Monument Posts
Monument Monday for August 17, 2020
New Extemp Questions, Impromptu Prompts, Parli Resolutions, Lincoln-Douglas Articles, First Policy and Public Forum Cases.
Monument Monday for August 10, 2020
New Extemp Questions, Impromptu Prompts, Parli Resolutions, Lincoln-Douglas Philosophy Articles, Policy Current Issues Articles.
Easy Entry to the World of Speech and Debate
Easy Entry is written for students and educators to build a foundation for speech and debate competition.
All Basic Downloads for Season 21 Are Now Ready
You can now promote the new Basic Downloads option, an incredibly inexpensive way new speakers and debaters can tap into the world of speech and debate. For only $29, this is a steal.
Mastering the Monument Method (VIDEO 1)
In the first video of this course, I share with you my humble beginnings nearly 30 years ago. I then take time to explain why I get so excited over speech and debate, and I dispel seven myths I hear often for reasons people give to resist involvement. I give an overview of the rest of the week.
Monument Monday for August 3, 2020
August 3 is a significant date! We launch all overview articles for Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate, plus the final installment for MASTERING THE MONUMENT METHOD. Enjoy!
August 31 Is a Big Date for You
This month is the final month for pre-season prices, saving new members up to $100. Be sure to remind your students of the offer.
Persuasive – Backflips
Noah Jeub gives his motivational oratory based on his ability to do backflips in place.
Monument Monday for July 27, 2020
Your first Monument Monday welcomes you to the earliest kickoff ever for speech and debate competition! New Extemp, Parli, and Impromptu prompts, the first MODELING video on Humorous Interp, and preseason course material.
Mastering the Monument Method (VIDEO 2)
This second video reviews the SCORRE Method for speech writing, plus gives you a template to follow when creating your objective statement.
Looking Forward to the Strongest Months of the Year
August and September are Monument Publishing’s strongest months of sales and growth. Don’t be shy in sharing your affiliate link.
Extemp – Domestic Question
Tabitha Jeub received the question, “Where will Taylor Swift go with her music this year?” This was a finalist question at a Texas tournament.
Monument Monday for July 20, 2020
Extemp topics on Joe Biden, European Bailout, Home Mortgages; Impromptu prompts on Biden or Trump on a variety of different political issues; Introduction to Policy Debate for Season 21; Mastering the Monument Method BONUS Video; Parli prompts on America’s Founding, health, Twitter, human rights, police, presidential pardons, masks, bailouts.
Research Lab
Vance Trefethen walks through the way he creates cases and briefs from scratch. Video taken at the 2017 Training Minds Debate Camp in Colorado, the resolution on transportation policy.
Mastering the Monument Method (BONUS VIDEO)
This bonus video follows Vance Trefethen through a research lab putting together a case from scratch. This models next week’s video on letting the research guide you.
How to Send Out Your Affiliate Link
The affiliates who are making money are the ones who are sending their affiliate links out to students. They, in turn, hook onto Monument’s downloads and briefs, perhaps the free ones, and those affiliates are getting paid. It all starts with your affiliate link.
Extemp – International Question
Tabitha Jeub received the question, “Is it bad for us for Australia and Chile to woo China after we reject the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)?” This was a finalist question at a Colorado tournament.
Monument Monday for July 13, 2020
Mastering the Monument Method (Video 2), Extemp Prep, Impromptu Prompts, Parli, Introduction to Parli Debate, New Modeling Video.
Mastering the Monument Method (VIDEO 3)
This third video reviews Vance Trefethen’s model for writing debate cases.
Dramatic Interp – The Time Keeper (Mitch Albom)
Tabitha Jeub did an interpretation of Mitch Albom’s magical fiction The Time Keeper.
Monument Monday for July 6, 2020
MASTERING THE MONUMENT METHOD — This is the third course of the year, all new material that brings you to the next level of speech and debate excellence. The first class is FREE and the rest is open to PLUS and INFINITY members. Find out more and sign up today!
Why “Mastery” Changed to a Month-Long Class
This unique class was too unique to fit into the one-week promotional model. Ultimately, it turned the “promotion” upside-down.
Mastering the Monument Method (VIDEO 4)
This final video shows how to utilize the mastery-level techniques taught in this course to make true impacts in the world.
Duo (Humorous) – Legally Blond Jr
This DUO was performed by my daughters Alexandria and AnnaMarie. They spent a lot of time on developing characters and blocking. This DUO made it to NITOC Finals in 2022. While this was more on the humorous side, DUOs can also be quite dramatic.
Monument Monday for June 29, 2020
Welcome to the FOURTH Monument Monday for Season 21! Next week we start adding debate material to our line up, giving you first-of-the-year access to the best download preparation in the speech and debate world.
Next Week’s New Monument Course
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Policy Debate – Taiwan
Use this video to learn how a well-flowed, structured debate round rolls. Jeub/Jeub lost to Donaldson/Gilbreath in the end, but the round was an excellent example of a policy debate well done.
Monument Monday for June 22, 2020
Your first Monument Monday welcomes you to the earliest kickoff ever for speech and debate competition! New Extemp, Parli, and Impromptu prompts, the first MODELING video on Humorous Interp, and preseason course material.
Preventive War
Resolved: Preventive war is ethical.
Assimilation vs Multiculturalism
Resolved: Culture ought to value assimilation over multiculturalism.
Original Oratory – Poetry Is Dead
Tabitha Jeub performs “Poetry Is Dead,” an Original Oratory presented at the Stoa NITOC, 2018.
First Handout for Mastering the Monument Method
As you know I’m scripting and recording my new class MASTERING THE MONUMENT METHOD. I’ve narrowed it down to three principles to the methodology.
Monument Monday for June 15, 2020
Your first Monument Monday welcomes you to the earliest kickoff ever for speech and debate competition! New Extemp, Parli, and Impromptu prompts, the first MODELING video on Humorous Interp, and preseason course material.
Parli Resolutions from Season 20
Zip folder of all parli resolutions from the 2019-2020 school year of competition.
Impromptu Prompts from Season 20
Zip folder of all impromptu releases from the 2019-2020 school year of competition.
Extemp Prompts from Season 20
Zip folder of all extemp downloads from the 2019-2020 school year of competition.
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