UIL Speech Judges
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Alma Villarreal
Current high school:
None
Currently coaching?: No
Conference:
Number of years coached:
Number of tournaments judged: 0
High school attended:
Spring Woods High School
Graduated high school: 93
Participated in high school: Yes
Participated in college: Yes
Judging qualifications:
I would say I am a tabula rasa judge and look deeply at the logic presented in the debaters' speeches.
Judging Philosophy
CX
Rounds judged: 0
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: Tabula rasa. Spreading should not affect the quality of the speech and arguments. Teams should have core issues and strong evidence in lieu of too many issues and multitude of weak evidence.
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: Tabula rasa. Spreading should not affect the quality of the speech and arguments. Teams should have core issues and strong evidence in lieu of too many issues and multitude of weak evidence.
LD
Rounds judged: 0
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
Old school value debater in favor of strong logic. I think great communication and logical reasoning should be the goal of LD.
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
Old school value debater in favor of strong logic. I think great communication and logical reasoning should be the goal of LD.
Contact Information
email: smithie2001@gmail.com
cell: 713 6140202
office:
Availability Information
Meet types:
Invitational
District
Qualified for:
CX
LD
Extemp
Prose/Poetry
Travel
Region of residence:
3
I will travel to: 3
