BusinessWeek 12 Nov. 2001	EFFECTIVE ORAL SPEECH TIPS After you've written a knock-out speech...	Putin throwing partners to the ground BBC News

In debate students have often referred to their participation as a fight, a battle or an attack.
One of the greatest political coups in the last 50 years has been Russia's transition
from the #1 US enemy to an ally and member of NATO.
Who soft-shoe'd his way into this position?
Vladimir Putin.

#1 SPEECH TIP: TREAT YOUR OPPONENT WITH RESPECT

During high school Vladimir Putin, second president of the Russian Federation, mastered the Russian martial art of sambo, a combination of judo and wrestling. He won the Leningrad championship in 1976. As president he still keeps up regular sambo practice. "There is more to it than just sport," he said in an NPR interview in 2001. "It's a philosophy that teaches one to treat one's partner with respect." (Reslmaier, Christine. "The Big 5-Oh." My Generation. Sept-Oct 2002, page 108).

JUDGING CRITERIA IN MUN includes

PRACTICE BEFORE YOUR PRESENTATION

Practice a minimum of three ways

1. To yourself

2. To the mirror

3. To a parent

Other options

1. Over the phone to a friend- and get feedback, including questions you answer

2. To your pet

3. After school, all by yourself, from the class podium

4. Videotape yourself and view

5. Tape record yourself and listen