Masters Academy is proud to present their 2010 line up of podcasts. 
These podcasts are recorded by our head coach and adjudicator James Smith.

Episode 1 - Public Speaking Overview
Episode 2 - Topic Selection
Episode 3 - Rebuttal for Primary Schools
Episode 4 - Identifying Types of Debates
Episode 5 - Policy Change Debates
Episode 6 - Rebuttal For High School
Episode 7 - Beginner Coaching Tips
Episode 8 - Advanced Coaching Tips
Episode 9 - Timing
Episode 10 - Tracking Debates
Episode 11 - Scope
Episode 12 - Allocating your matter

Podcast 13 - Modality

Podcast 14 - Approaching Adjudicators

Podcast 15 -  James Smith & David Stroud (Part 1)

Episode 6 - Rebuttal For High School
In this episode:

Difference between primary school and high school
What works in high school
How to ‘up the ante’
Expansion of rebuttal
Thematic rebuttal

Podcast 6 - Rebuttal for High School

Episode 8 - Advanced Coaching Tips
In this episode:

The role of the coach for advanced debaters
Getting the most out of your team
Adding to the scaffolding
Understanding what wins
Building up general knowledge

Podcast 8 - Advanced Coaching Tips

Episode 9 - Timing
In this episode:

What is timing
Why timing is important
Argument prioritization
Timing and Rebuttal
Adjudicator reaction

Podcast 9 - Timing

Episode 10 - Tracking Debates
In this episode:

An explanation of the concept of tracking and its uses
How to prove that you have been tracking a debate
A few tips for implementing tracking in a debate

Podcast 10 - Tracking

Episode 11 - Scope
In this episode:

What is a scope?
How does it work?
Where should it be used?
How to challenge or defend your scope?

Podcast 11 - Scopes

Episode 7 - Beginner Coaching Tips
In this episode:

The role of the coach in primary school
Understanding the process
Getting the method together
How to get the most out of feedback
Dealing with a 'bad beat'
The emotional angle


Podcast 7 - Beginner Coaching Tips

Episode 12 - Allocating your matter
In this episode:

Introducing allocation
Changes in allocation for 2010
Wording your allocation properly
Effective allocation

Podcast 12  - Allocation

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