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UIL Speech Judges

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Meghan Clark

Current high school:
Plano

Currently coaching?: Yes

Conference: 6A

Number of years coached: 9

Number of tournaments judged: 14

High school attended:
Olney High School

Graduated high school: 2007

Participated in high school: Yes

Participated in college: No

Judging qualifications:
I have competed in, judged, and/or coached Lincoln-Douglas Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking. I have judged and coached CX Debate and Prose/Poetry. I have been a coach for nine years, coaching at the 1A and 6A levels. I have been on the RAC (Regional Advising Committee) for my UIL region. I have judged multiple times at the state UIL tournament, as well as at the TFA State Tournament and the NSDA national tournament.

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: CX Judging - I am a basic stock issues judge - I am looking for strong communication skills, topical arguments, and the ability to clearly explain the links within a team's own case and their link turns for their opponent's case. I do not prefer kritiks or any other form of non-topical argument. I do not want teams to spread during CX debate - debate is a communication-based activity, and spreading makes it impossible for teams to communicate well with each other or the judge.

LD

Rounds judged: 2
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
LD judging - In LD, I primarily judge the round based on how well each debater explained their framework and then successfully attacked their opponent's framework. I value quality evidence in LD debate, but I want to see value-criterion clash more than a wealth of evidence - evidence should support a value-criterion framework. I do not prefer kritiks or any other form of non-topical argument. I do not want debaters to spread during LD debate - debate is a communication-based activity, and spreading makes it impossible for teams to communicate well with each other or the judge.

Contact Information

email: meghan.clark@pisd.edu
cell: 940 5646900
office: 469 7527861

Availability Information

Meet types:
District Regional State Meet

Qualified for:
CX
LD
Extemp
Prose/Poetry

Travel

Region of residence:
2

I will travel to: 1 5 6 8