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August
There are many factors that go into how you should prep for the beginning of the year: the size of your squad, how much time you have, what tournament you are going to etc. For the purpose of this series I will assume the following: 1. Your squad has 2-4 people (coaches or debaters) [...]
30
August
You can find it here- its a recap of all their recent content. There are several good articles, an organized collection of camp lectures and more.
17
August
Over the course of the summer I recorded several lectures that have been posted to Debate Vision. While some readers might have already seen them, it can’t hurt to share them again here on The 3NR. This lecture introduces students to the concept of existential risk and provides tips for effectively debating it — it [...]
16
August
To make it easier to use the speaking drills referenced in the hip-hop article, I have compiled a document with all of the materials formatted and organized for ease of use. This freely available resource includes all of the hip-hop and other songs as well as a few additional materials that are helpful when doing [...]
15
August
Over the course of the summer I recorded several lectures that have been posted to Debate Vision. While some readers might have already seen them, it can’t hurt to share them again here on The 3NR. On the heels of the film study lecture, this one discusses strategies for learning by watching others debate — [...]
14
August
Does your speaking speed rival Gift Of Gab’s? Do you set rooms on fire with the speed of your flows? Think you’ve got what it takes to be the fastest MC in debate? On the heels of “Learning From Hip-Hop: Lessons for Debaters from How To Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC,” [...]
14
August
“Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can—there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” — Sarah Caldwell If one looks closely enough, there are lessons to be learned about debate almost everywhere. The book Moneyball—Michael Lewis’s look at the exploitation of market inefficiencies in Major League [...]
13
August
Over the course of the summer I recorded several lectures that have been posted to Debate Vision. While some readers might have already seen them, it can’t hurt to share them again here on The 3NR. This lecture discusses the use of film study in debate — it is embedded below the fold. A written [...]
12
August
The 3NR has produced two new quizzes on Sporcle that provide debate geeks with difficult trivia challenges (and mentally stimulating diversions). The Famous Debate Cards quiz—our first contribution to Sporcle—has proven quite popular (over 780 plays as of this writing) and extremely challenging (only five percent of quiz takers have achieved perfect scores). Want to [...]
10
August
Over the course of the summer I recorded several lectures that have been posted to Debate Vision. While some readers might have already seen them, it can’t hurt to share them again here on The 3NR. The first lecture discusses team leadership — it is embedded below the fold. Additional lectures will be shared over [...]