One Clap Speech and Debate

Send us Fan Mail Rock On! Debate #1 In part one of a multiple-part Into to Policy series, Cheyenne East Policy Debate Coach Jeff Pope breaks down Policy to the most basic of parts to show how the debate works and really is not as intimidating and scary as we may have believed. Rock On! Debate is a One Clap Speech and Debate Podcast that is a source for quick tips, hacks, resources, and rocking sup...

Send us Fan Mail 2020 graduate, Mack Kramer finished their senior year strong as Wyoming State Champion in Lincoln-Douglas Debate and then finished eleventh in Commentary at the National Tournament.   The Rock Springs Tiger came on the One Clap Podcast to open up Season Two and talk to Lyle about how they made the leap from novice-to-dangerous-debater in just one year. Mack is a walking example of...

Send us Fan Mail Cheyenne East Speech and Debate competitor Jayden Roccaforte is just trying to help people find their smile and tell an impactful story.  The now senior Thunderbird capped off a fantastic season with a National Championship win in Dramatic Prose at the Online National Speech and Debate Tournament this summer.  Jayden shared his take on what makes an impactful story, his affinity t...

Send us Fan Mail Former Torrington competitor, English-teacher-in-training, and good friend Bri Reeves Waddoups shared her fast and furious Speech and Debate experience, her thoughts on how to build a memorable character in interpretative pieces, and her advice for coaches and competitors to help find healthy ways to respond to students suffering baseline or situational anxiety. Bri is a Torringto...

Send us Fan Mail Petra Van Court is a self-professed "true debate nerd" who qualified for Nationals in Policy Debate twice when she competed with Cheyenne East.  These days, Petra uses her debate knowledge and experience to help prep her students at Norman North HS while she attends school at the University of Oklahoma where she is finishing a Sociology degree. Petra shared some of her d...

Send us Fan Mail Award-winning performer and Kelly Walsh High School alumni Speech superstar Bailey Patterson stopped by the One Clap Podcast and shared her thoughts on the intersections of Speech and Debate and Drama, the many ways that Speech competition assists individuals in the performance world, the power of a cup of tea, and the humble beginnings of the Bailey and Lyle Film Podcast.  It may...

Send us Fan Mail Cheyenne East High School interpretative superstars, Coach Ashley Schulz and competitor (and recent graduate) Saga McAllister, joined Lyle on the One Clap Podcast to chat about Humor, finding the true heart of interpretative pieces, nailing a great online recorded performance, car dancing, the serious discrepancy between coach and student food privileges at tournaments, and much m...

Send us Fan Mail The coaches behind the individual events portion of the Wyoming State Speech and Debate Tournament join Lyle on the One Clap Pod to discuss the process and result of running the interpretative side of the Online State Speech and Debate Tournament in April.  Marcus Viney (Cheyenne East), Allen Pino (Cheyenne East) and Londe Gagnon (Jackson Hole) are the Dream Team.  In a wide rangi...

Send us Fan Mail A National Qualifying competitor at Newcastle and a former Assistant Coach at Torrington, Kinlee Whitney knows all about the impact that Speech and Debate can have on students' lives.  Kinlee jumped on One Clap to reminisce about the way this activity has impacted her life and reflect on how the broader Wyoming Speech and Debate community is one of love and support. One Clap...

Send us Fan Mail Class of 2020 Valedictorian of Hot Springs County High School, Breeze Petty has been a lover of debate for her whole high school career, but Congressional Debate waltzed into her life last minute - just in time for her to catch Nationals last year and sweep her off of her feet.  Breeze came on the One Clap Podcast to recount the journey from Congress skeptic to a master of the gav...

