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UIL Speech Judges

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Sami Womack

Current high school:
Hereford

Currently coaching?: Yes

Conference: 4A

Number of years coached: 19

Number of tournaments judged: 10+

High school attended:
Stratford High School

Graduated high school: 1988

Participated in high school: Yes

Participated in college: Yes

Judging qualifications:
I competed in high school and college. I have also coached for 19 years.

Judging Philosophy

CX

Rounds judged: 10+
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: I am a tabula rasa judge. I do, however, lean towards having the stock issues addressed. This is a communication event. The human ear can only process so many words per minute, so if I stop flowing, I am not processing what is being said and the argument is essentially lost. If non-verbal communication clues are used in the audience adaptation/evaluation, the speaker will adjust accordingly.

LD

Rounds judged: 10+
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
While I appreciate the more progressive styles being presented in LD Debate, I do expect a value debate. I want to know that there is a value and the debater has criteria to back it up.

Contact Information

email: samiwomack@herefordisd.net
cell: 940 2060461
office: 806 3637620

Availability Information

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

Qualified for:
CX
LD
Extemp
Prose/Poetry
Congress

Travel

Region of residence:
7

I will travel to: 2 6 7 8