Using Awkwardness to Handle Squirmy Witnesses

Learn how to handle the most dreaded witness of all.

Cross ExaminationJoseph AbellOctober 28, 2019CX, NSDA, NCFCA, Stoa, debate, question, examiner, witness, cross ex, cross examination, crossfire, strategyComment

How to Answer an Unreasonable Question

You shouldn’t use this question more than once per round, and then only with a question with a complicated answer."

Cross ExaminationJoseph AbellDecember 17, 2018CX, Cross Examination, Questions, answer, witness, examiner, debate, stoa, ncfca, round, tp, ld Comment

Four Things You Need to Know About Cross-Ex in Extemp

At the 2018 National Championship, NCFCA announced that it would be adding cross-examination to extemporaneous speaking outrounds. Here’s what you need to know.

Speech, Extemp, Cross ExaminationDrew MagnessOctober 8, 2018Speech, Speaking, Extemp, Extemporaneous Speaking, CX, Cross Ex, Cross Examination Comment

How to Prep for Cross-Ex

Cross-ex is a fast-paced, dynamic battle in which the witness has...

Flowing, Value, Strategy, Policy, Cross ExaminationJoseph AbellApril 1, 2018Flowing, Cross Examination, CX, Cross Ex, LD, Stoa, NCFCA, Debate, Questions, Question

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