UIL Speech Judges

Judging qualifications:
I coach all events and have for 28 years. I have taken students to state in everything but poetry. And I have state finalist in congress. I qualify students to nationals and TFA state every year. My philosophy is to be the judge in the round, judging off what is done IN ROUND and not what I personally think or prefer. I do not believe it is my job to have arguments but to judge what arguments are made in a debate. In speech, I weigh analysis and answering the question a little more heavy than just style and delivery. In interp, I look for levels and connection to the literature and want to see performances that fit the categories.