UIL Speech Judges
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Sami Womack
Current high school:
Hereford
Currently coaching?: Yes
Conference: 4A
Number of years coached: 19
Number of tournaments judged: 10+
High school attended:
Stratford High School
Graduated high school: 1988
Participated in high school: Yes
Participated in college: Yes
Judging qualifications:
I competed in high school and college. I have also coached for 19 years.
Judging Philosophy
CX
Judging approach: Tabula Rasa
Policy priority: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Evidence philosophy: Quality of evidence is more important than quantity of evidence
Paradigm: I am a tabula rasa judge. I do, however, lean towards having the stock issues addressed. This is a communication event. The human ear can only process so many words per minute, so if I stop flowing, I am not processing what is being said and the argument is essentially lost. If non-verbal communication clues are used in the audience adaptation/evaluation, the speaker will adjust accordingly.
LD
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
While I appreciate the more progressive styles being presented in LD Debate, I do expect a value debate. I want to know that there is a value and the debater has criteria to back it up.
Contact Information
email: samiwomack@herefordisd.net
cell: 940 2060461
office: 806 3637620
Availability Information
Meet types:
District
Regional
CX State
State Meet
Congress Region
Congress State
Qualified for:
CX
LD
Extemp
Prose/Poetry
Congress
Travel
Region of residence:
7
I will travel to: 2 6 7 8
