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Jackson Hole High School Speech and Debate Head Coach Londe Gagnon gives Lyle all the juicy details about how she became a Speech and Debate Diva. Londe opened up about leadership roles in the Wyoming community, updated us on the State and Wind River District culminating tournament situations, and extolled the virtues of tab rooms that provide Diet Coke, Daylight Donuts, and Taco Bell.

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Cheyenne East High School Assistant Coach Allen Pino joins Lyle on the One Clap Pod to talk about the joys of Duo Interpretation and the foolproof flex of the Pino Test.

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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