As part of the National Parliamentary Debate League’s efforts to make coaching more accessible, office hours will again be held throughout the year! Coordinated by Lilly Hackworth, University of Chicago student, and Shirley Cheng, coach for Mountain View-Los Altos and Stanford student, office hours will be run monthly using Google Hangouts, and will feature a different coach each month.
In order to sign up for office hours, please fill out the form below. To best benefit students, we have included sections asking for prior experience as well as the concepts that debaters feel more or less comfortable with. This helps us plan effectively for each session held, and also gives us an idea of what students are looking for in the future.
Past Office Hours
Past office hours have been led by David Gomez-Siu, former debater for Campolindo and current student at UC Berkeley; Javin Pombra, former Los Altos debater and current Harvard student; Iain Gabriel Lampert, head of the speech & debate program at VIP High School in Southern California; and Shirley Cheng, MVLA coach, Stanford student, and previous TOC champion.
February Office Hours
Office hours for February will be led by William Zeng, former Los Altos debater and TOC finalist, and current University of Virginia student. They will take place the week of February 4th. This office hours is a great opportunity to prepare for Stanford specifically, or in advance of other spring tournaments. Come prepared with questions about case development, kritiks, and more! Please note in the form any additional topics you would like to discuss or ask questions about.
*Please fill out the form by February 3rd.