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Schedule
Updated 7/14/10: A Google Doc that shows the entire schedule...
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Monday Aug 9 |
Tuesday Aug 10 |
Wednesday Aug 11 |
Thursday Aug 12 |
Friday Aug 13 |
Saturday Aug 14 |
Research Camp starts 6:00 p.m. |
Research Camp ends 12:00 noon |
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Monday Aug 16 |
Tuesday Aug 17 |
Wednesday Aug 18 |
Thursday Aug 19 |
Friday Aug 20 |
Saturday Aug 21 |
Interp Platforms start 9:00 a.m. |
Interp Platforms end 3:00 p.m. |
Limited Preps end 9:00 p.m. |
Debate starts 9:00 a.m. |
Debate ends 3:00 p.m. |
Round-robin all day, awards at 4:00 p.m. |
Limited Preps start 3:00 p.m. |
Round Robin start 3:00 p.m. |
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Research Camp | Interp/Platforms | Limited-Prep | Debate | Round-Robin
Research Camp
Coaches Matt Baker, Vance Trefethen, Chris Jeub
- Unveiling of Blue Book (Chris Jeub)
- Search Engines and Data Bases (Matthew Baker)
- Reading 101 (Matthew Baker)
- Affirmative Research (Matthew Baker)
- Primary Research (Matthew Baker)
- Legislative and Legal Research (Matthew Baker)
- How to Find the Killer Evidence (Coach Vance Trefethen)
- Negative Briefing (Matthew Baker)
- Negative Research (Matthew Baker)
- Sources (Matthew Baker)
- Blue Book Report (Matthew Baker)
- Evidence Rings (Matthew Baker)
- Traditional Research (Matthew Baker)
Interp & Platforms - NEW!
Coaches Travis Herche, Cody Herche, Chris Jeub, Mike Winther
Int = Interp. C = Coach. P = Platform.
- How to Find and Piece - Int (Travis Herche)
- How to Cut a Piece - Int (Travis Herche)
- Intro to Interp Acting - Int (Travis Herche)
- Characterizing - Int (Travis Herche)
- Advanced Dialogue: What We Say - Int (Travis Herche)
- Advanced Blocking - Int (Travis Herche)
- Secrets of Emotion & Pathos - Int (Travis & Cody Herche)
- Mastery: Shining in an Interp Format - Int (Travis Herche)
- Coaching Interp - C (Travis Herche)
- Transition Tree - Int (Travis Herche)
- Introductions & Conclusions - P (Cody Herche)
- Platform Organization - P (Cody Herche)
- How to Use Platinum Book - P (Cody Herche w/ Rachel Seay)
- Nonverbal Communication in Platform Speaking - P (Cody Herche)
- Audience Appeal - P (Cody Herche)
- How to Find a Topic - P (Cody Herche)
- Club & Coaching Issues - P (Mike Winther)
- Revising Your Piece - P (Chris Jeub)
- Economics 101 - P (Mike Winther)
- Is There Hope for America - Int, P (Mike Winther)
Limited Preps
Lee Strobel, Mark Mittelberg, Coaches Larry Sparks, Matt Baker, Cody Herche, Chris Jeub, Mike Winther, Chap Bettis, Shane Baumgardner
E = Extemp. C = Coach. A = Apologetics. Imp = Impromptu.
- KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Wednesday Night: Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg
- Getting Into the News - E (Larry Sparks)
- What Makes a Good Question - E (Larry Sparks)
- Follow the Money - E (Larry Sparks)
- How to Structure Your Speech - Imp (Shane Baumgardner)
- Gaining Benefits from Extemp - E (Larry Sparks)
- Managing a Successful Extemp Club - C (Larry Sparks)
- Diversifying Your Box - E (Matthew Baker)
- How to Talk About Anything - Imp (Shane Baumgardner)
- What Is Impromptu? - Imp (Shane Baumgardner)
- From Topic to Thesis to Examples - Imp (Cody Herche)
- Speaking for Impact - Imp, E (Cody Herche)
- Current Events Overview - E (Cody Herche)
- Building a Successful Box - E (Cody Herche)
- Mastering the Generic - E (Cody Herche)
- Bias in the News - E (Cody Herche)
- Writing an Extemp Speech - E (Cody Herche)
- Speaking Drills - E (Cody Herche)
- Mastering Unique Analysis - E (Cody Herche)
- Research and Preparation - E (Mike Winther)
- Content - E (Mike Winther)
- Using Extemp to Educate Your Audience - E (Mike Winther)
- Economics 101 - E (Mike Winther)
- Foreign Policy for Extempers - E (Mike Winther)
- Policy and Government Basics - E (Mike Winther)
- Toward an Understanding of the Proper Role of Government - E ( Mike Winther)
- Competing Like a Champion - E, A, Imp (Travis Herche)
- Biblical Concepts Applied to Government - E, A (Mike Winther)
- Overview of Apologetics and Silver Book - A (Chap Bettis)
- How to Write an Apologetics Speech - A (Chap Bettis)
- Content Download/Building Cards - God - A (Chap Bettis)
- Content Download/Building Cards - Man - A (Chap Bettis)
- Content Download/Building Cards - Jesus - A (Chap Bettis)
- Content Download/Building Cards - Salvation - A (Chap Bettis)
- Content Download/Building Cards - Scripture - A (Chap Bettis)
- Tournament Tactics: Organizing Your Box, Making Your Speech Stand Out - A (Chap Bettis)
- How to Bring Up Apologetics in Everyday Life - A (Chap Bettis)
- How to Coach Apologetics - A (Chap Bettis)
Debate
Coaches Rob Parks, Vance Trefethe, Matt Baker, Travis Herche, Cody Herche, Chris Jeub, Mike Winther, Kaitin Nelson, Maggie Carabelos
LD = Lincoln-Douglas. TP = Team-Policy. C = Coach.
- Introduction to Team-Policy Debate (Rob Parks)
- 30 Ways to Improve Your Speaker Points (Matthew Baker)
- Rhetoric (Mike Winther)
- Intro to LD- Dissecting the Round (Kaitlin Nelson)
- Advanced Affirmative Strategies and Structures (Cody Herche)
- Introduction to Flowing (Rob Parks)
- How to Give a Winning 1AR (Travis Herche)
- Tournament Prep (Matthew Baker)
- Basic Affirmative Strategies, Burdens, and Case Construction (Kaitlin Nelson)
- Refutation Theory (Cody Herche)
- Club & Coaching Issues (Mike Winther)
- Cross-Ex for Beginners (Rob Parks, Vance Trefethen)
- 2AR/2NR (Matthew Baker)
- Debate Skills and Techniques (Mike Winther)
- Basic Negative Strategies, Burdens, and Case Construction (Kaitlin Nelson)
- How to give a Winning NC (Travis Herche)
- Basic Negative Strategies (Rob Parks)
- Generic Arguments (Matthew Baker)
- Persuasion in the Real World (Mike Winther)
- Debating Like a Champion (Travis Herche)
- Intro to Rebuttals (Kaitlin Nelson)
- How to Be a Good Policy Judge (Rob Parks)
- Evidence (Vance Trefethen)
- Adv. Negative Strategy (Matthew Baker)
- General keys to cross examination success (Cody Herche)
- Open Session -- Personal Coaching (Kaitlin Nelson, Travis Herche, Rob Parks)
- Managing Blue Book Report (Chris Jeub)
- First Glance Refutation (Vance Trefethen)
- Affirmative Strategy (Matthew Baker)
- Triage, trees and syllogisms (Cody Herche)
- Resolutionism (Travis Herche)
- Building a Successful Club (Maggie Carabelos)
- Topicality (Matthew Baker)
- Advanced Refutation and Analysis Lab (Vance Trefethen)
- Defending the oracle (Cody Herche)
- Organization and Time Management (Kaitlin Nelson)
- Disadvantages (Vance Trefethen)
- Turning point (Cody Herche)
- Debate in the Real World (Rob Parks)
- Evidence: Proving your case in Value Debate (Travis Herche)
- Fundraising 101 (Maggie Carabelos)
- Rebuttal Works (Rob Parks)
- Cross-Ex Workshop (Vance Trefethen)
- Using Logic for Impact (Kaitlin Nelson)
- Voting Issues (Travis Herche, Cody Herche)
- What Judges Want in Policy Debate (Matthew Baker)
- Blast from the Past (Rob Parks)
- Poker and Cross-Examination (Cody Herche)
- Open Session -- Personal Coaching (Kaitlin Nelson, Travis Herche, Vance Trefethen)
Debate Round Robin
Friday evening and all day Saturday, competitors will have the opportunity to apply ALL they learned over the intense week of training.
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