper -1 for each sheet

Flow with pencil +1

Flow with marker +2

Flow on slack +10

Commit a federal crime during the round +10

Grace -20

Turn around every time you read say status quo +0.5

Do hopscotch during any of your speeches +1

Flirt with Donald trump +1

100% sugar, 100% ice, hot boba order +1

Win the round -5

Call me Unc and I'll up you on speaks otherwise call me by my name I'm only 2 years older than you

Congress

• I'm heavy on tech>lay(aka arguments over everything else)
• AGD: you can make funny jokes about pop culture, I'll probably get iT

• You can do agds about diddy but please be funny about it
• learn when and how to be funny
• If you give me a narration about how a certain person experinced this and how it effected them, like Johnny here experienced dying, fail this bill to prevent taht! I will down you unless it's done exceptionally, because I know this sounds mean but it's a cheap agd and i really dont gaf unless you severely emotionally charge it

Speaking/Rhethoric

• Emotion
• I'm looking for inflection (tone variation)
• Connection to the chamber and yourself => how does this effect everyone personally?
• Lowkey figurative language => metaphors, similies, alliteration when done right is goated frfrfr

Arguments

• if you refrain the debate in a different way and differentiate yourself from the rest of the chamber i will instantly up you but only if you do it effectively
• I'm huge on arguments
• Please don't rehash(repeat) arguments
• I don't want to hear 23 versions of the same arguments
• PLEASE be sensitive when it comes to certain arguments
• REF: please yes king

POing

• Please know your procedures
• know how to control your own chamber please

• Please be professional and no commenting on any speeches, rude and brings down the morale

Narsh bring the switch.