Schauvaney,+Sam

6/26/12 1ac: stand up straight, check the “uh”s, too little time for the econ advantage – be aware of your time and your speed, Cx – be more authoritative but also remember that silence in cx can be deafening 2ac – stand up straight, check your order before you start, really good sign-posting Cx – focus on keeping statements in question form instead of just exchanging statements 1ar – watch time allocation, open your mouth more

6/27/12 You did a great job being confident and assertive, but specific is always better than generic when it comes to a cross x question. You should always be using cross x as ways to get leverage for your positions. There were a lot of 1AR drops, but going for everything in the 2NR meant that you couldn't really capitalize on any of them. Pick the best DA, put it first and invest most of your time in impact caclulus; then go to the CP and embed your solvency indicts into the overview, saving time so you don't have to go to an extra page.

6/28 Edstrom rd 3

2n sam- you have a good understanding of your kritik, but be careful when you ask an inexperienced team about how their perm “functions.” sometimes the meaning of this word is not clear even to experienced debate people. it might just be better to say “how can you do both?” I like these case cards. make sure you are enunciating clearly- this gets better as you read more. excellent work explaining the parts of the counterplan. you could impact federalism more, or at least tell a story- how is this DA unique? start there, then tell me why infringing on states rights is such a scary notion. they have little answer here, so it might be a good place to generate offense at the end of the round. good 2NR. you pick up on key issues well. an overview might help you stay more organized.

6/30 Round 4

- You are fast but I can tell you could be a lot faster- you should do more speed drills and I think that would help a lot - I know Clara was standing behind you during cross-x but you should always face the judge and answer the questions even if it feels awkward - In the 1AC you need to make a bigger deal out making the differences in the advanatages and when I should change paper s - You need to be signposting in the 1AR as well- you do it some of the time- also more warrants when extending your evidence - NEED TO EXTEND YOUR IMPACTS oh good you do that on the top of the DA - On the DA you need to extend the warrants of your cards- you need to also get to the DA with more time- and extend a lot more cards

7/2/12
 * Look at judge during cross x
 * You probably don’t need to read this federalism DA- your time is better spent on case
 * You can read the cap k on case as a case turn the way this is set up
 * Don’t group perms if they are not similar- your answer didn’t answer all the perms
 * Flow, you don’t need to see the theory block

7/9--aff vs. Zach/Bren--Baxter

Sam—watch for the phrase “like,” extend the 2AC __________, which cards are you referencing, they are still vague—are your flows confusing, something is not working with the 1AR—you need to eliminate the long gaps between the arguments