Engh,+Tanner

Practice Round 6/23

1NC: Pretty good on clarity I think that if you just read a little slower you could be a at a good place with clarity and then work up to gaining speed.

CX: I think you can be a little more assertive in cross-ex, speak clearly and look at me for your answers and that will really help out with your cross-ex presence.

1NR: I think giving practice 1NRs will really help you, just gather yourself and I would even work on writing out some 1NR blocks, or argument extensions to help you out in the 1NR. Overall once you got into it solid speech though. And good extensions of cards when you are doing them.

General:

It is better to not prep for the 1NR, you should try to prep while CJ is giving his 2NC so that he can have more prep for the 2NR.


 * 6/24**

2AC

Good, clear, I think you could work on your reading being a bit more fluid Try and get to the disad with a bit more time to make a few more arguments Use case overviews/explanation of your aff to highlight the important parts of your case 2AR

Start with your “why you win” moment. The 2AR knows everything that is going to be in the debate/that is relevant at the end of the round, so the best feeling as a 2AR should be when the judge starts their RFD with the top of your 2AR. You started to get there, Good timeframe analysis, but compare it to their disad as opposed to joust “before the windfarms are made” Try and impact your arguments in terms of why they mean the disad wont happen

When Sam starts asking tough questions, don't get intimidated! Don't fall for his traps! In 2AC CX, look at the judge instead of the other team! "Did you ever respond to our arg" isn't the best starter to a CX question. It allows them to make up new answers for the judge!
 * 6/25**

Try to avoid using prep for the 1NR.

You are making great arguments in the 1NR. Try to have extensions pre-written out to make it more efficient.


 * Round 7: Blaize DePass:** Andrew/Clara vs Tanner/CJ

Tanner (1NC)--I think that you do the right things and get to case with good time. I think you should work on speaking drills for clarity but everything else was okay.

Tanner(1NR)--This 1NR was kind of jumpy. I think that you should be making more clash in the speech by directly answering their arguments and doing some impact comparison more explicitly. I think that you do a real good job of the cross applications from the k as well. Also be more confident! It goes a long way and when the judge sees your confident that can help a lot! It even can help you deliver your arguments better.

7/1: Tanner—2ac blocks (both offcase and advantage extensions) would help with efficiency. 2ar—you don’t need to bring up the conceded cap k. You should have an overview at the top of the 2ar. Say that the neg arguments are all defensive and clearly extend your impacts.