Send us Fan Mail Hot Springs County High School Class of 2020 Graduate and two-time National Qualifier, Hannah Hu, despondent from an extremely long wait for her Animal Crossing edition Switch en route from Germany, came by for a visit on the One Clap Pod to chat about Oratory, Informative, and why tournament snacks are overrated. One Clap Blog

Send us Fan Mail While the Wyoming State Online Speech and Debate Tournament was an event that required the help and support of many coaches, competitors, community leaders, and judges, three people were especially foundational to the planning and technical execution of the tournament and registration: Matt Liu, University of Wyoming Director of Debate; Nick Ryan, Liberty Assistant Director of Deb...

Send us Fan Mail Like many Speech and Debate programs in Wyoming, Rock Springs High School Speech and Debate works hard to build Policy Debate Teams that can compete both on the Wyoming circuit and nationally.  For the first time on the One Clap Pod, a coach and competitor came on the show together. Rock Springs Policy coach, Jeremiah Etcheverry, and Senior competitor, Hanna Crockett, shared their...

Send us Fan Mail Zach Bearnson, former competitor and assistant coach at Torrington High School, and Lyle had a nostalgic conversation in Ep. 9 of the One Clap Pod.  They recalled some fun nuggets about Lyle's coaching ignorance at the beginning of his coaching career at THS.  They also had a light discussion about Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Zach’s experience with competition and coaching, and w...

Send us Fan Mail Rachel Christoph, Coach of the Cheyenne South High School Speech and Debate Team, crashed the One Clap Podcast to talk about the inception of a nonprofit organization to help struggling competitors get free and quality speech clothing for competition (Suit Up, Speak Out) and what it was like to host and organize the Wyoming Coaching Conference in Cheyenne last fall.   For more inf...

Send us Fan Mail Callie Firminhac, the Wyoming Original Oratory State Champion in 2017, competed in Speech and Debate at Torrington High School for two years.  Callie jumped on the One Clap Pod to give some quick perspective on how she approached topic selection for Original Oratory, what she remembers most about her time in competition, and why she thinks Speech and Debate is such a powerful outl...

Send us Fan Mail Riverton High School Speech and Debate Coach Becca Pierson is all about building perseverance and grit in her competitors while at the same time finding ways to give them feelings of affirmation and inclusion in a team community.  She brought her creative mind to the pod to talk about some of her methods to build team cohesion and show students that their hard work and dedication...

Send us Fan Mail Two-time National Qualifier at Green River, former college debater at EWC and UNLV, and former Assistant Coach at Torrington High School, Haley Lauze-Reyes took time to talk to Lyle on the One Clap Pod about her experiences in Speech and Debate, the reasons why Policy Debate rocks, and why orange juice and Cheddar and Sour Cream Ruffles are the perfect snack. One Clap Podcast Blog

Send us Fan Mail Lyle talks with Matthew Liu on the One Clap Pod this week. Matt is the Director of the University of Wyoming Debate Team and the Co-Director of the Online Wyoming State Speech and Debate Tournament now scheduled to run this April.  Matt shared his debate journey, talked about the superiority of Hufflepuffs, described the way that online tournaments can be successful, discussed tec...

Send us Fan Mail Jackson Hole High School Speech and Debate Head Coach Londe Gagnon gives Lyle all the juicy details about how she became a Speech and Debate Diva. Londe opened up about leadership roles in the Wyoming community, updated us on the State and Wind River District culminating tournament situations, and extolled the virtues of tab rooms that provide Diet Coke, Daylight Donuts, and Taco...

Send us Fan Mail Cheyenne East High School Assistant Coach Allen Pino joins Lyle on the One Clap Pod to talk about the joys of Duo Interpretation and the foolproof flex of the Pino Test. One Clap Blog

Send us Fan Mail Lyle talks with Head Speech and Debate Coach of Cheyenne East High School, Marcus Viney about the joys of coaching and the opportunities in Informational Speaking. One Clap Blog What makes a strong Informative Speech?  How important is the visual aid?  How can coaches help students get excited about writing and performing an Informative Speech?  What TRULY is the BEST Speech and D...