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UW Debate first-year Makayla Kramer has consolidated an enormous list of debate resources into one place. You can find her Debate Resource Compendium here. Thanks Makayla! 
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Author: Matt Liu, University of Wyoming Director of Debate
When I was a grad student at Wake Forest, the Director of Debate, Jarrod Atchison, put together a fantastic guide for young judges to think about the process of judging. Those notes helped me evolve and grow as a judge, and I credit it for many of the better decisions I have proffered over the years. Years later, this is my attempt to give back. Below is a slightly modified version of my take on the same idea (this was originally written as a letter to new members of the Wyoming team). I share it for two purposes. First, I think many debaters could benefit from some insight into what it’s like to be on the other side of the room. Judges aren’t robots, and understanding that and how your judge might be thinking about the debate might help you to communicate more effectively. Second, I’m sharing in the hopes that some young or new judges might find something useful here. That’s not to say that this is a definitive guide on how to judge, but part of a much larger conversation. We’re all still learning, I still love hearing about differences in how others approach judging. The anxiety I felt as a young judge did not fade overnight. It took me years to be consistently comfortable as a judge. Below are my thoughts on judging, and the habits I’ve developed, in case you might find them helpful. I believe they’ve helped me both be a better judge and be much more consistently confident and comfortable as a judge. This is just my process, it doesn’t make it the best. Do what works for you. The only universal statement I will make about judging is that debaters work hard at what they do: judges should too. Read the complete article below the fold. |
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