UIL Speech Judges
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Colton Hensley
Current high school:
New Boston
Currently coaching?: No
Conference:
Number of years coached:
Number of tournaments judged: 1
High school attended:
Graduated high school:
Participated in high school: Yes
Participated in college: Yes
Judging qualifications:
Aside from my experience debating in high school and college, I've spent the last couple of years judging high school debate tournaments around the Carrollton area. I have experience in flow charting debates and providing sufficient feedback. Also, I taught public speaking at UNT for 2 years and frequently graded studen speeches.
Judging Philosophy
CX
Judging approach: Stock Issues
Policy priority: Resolution of substantive issues is more important than communication skills
Evidence philosophy: Quality of evidence is more important than quantity of evidence
Paradigm: I create a standard spread sheet of presented issues that MUST be addressed. Each stopped issue is a point deduction that affects debaters negatively. I evaluate each issue personally by recognizing the quality of each point. I then check if the quality of sources are at a high standard. Presentation quality is not the highest priority to me.
LD
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
Evidence is less of an issue here for me. I find that debaters should really be asking more ethical questions in LD, and communicating those ideas effectively is most important.
Contact Information
email: coldhensley@gmail.com
cell: 903 2778695
office:
Availability Information
Meet types:
Invitational
District
Regional
CX State
State Meet
Qualified for:
CX
LD
Extemp
Prose/Poetry
Travel
Region of residence:
2
I will travel to: 2 6
