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2017 Humorous Interpretation National Champion Interview!! Debating for America's Youth
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Interview with the NSDA National Champion in Humorous Interpretation in 2017. Evan Eiglarsh helps all Speech students learn the skills and strategies he used to become a champion. Evan Eiglarsh is a Tik Tok (TikTok) influencer with over 320,000 followers! Thanks so much for watching and please share this with someone who will find this interesting or helpful. The piece that won him NSDA Nationals was called: "Tammy: A Coming of Age Story About a Girl Who was Part T-Rex". The National Speech and Debate Association defines humorous interpretation as: Using a play, short story, or other published work, students perform a selection of one or more portions of a piece up to ten minutes in length. Humorous Interpretation is designed to test a student’s comedic skills through script analysis, delivery, timing, and character development. Competitors may portray one or multiple characters. No props or costumes may be used. Performances can also include an introduction written by the student to contextualize the performance and state the title and the author. Nathan Fair has interviewed many National Champions. He has qualified for NSDA Nationals, qualified to NCFL Nationals and served as the presiding officer, and he broke to semifinals at a TOC qualifying tournament. He has placed 2nd at three separate varsity Congressional Debate tournaments. Finally, he served as a Presiding Officer for the Urban Debate League's tournament. His success was garnered after using the skills that are shared in this video.
Interview with the NSDA National Champion in Humorous Interpretation in 2017. Evan Eiglarsh helps all Speech students learn the skills and strategies he used to become a champion. Evan Eiglarsh is a Tik Tok (TikTok) influencer with over 320,000 followers! Thanks so much for watching and please share this with someone who will find this interesting or helpful. The piece that won him NSDA Nationals was called: "Tammy: A Coming of Age Story About a Girl Who was Part T-Rex". The National Speech and Debate Association defines humorous interpretation as: Using a play, short story, or other published work, students perform a selection of one or more portions of a piece up to ten minutes in length. Humorous Interpretation is designed to test a student’s comedic skills through script analysis, delivery, timing, and character development. Competitors may portray one or multiple characters. No props or costumes may be used. Performances can also include an introduction written by the student to contextualize the performance and state the title and the author. Nathan Fair has interviewed many National Champions. He has qualified for NSDA Nationals, qualified to NCFL Nationals and served as the presiding officer, and he broke to semifinals at a TOC qualifying tournament. He has placed 2nd at three separate varsity Congressional Debate tournaments. Finally, he served as a Presiding Officer for the Urban Debate League's tournament. His success was garnered after using the skills that are shared in this video.
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