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POI & KT Follow-Up
POI LITERATURE The landscape of high school Interp, I believe, has changed due to the addition of POI; and for the better. While I have...
Juan De La Cruz
Mar 14, 20165 min read
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POI
The first time I found competItive success in speech I had a black book binder in my hand. It was 2007 and I had just qualified to the...
Joe Davis
Jan 25, 20163 min read
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You Missed Your Cue
Recently, I've had the honor of working with some incredible performers from every circuit imaginable in our fantastic speech world. From...
Juan De La Cruz
Jan 12, 20146 min read
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Prepping for Quals
This week I started a new semester of college, and I happened to find myself in a Philosophy class. One of the first assignments we were...
Chris Wilkins
Feb 10, 20134 min read
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Crossing the Line
How I’m going to get my novice, or younger members, to be the great performers that I want them to be (when they are older and more...
Chris Wilkins
Jan 27, 20134 min read
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Creativity
Creativity, as I’m sure you’re aware, is a crucial component to creating a cool interp performance. Creativity, however, is not a skill...
Chris Wilkins
Jan 17, 20134 min read
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Bring Back the One-Scenes!
Last night I finally went to watch Les Mis. I want to write about this for a bit before I get into my point. The movie, from the very...
Juan De La Cruz
Jan 2, 20133 min read
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The Importance of Watching
Recently I was having a conversation with my old assistant coach, and the topic of interp came up (as it always does). We talked about a...
Chris Wilkins
Dec 29, 20124 min read
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Adaptation
The last article I wrote was about something I think a lot of people are missing from their pieces. Well I’ve thought of another that is...
Chris Wilkins
Dec 24, 20124 min read
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Singularity
Something that I think is important for all pieces, especially dramatic ones, is an idea I have called singularity. Yes—I’m almost...
Chris Wilkins
Dec 20, 20124 min read
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I Don’t Believe in “The Perfect Piece”
A problem you run into a lot as a coach is your students wanting to find a “perfect piece.” I cannot even count the number of times a...
Chris Wilkins
Nov 26, 20124 min read
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Cutting Scripts: How I Make My Life a Torture
Over the last several days I've received over 15 books through the mail so that I may assist some students in cutting lit for their...
Juan De La Cruz
Oct 12, 20123 min read
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