A Summary on the Debate I Epically Failed On

1. I feel the debate went amazingly for the first time we did something like this.  The other teams seemed amazingly organized and all of the debates flowed nicely and kept my attention throughout.  The only person who's debate I didn't like was my own.  I know I did pretty horribly.  I liked the time frame in which we were given to complete the research and I believe everything came together nicely on the three days we presented.
2. I feel as though this was a tremendous learning experience for me and that now that I know what it'll be like, being up there in front of an audience, I'll be able to better prepare myself and my speeches ahead of time so that my audience may take in the maximum effect of my words.
3. I feel as though I personally performed the closing statement the strongest, not because I did well on it, but because it was better than both of the other two times I spoke.  I feel as though my cross examination was disgraceful.  I had a plethora of amazing questions to ask the opposition, and they were all on paper in front of me; I don't know what happened.  My mind went blank in the heat of the moment.
4. I would change the amount of time I spent practicing to improve my delivery.
5. I would like to improve everything about my performance and my brief because I know both could have been significantly better.
6. I feel as though the rubric touched upon every major and important issue that people should be assessed on during debates.
7. Two debates that were particularly intriguing to me were as follows:

Resolved: the United States government ought to provide for the medical care of its citizens.

AND

Resolved: as a general principle, individuals have an obligation to value the common good above their own interests.

Thank you! I really enjoyed this activity and I can't wait to redeem myself by actually doing well on the next debate we have! Have a nice day!