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Time management: making every second of your speech count

Find yourself going undertime or overtime, and confused how to fix it? Want to master time allocation in your speech? Here’s how.

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Making the bulletproof black box model

Model is the chunkiest and neediest part of your setup. This is where you set the stage for the debate and make sure it’s not a messy show.

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Defining burdens: how to know what the debate is and win it

All early debaters, including me to a great extent, have a similar struggle. We don’t know what we’re talking about.

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Five examples of strategic stances

A good stance is powerful. It allows you to run effective arguments and to prevent your opponents from misrepresenting you.

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Problem and actor identification: road-mapping a win before you elaborate

There is always a myriad of arguments you can run for a motion. But the question is, which ones will win you the round?