UIL Speech Judges

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Amberley Tanner

Current high school:
Jacksonville

Currently coaching?: No

Conference:

Number of years coached: 25

Number of tournaments judged: 8

High school attended:
Martin

Graduated high school: 1989

Participated in high school: No

Participated in college: Yes

Judging qualifications:
I am a diamond level coach, who has been judging over 25 years. My background has intersected with most events throughout my experiences. I started competing on the college circuit in policy debate in the 90's and from there moved into Lincoln Douglas. After a year and a half I made the switch to platform events and I am nationally recognized in Duo, Dramatic, Poetry, Prose, POI, and After Dinner Speaking. TIFA which is the college version of TFA, I have been two time back to back Duo State Champion, as well as state Champion in Poetry.

Judging Philosophy

CX

Rounds judged: 0
Judging approach: Stock Issues
Policy priority: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Evidence philosophy: Quantity of evidence and quality of evidence are of equal importance
Paradigm: I would rather not judge CX at this time.

LD

Rounds judged: 4
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
Good debate is just good debate, so make sure you are clear, give weighing mechanism, link into the resolution, K's are fine but make them clear and understandable if you are going to include them. Speed is ok, just know when you need to slow down at times to solidify your case and make sure you are clear. Be assertive, not aggressive there is a line and make sure you know the difference. I also like purpose behind arguments, so please do not waste time just to run something because you think it is cool, trendy, or funny, as some adult may not share your thoughts on the choice. Debate is a wonderful event, that we have some many amazing tools to use, so please be respectful of this from of discourse.

Contact Information

email: amberley.tanner@nisdtx.org
cell: 817 8745407
office:

Availability Information

Meet types:
District Regional

Qualified for:
LD
Extemp
Prose/Poetry
Congress

Travel

Region of residence:
2

I will travel to: 2