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Category Archives: Strategy
A Look ‘Round the GMU Round Robin
by Aaron Lutkowitz Aaron Lutkowitz competed for Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to victories at the 2008 George Mason tournament and the 2009 Yale tournament, Aaron finished in 3rd place at the 2010 Southern Bell Forum and … Continue reading
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Tagged George Mason University Extemp Round Robin
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Glenbrooks Preview by Steven Elliott
Steven Elliott competed for Lakeville North High School for four years. He was an NCFL Extemp Finalist in 2008, a three time Minnesota state finalist, the champion of the Glenbrooks in 2009, and placed 4th in International Extemp at last … Continue reading
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Tagged Glenbrooks, Glenbrooks extemp preview, Glenbrooks preview, Steven Elliott
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Five Sources You Should Consider Cutting
Extempers usually cut newspapers and magazines for their files. However, there are some critical resources that could help you in a round or help you find the answers to some of the most pressing issues facing the world today. Extemp … Continue reading
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Tagged extemp cutting, extemp files, extemp sources
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St. Marks Heart of Texas Invitational Preview by Shahid Ahmed
Shahid Ahmed competed for Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas. Last year Shahid was the ninth place finisher in International Extemp at the NFL National Tournament, placed third at the Harvard, was a participant in the Montgomery Bell Extemp … Continue reading
The Yale Invitational Tournament Preview
by Aaron Lutkowitz Aaron Lutkowitz competed for Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to victories at the 2008 George Mason tournament and the 2009 Yale tournament, Aaron finished in 3rd place at the 2010 Southern Bell Forum and … Continue reading
Wake Forest National Early Bird Preview
by Rohan Bhargava Rohan Bhargava competed for Jackson High School in Massillon, Ohio. He was last year’s runner up at Wake Forest, a semifinalist at The Glenbrooks, and an invitee to the Montgomery Bell Academy Round Robin. Rohan was the … Continue reading
NFL Nationals Strategy by Stacey Chen (Part Two)
Stacey Chen competed for North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania. She was last year’s NFL national champion in International extemp and was the first receipient of the Extemp Central National Points award after winning Glenbrooks, the George Mason University … Continue reading
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Tagged extemp central, NFL Nationals, NFL Nationals strategy, stacey chen
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NFL Nationals Strategy by Stacey Chen (Part One)
Stacey Chen competed for North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania. She was last year’s NFL national champion in International extemp and was the first receipient of the Extemp Central National Points award after winning Glenbrooks, the George Mason University … Continue reading
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Tagged extemp central, NFL, NFL Nationals, stacey chen
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The Glenbrooks 2009 Preview
by Stacey Chen The Glenbrooks is one of the largest tournaments of the year in both speech and debate events, as well as one of the most fun! Extemp at Glenbrooks generally contains a fairly large and diverse pool of … Continue reading
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Extemp Roundtable
with Nicholas Cugini, Mark Royce, Logan Scisco, Rob Warchol Extemp Roundtable is a new addition to The Ex Files for this season. In this column a panel of recognized extempers will examine a question that could come up in a … Continue reading
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Tagged ex files, healthcare, logan scisco, Obama
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