Shane Baumgardner is the 2009 and 2010 Nationals Champion in impromptu speaking, as well as being the 2009 National Champion in extemporaneous speaking. He also placed 6th in LD at 2009 NCFCA Nationals and 3rd in TP at the 2010 National Invitational Tournament of Champions for Stoa. Suffice it to say, Shane knows what it is like to compete nationally!

This episode is the second of two parts where Shane goes into champion analysis for extemp.

Shane Baumgardner is the 2009 and 2010 Nationals Champion in impromptu speaking, as well as being the 2009 National Champion in extemporaneous speaking. He also placed 6th in LD at 2009 NCFCA Nationals and 3rd in TP at the 2010 National Invitational Tournament of Champions for Stoa. Suffice it to say, Shane knows what it is like to compete nationally!

This episode is the first of two parts where Shane goes into the basics of extemp. Next week, he will be sharing his secrets to champion analysis.

Last week we heard from Monument Publishing owner Chris Jeub, also the president of Training Minds Ministry, a nonprofit 501(c)3 ministry that has years of training experience, preparing speakers and debaters for competition. This is Part 2 where he explains the vision for the For Action Conference, an event he plans to bring back in 2018.

Training Minds is a nonprofit 501(c)3 ministry that has years of training experience, preparing speakers and debaters for competition. The ministry is actually based off a single biblical verse, 1 Peter 1:13, reading "train the mind for action." President Chris Jeub explains the meaning of the verse during a sermon at one of the camps given for NCFCA debaters in Orlando in 2012.

Part II will be next week, where Jeub explains the vision for the For Action Conference.

Undefeated his last year of competition, Luis Garcia is a legend in academic apologetics speaking. Hear what he has to say about the three seasons he worked through as a competitor:

1. Confused
2. Learning
3. Beyond

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Matthew Baker concludes his General Research Strategies on Debate Topics, explaining how to put together a strong research strategy for debaters.

Matthew Baker took 2nd place two years in a row in the 2004 and 2005 National Christian Forensics and Communications Association (NCFCA). He joined Training Minds Ministry as a research developer and taught an exclusive Research Camp for two years. Matthew is now a graduate of law.

This podcast is a continuation of Podcast #60: General Research Strategies on Debate Topics Part 1 with Matthew Baker.

Matthew Baker led Research Camp several years ago. No matter what debate format you debate, research is key. Matthew Baker (two-time finalist in NCFCA several years ago) gives his ideas on how to...

• Develop keyword search skills
• Pull up library catalogs
• Integrate the Internet with traditional resources
• Retrieving keywords from library catalogs
• Apply general theory and concepts on research strategies
• Which dictionaries are best and why
• How "Opposing Viewpoints" may be used for research
• Useful databases that most people don't realize is accessible

Matthew Baker took 2nd place two years in a row in the 2004 and 2005 National Christian Forensics and Communications Association (NCFCA). He joined Training Minds Ministry as a research developer and taught an exclusive Research Camp for two years. Matthew is now a graduate of law.

This podcast is a continuation of Podcast #50: The Value of Library Research with Matthew Baker.

A speech hardly goes by that Chris Jeub doesn't mention some speaking flaw. In this podcast, he goes through common errors speakers make that could easily be caught if attention was given early on in the speech development. Even for developed speeches, applying Jeub's techniques will surely avoid hasty and foolish errors that could possibly keep you from First Place.

This is a continuation from last week's podcast: Podcast #58 "Four Big Fixes to Revising Your Piece."

Summary of Today's Podcast

Have you competed with a speech this year? You likely have. This podcast goes into four big fixes you can make before your next tournament. Apply these steps to your revisions and you most likely will turn ballots to your advantage:

1. Where to start and end
2. Staying on target
3. Having the right attitude
4. Keeping to detail

We will continue this episode in Podcast #59 next week.

Chris Jeub and most of his staff of writers, coaches and teachers will be gathering Season 18 debaters in beautiful Monument, Colorado, in July. Check out information and be a part of this wonderful event!