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UIL Speech Judges

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Mackenzie Merbach

Current high school:
None

Currently coaching?: No

Conference:

Number of years coached:

Number of tournaments judged: 0

High school attended:
West Brook Senior High School

Graduated high school: 2017

Participated in high school: Yes

Participated in college: No

Judging qualifications:
I am a previous state debate participant. I competed in CX, Congress, and Extemporaneous speaking. I am well versed with how debate, Congress, and speech rounds go as well as what to look for in a good speaker. I ultimately want to help build strong speech and debaters through critiques and advice.

Judging Philosophy

CX

Rounds judged: 0
Judging approach: Stock Issues
Policy priority: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Evidence philosophy: Quantity of evidence and quality of evidence are of equal importance
Paradigm: I want to be able to see good clash, no dropped points, and overall no bogus arguments with the evidence to back it up. I will keep track of the main stock issues throughout the round to ensure both sides are making sound arguments.

LD

Rounds judged: 0
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
I want to be able to see good clash, no dropped points, and overall no bogus arguments with the evidence to back it up. I will keep track of the main stock issues throughout the round to ensure both sides are making sound arguments.

Contact Information

email: Merbachkennie@gmail.com
cell:
office:

Availability Information

Meet types:
Invitational District Regional CX State State Meet Congress Region Congress State

Qualified for:
CX
LD
Extemp
Interp
Congress

Travel

Region of residence:
3

I will travel to: 1 2 3 4 5 8

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