Jeff+and+Andrew+H.+vs.+Roman+and+Dazier+Judge+Turner

Jeff: -Start the 1AC slower and include more in your highlighting. Aim for starting at speech at about ¾ your sustainable speaking pace. -1AR efficiency issues. Try to eliminate the phrase “talks about how,” you use it consistently when explaining evidence. -Reference arguments not cites. -1AR – don’t dramatically re-order parts of an individual page without a very good reason. Choosing your arguments means you can go ahead and start on later 2AC answers instead of referencing them in an overview AND trying to extend them line-by-line.

Andrew H: -Breathing – you’re double breathing and gasping. Stand up straighter and breath more often with your diaphragm. -Too much time on the case. Group more in order to give yourself some time on the DAs. -Application of 1AC cards should begin with argument rather than cite. You read new cards on leadership that were unnecessary given quality of the 1AC evidence. Referencing full scope of 1AC warrants would have been sufficient. -2AR –Start with advantage impact calculus instead of answering solvency takeouts. You want a starting point that frames the decision.

Roman: -Unilateralism cards would have been better as specific links for the cooperation DA instead of showing up on the case in the 1NR. -1NR on the case should have clearer argument reference and separation. You need to create enough diversity/structure to put pressure on the 1AR and help the 2NR. Too much of the 1NR was just spending as much time as the 2AC did on each case argument. -1NR – evidence comparison should be a strength of the speech, you’ve had time to read/compare case cards. Would have been particularly useful on solvency vs. SPS. -Keep in mind relative truthiness/strength of each component of the aff – too much time on the strong parts (i.e. is warming real) vs. weaker (can SPS solve warming/solve in time given the 1AC read a card that says we must stabilize emissions by 2015).

Dazier: -Clarity issues – slow down a bit. You’re also elongating final syllables. -Argument reference. You should be using a 3-5 label that you flow to reference arguments efficiently. -Organize more ahead of the speech. Take some additional prep to have everything set up and a clearer idea of what evidence you plan to read for the 2NC. -Distribute time/evidence differently. You spent too much time answering impact defense instead of providing your own impact calculus. The 2NR will be difficult without impact comparisons in the block. -2NR – you must kick spending even if you think there’s no turn. -Too many trees, not enough forest. You’re trying to win every argument instead of a establish a decision calculus.