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Lyle talks with Head Speech and Debate Coach of Cheyenne East High School, Marcus Viney about the joys of coaching and the opportunities in Informational Speaking.

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What makes a strong Informative Speech?  How important is the visual aid?  How can coaches help students get excited about writing and performing an Informative Speech?  What TRULY is the BEST Speech and Debate Tournament coach snack?  

These are just a few of the questions that Marcus and I talked about in the first official One Clap Podcast!

If you'd like some basic info about the parameters of Informative Speaking, check out the NSDA resources here: https://www.speechanddebate.org/competition-events/ - go to Informative Speaking.

Marcus Viney has been the head coach at Cheyenne East High School for six years.  He is an award winning Speech and Debate Coach of a powerhouse program at East.  He teaches Speech, Debate, and English classes at East High School and really knows his stuff when it comes to snacking at tournaments.

Marcus has also left us a couple of cool Informative Resources below.  Thanks for your time and for the ideas, Marcus!

Informative Handout

Informative Outline