Team Dynamics 5: Rebuttals

Let’s finish our tour of parli speaking styles with the rebuttals.

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Practice Impromptu Topics | January 2019

Check out our vault and generator for hundreds of more practice resolutions.

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4 Tips for Winning with Resolutional Objections

If you want to take one to your next tournament, here are some tips to maximize your win rate.

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Team Dynamics 4: Member Speeches

Let’s continue working through the parli round to see which personas work best where.

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Practice Debate Resolutions | January 2020

Check out our vault and generator for hundreds of more practice resolutions.

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Resolutional Objections Made Easy

This year’s NCFCA resolution is extremely vulnerable to them.

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Team Dynamics 3: Opening Speeches

Each speech has specific goals that lend themselves to particular speaking styles.

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A New Way to Engage with Us

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Moot Court: 4 Ways to Be Professional

This is how you meet the threshold.

Moot Court, PersuasionDrew MagnessJanuary 2, 2020Professionalism, Moot Court, Speaking, Delivery, StrategyComment

Free Case: Batman and Hegemony

We’ve written an affirmative case for NCFCA LD.

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Picking the Right Story: OI and Duo

Last time, we went over some piece selection tips for HI and DI. Now, let’s do the same for Open and Duo Interpretation.

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Special Delivery Part 8: Fourteen Things to Try If the Judge Hates You

Here are a few ideas that don’t conflict with your gravitas.

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Team Dynamics 2: Leaders Should Lead

In the last article, we explored some general tips on parli speaking roles. Today, we get to the most important one.

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Practice Debate Resolutions | December 2019

Merry Christmas from the Ace Peak team! Here are some especially jolly resolutions.

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Special Delivery Part 7: Answering Spencer

Thanks for a great question, Spencer.

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Team Dynamics 1: General Considerations

Great question, Benjamin! There’s a lot to explore here.

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Impromptu Speaking Topics | December 2019

Christmas is around the corner! Here are some themed impromptu topics to get you in the holiday spirit.

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Special Delivery Part 6: Why Humor is Not For Everyone

Over the last few posts, we explored the difference between universal and specialized skills and how to use them to maximize your performance. Today, we tackle humor.

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