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What Reaching the Debt Ceiling Really Means

The debt ceiling, a primary cause of debate for partisan politics, was reached over the past week. In this topic analysis, Akshita Krishnan talks about what this means for the economy and American politics.

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Becoming a Better Extemper: Considering Interp (pt.4)

In the final part to a series on using Interp to build Extemp, Akshita Krishnan discusses body language.

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Becoming a Better Extemper: Considering Interp (pt.3)

In the third installment in a series of using Interp to build Extemp skills, Akshita Krishnan is back to talk about humor in terms of both of these events.

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Becoming a Better Extemper: Considering Interp (pt.2)

Akshita Krishnan is back to discuss the technicalities of using interp to improve your extemping. In the second part to this series, she talks specifically about the emotional aspect of a speech, and how interp helps to develop passion.

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Becoming a Better Extemper: Considering Interp (pt.1)

Letting your personality shine in a speech is often what sets you apart from other speakers in a round, allowing you to establish your abilities as a speaker to the judge. In this multi-part series, Akshita Krishnan discusses using Interp as a way to build your speaking style.