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Two-time National Speech and Debate Tournament main event staging superstar and all-around good guy, Connor Sears dropped by the One Clap Podcast to chat.  The former East Thunderbird, now a competitor for Bradley University Forensics, talked about his high school rollercoaster ride with Speech and Debate, his newfound love for chess, and how collegiate competition has helped him take his activism to the next level.

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Your instructor for the very first Rock On! Debate series is Jeff Pope, Cheyenne East High School Policy Debate Coach. In part six of Jeff's Introduction to Policy Debate series, he tackles Stock Issues - what they are and why they matter.  The five stock issues that Jeff explains in episode six are: Significance, Harms, Inherency, Topicality, and Solvency.  Be sure to check out the episode to hear Jeff's clear discussion of the Stock Issues.

Wyoming Policy Debate Guide

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Your instructor for the very first Rock On! Debate series is Jeff Pope, Cheyenne East High School Policy Debate Coach.  In part five of a nine part Into to Policy series, Jeff discusses  five keys to digital debate in the laptop age.

These are the five keys to digital debate that Jeff explores on the episode:

1. Don't overthink the technology.  You don't necessarily need fancy tools.  Sometimes very simple tools will do the trick (like Word or Google Documents).

2. If you do want a special digital tool, there's a free one that is pretty handy called Verbatim.  Check it out here: https://paperlessdebate.com/verbatim/

3. Make sure you have flash drives, so you can easily share you evidence with competitors.

4. Use dropbox (or Google Drive could be a good option as well).  You could get a free (2G) Dropbox basic account here: https://www.dropbox.com/basic

5. Learn how to use the Table of Contents feature in Microsoft Word (or Google Drive has a similar feature too).

The Wyoming Policy Debate Guide would be a great place to explore Policy Debate if you'd like to learn more. 

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Episode 24 of the One Clap Podcast features a fabulous trio of guests chatting about their experiences coaching and competing in World Schools Debate at the National Speech and Debate Online Tournament this summer.  Rock Springs Head Speech and Debate Coach Stephanie Cozzens, Jackson Hole High School recent graduate Darcy Mueller, and Hot Springs County High School Junior Jean-Luc Willson graciously gave their time to chat about all things World Schools Debate.

In a lengthy but information-packed interview, Stephanie, Darcy, and Jean-Luc examined the different characteristics of World Schools Debate.  They talked about coaching and competitive challenges, what they enjoyed about the debate, and what they learned from competing in World Schools this summer.  Special thanks to these three, who were extremely generous with their time and provided a whole lot of thoughtful reflection about World Schools Debate on One Clap.

Want to explore World Schools more?  Here are a few NSDA Free World Schools Debate Resources: 

Judging Guide

2020 Nationals Norms

Online Demo Round

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Matt Liu, Director of the University of Wyoming Debate program and old friend of the One Clap Podcast came back to jam about the cool opportunity for student debaters who want to join Team Wyoming, the struggles and successes of the Wyoming Forensics Institute, and his top five mouth-watering macaron recipes.

Team Wyoming sounds like it will be a really cool opportunity for Wyoming coaches and debaters.  The available collective resources of a whole lot of smart, generous debaters sounds like a win for everyone involved.  Special thanks to Matt for giving his time to come on the podcast and for all of his work to help the Wyoming Speech and Debate community grow and thrive.

Can't get enough of Matt on One Clap?  Well, you are in luck.  Matt's been by the pod a time or two to talk about online tournaments and other good stuff.  Here are the other two episodes featuring the prolific UW Director of Debate:

Online Tournaments and UW Debate with Matt Liu
Wyoming State Speech and Debate Tournament Co-Directors Reflect on the Online Event

Check out a ton of great resources from UW Debate here: https://wyodebateroundup.weebly.com/

If you are interested in learning more or enrolling in Team Wyoming, go to this page:
https://wyodebateroundup.weebly.com/team-wyoming.html

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In part four of a multiple-part Into to Policy series, Jeff tackles the basics of flowing for Policy debaters.

These are the five basics of flowing that Jeff discusses on the episode:

1. Each argument gets a separate piece of paper.
2. Orient your paper vertically.
3. Write down three things for every argument or piece of presented evidence: (1) a summary of the argument/evidence, (2) for evidence - the author name and (3) the date.
4. Leave a lot of white space in between all of the arguments you are flowing.
5. Use shorthand.

Wyoming Policy Debate Guide

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In part three of a multiple-part Into to Policy series, Cheyenne East Policy Debate Coach Jeff Pope shares four online resources that make Policy Debate easy.

Jeff goes into more detail, but the links for these resources is below:

1. Open Evidence Project
2. Georgia Novice Debate Packet
3. Wyoming Policy Debate Guide
4. Zoom (Collaborative Efforts Between Coaches and Teams)

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In part two of a multiple-part Into to Policy series, Cheyenne East Policy Debate Coach Jeff Pope breaks down five basics of Policy Debate that coaches and students can immediately start to master.

HERE is the Policy Debate Guide one the Wyoming High School Forensics Association page that Jeff refers to in the podcast.  It is a great resource, and the Jargon Quick Reference Glossary is at the back of the document.

Rock On! Debate is a One Clap Speech and Debate Podcast that is a source for quick tips, hacks, resources, and rocking support to help inspire and assist Debaters.  

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Cheyenne East Thunderbird, exceptional interpretive performer, and 2020 graduate, Justin Woolsey dropped in on the One Clap Podcast to share his Speech and Debate story, talk about his upcoming Speech and Debate documentary (tentatively set to be released on his YouTube channel ExBlue in August), and discuss the many intersections of film and the Speech and Debate universe.

Justin has been an exceptional interpretative competitor at East for four years.  Not only has he set big goals in the Speech and Debate world (a world he deeply loves and cherishes), he has also put his sights on film creation.  Justin's latest project marries his deep passions for Speech and film.  

He dropped by the One Clap Pod to tell his Speech story and to talk about this passion for film.  Plus, he discussed his newest film - "Finding Our Voice: A Speech and Debate Documentary."  His film follows the stories of three Cheyenne East competitors over the course of the competitive year (YuYu Yuan, Saga McAllister, and Jayden Roccaforte - all of whom had extraordinary years in the Speech and Debate competitive universe), and he hopes the film will inspire others to take their own Speech and Debate journey.

Justin also talked about the lovely scent of Disney, the power of laughter, and the way that fruit snacks are just as healthy (if not MORE healthy) than actually fruits and vegetables. 

Thanks so much to Justin for taking time to share with us on the One Clap Podcast.  Make sure to check out his new film!  He hopes to have it live on his YouTube channel by August 20th.

Justin's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ExBlue

Finding Our Voice - A Speech & Debate Documentary - Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAxw5OqrBs&t=7s

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The Coach Connection #1:  What Is So Great About Coaching Speech and Debate?

The Coach Connection is a One Clap Speech and Debate Podcast devoted to providing helps, tips, hacks, optimism, and support to Speech and Debate Coaches in quick Q&A format.  

In episode one, Lyle goes over five reasons why coaching Speech and Debate is indeed a worthy and great journey.

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