DEBATE DEBATE DEBATE AND PREPARATION

Today we had REAL one on one debates! And EVERYONE has had their first debate rounds - they were fantastic.  Great arguments, good criterion debate and CONFIDENCE - that was a clutch part of our day.  After lunch we had rebuttal drills where each student then re-did a rebuttal from a round they had that day.  Electives were next - many of the KC lab attended a HOT lecture about delivery.  We learned about stance, gestures, pitch, rate and lots of vocal theory! Finally, it was a lecture by Hall of Fame Coach Aaron Timmons and his student David Wolfish.  Preparation was the name of the game - and Mr. Timmons livened things up with some sports analogies while David entertained with stories of his lack of luggage at the TOC.  Other topics included pre and post tournament preparation: including speaking drills, reading articles and cutting cards.