The Orange Coast College team competes in the largest and most important tournament of the semester: Fall champs.

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We go behind the scenes and discover what it's like to plan, host, and judge a tournament.

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We take a look at how the speech and debate community handled the transition to online tournaments and the impact it has had on the activity going forward.

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We take a look at the act of coaching, the impact it has on students, and how to achieve that impact. Plus, Talon sees if he's got what it takes to coach forensics.

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The OCC team competes in their first in person tournament since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

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Finally, the answer to the age old question: What do you debate about?

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Coach Hannah Haghighat guides us through the world of limited preparation events, where competitors write a speech in as little as two minutes. Plus, host Talon Stradley dusts off his speaking skills to demonstrate Impromptu for the team.

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Coach Sean Connor walks us through the process of creating a competitive platform speech.

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