WATCH THIS: Extreme Pen Spinning

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Stephanie Alderdice

 I always wondered how debaters (and deep-in-thought limited preppers) were able to spin their pens without sending them flying across the room. (Well, there were a *few* rogue writing instruments that would ricochet across rounds.) Now I'm starting to wonder if someone didn't travel across the world to study at the Thaispinner club and return to the forensics community to pass the skill along. 

 

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Focus on Your Main Events, But Be Prepared for Supplementals... Just in Case.

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Corey Alderdice

As most readers are aware, United States Extemp and International Extemp break to top sixty after preliminary rounds at the NFL National Tournament.  Some readers might be confident that they will reach the octofinal round, but it never hurts to be prepared for your supplemental events.  SpeechGeek has two products that might interest extempers, a brief for Extemp Commentary that is written by Logan Scisco, and a brief to assist extempers who might be entered in supplemental debate, which was introduced at last year’s NFL.  Click on the headings below to access these briefs from the SpeechGeek Market online store.  The Extemp Commentary brief is only $10 and is available for download.  The Supplemental Debate brief is $15 and is available for pre-order.

Extemp Commentary Brief Overview

Logan Scisco, 2003 NFL United States Extemporaneous Speaking Final Round National Champion and Extemp Central founder, breaks down the ten topic areas for Extemp Commentary in this exclusive NFL Extemp Commentary brief for DebateChamps.  Logan describes the issues that commentators may face during the tournament and provides some tips to ensure success for this unique supplemental event.

Supplemental Debate Brief Overview

Hate getting stuck with just one case option? No worries! The files contain multiple plan text options to suit your needs. Each plan text is accompanied by advantage/contention outlines as well as detailed links to outside research, making Nationals preparation quick and easy. On the Negative? We’ve got you covered. The briefs contains both generic and case specific disadvantages and case turns to make prepping on the negative easier. Nationals is stressful. Make prepping simple.

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