Debate: Story 3

In the second competition of my debate career, I was sitting in and waiting for my opponent with my judge. She had done debate before and we were sort of chatting about the teams at each school. Then my opponent shows up, red and panting from running from wherever he was to the room we were to debate in. With him, he had ten (individual) folders and proceeded to move five desks around to place two folders on each desk. As he read his speech, he walked around the room, winding through aisles of desks, to the front and back (from my perspective), his voice louder and softer depending on where he went. He did the same for CX too! My judge and I made eye contact, as if to say, "What on earth is he doing?" I was really unconfident because he had this value called 'utilitarianism' and I had no idea what it was. I couldn't pronounce it and I still can't. I couldn't even tell what his contentions were so I couldn't attack! Thankfully, somehow, I won and I won with thirty speaker points (the max at that tournament)! It must've been because...you don't walk around the room to give your speech. Moral of the story? You never know what happens. Play confident.

Debate: Story 2

Once upon a time, I was a newbie...

I remember my first debate competition very well. The school was freezing cold and would be again the next year I came to compete. I went to my first round of the day for LD and a girl by the name of Sarah beat me. Bad. I had tears in my eyes during the round. Not my finest moment. I still don't know how I got teary; I usually don't. But I survived!

Anyway, moral of the story: Don't get discouraged. Worst things have happened. One of the best LD debaters in my school started off his debate career by coming in with the wrong topic. Unless you can beat that, don't quit. And even if you can beat that, don't quit. Debate has so much to offer.

Debate: Story 1

Once upon a time...I was in seventh grade. And this, is the start of my debate career.

So some time ago, I was in seventh grade and my mom wanted me join the debate club and student council. Luckily, I somehow got out of joining student council, but...that was the case for debate. Eventually, I had to go to see the teacher for debate, but I didn't know how to get there so I asked a girl who I sort of knew how to get to the room to join debate. I was still hoping to get out of debate. She happened to like to debate. Yeaaaaaaah. So in the end, she took me to T-whatever and I signed up. The teacher asked if I was dedicated and the girl vouched for me. Internally, I was like 'NOOOOOO' because I didn't want to be in debate, but at the same time I was like 'Yes, I am a quick learner.' So that's how I joined the debate team. And that girl? She happens to be one of my best friends now. I guess it was fate that I joined debate because it's my life now. And I've met my best friend because of it. Who knew all this would happen just because I asked her where T-whatever was?