Tech Judge - I currently do Public Forum debate, Elims at TOC.

Add me to the email chain or evidence sharing doc - aryan.bavera@gmail.com

GENERAL STUFF:

I don't like Spreading.

Truth = Tech, meaning if you have a garbage case, a garbage response is all that's needed to destroy it.

Time yourselves and your opponents.

I'll presume Con if every argument on both sides is dead.

CROSSFIRE:

Crossfire is seriously undervalued. You should use cross to explain arguments or to understand opponents arguments better as well as to find logical flaws between the opponents. I don't really want a massive "who's evidence is better debate" in cross, but I understand that sometimes it is necessary because you have more interaction with the opponents.

FRONTLINING, WEIGHING, AND NEW STUFF:

You don't need to say flashy words like "magnitude, link-turn, meta-weighing". However, an explanation of the word's meaning is necessary (explain your weighing, implicate your responses).

If you say for example, "we outweigh on magnitude", but don't explain how, your weighing was useless.

Frontline in 2nd rebuttal.

Frontline in First Summary.

CARDS:

If you can't pull up a card in a 1min 30, the card is dropped and you get lower speaks.

PREPTIME:

Flex prep is fine, don't overdo it.

Solo's get extra prep time (1 minute)

SPEAKER POINTS:

When I evaluate speaker points, I'm basically a lay judge. That means eye contact, meaningful hand gestures, clear tone of voice and emphasis on certain points when needed. Efficiency is also a key point here as well as how good your collapse is.