If you can’t make it to physical camp or workshop, let Lasting Impact! come to YOU! We are so excited to be offering more online workshops this summer/fall.
Signing up for an Online Workshop is easy!! All workshops are through an online forum called Zoom. It’s a quick and easy download that your instructor will send to you, as part of their introduction email (usually within 24 hours of your workshop).
Please go here to sign up.
Anatomy of Interp/Finding the Right Piece/Literary Merit
Friday, August 10 – 9:20-10:50 ET / 8:20-9:50 CT
Heather Neumann has helped hundreds of students find their perfect piece. In this session we will go over where to look, what type you should be looking for, and what your interp needs for success.
$5 members/$20 nonmembers
Cutting Scenes Without Losing Story/Tips for Cutting
Friday, August 10 – 11:00-12:30 ET / 10:00-11:30 CT
Are you making the most out of your piece? Heather Neumann helps you to understand if your piece is making the cut. Don’t worry if you don’t have a piece for this year picked out. We will have handouts to help apply what we will be covering.
$5 members/$20 nonmembers
Defining Your Characters/Setting the Stage
Friday, August 10 – 1:15-2:45 ET / 12:15-1:45 CT
How well do you really know your characters? When you are performing an Interpretive Speech, it’s your characters that are telling the story. We will analyze “Theater of the Mind” and apply it to speeches. Hands on activities will have us- defining characters (voices, stances, gait, and any other attributes or factors to make them easy for the judges to imagine and distinguish). We will also “Set the Stage” for success by mentally picturing the scene, identifying where things are, and planning movements appropriately, using the space available, imaginary props, etc.
$5 members/$20 nonmembers
Finishing Touches/Delivery
Friday, August 10 – 2:55-4:25 ET / 1:55-3:25 CT
Are you sure you are putting all the finishing touches on your speech? Delivery matters! Delivery involves expressiveness! Are you using all three types?
$5 members/$20 nonmembers
The Ins and Outs of LD for Parents and Coaches/How to Judge LD
Friday August 17 – 7:00-8:00pm CT
Coaches: Joel Erickson and Hillary Kolssak
Have you ever stared blankly at your LD ballot in judge hospitality, stumped by the complete incoherence of the debaters? In this workshop, veteran LD coach Joel Erickson shares some practical pointers for judging LD. You’ll learn an intuitive way for evaluating LD rounds, what to do when debaters don’t refute each other, what to say (and not to say) in your “judging philosophy” to prompt the debaters to debate well, and how to write a ballot that debaters will want to read. Hillary Kolssak has been a debate parent, judge, and LD coach for a number of years. These two will get you on the track to help students succeed.
$5 members/$20 nonmembers