- Judge, ready?

Great.

Let's begin.

Starting now.

- This concedes our third- - Tina: Step into the world of competitive debate.

- Debate is perception, especially public forum, where even though you have two confident debaters, you put them side by side and that's really where a power dynamic is formed in the minds of a judge.

- In a soccer game, if you score two goals, you won.

Whereas in debate, it's very, very subjective.

- Tina: But victory does not always go to the best debater.

- $700 million dollars is quite a bit of- - Look, can you just let us finish?

We've been going in circles.

- The judge told me like, "your voice is too feminine for debate".

At that point, I was like, how can I control my voice?

Like, I literally was born with it.

- Stand up tall, no slouching.

Glue your feet to the ground, pretend there is sticky glue.

Lower your voice at the end of your sentences.

Don't trail off.

- Don't interrupt boys.

They gave you all these tips and tricks, right?

Which is BS.

You know, the problem is not us.

The problem is the judges.

- The judges just gonna vote for who looks like a winner.

Looking like a winner oftentimes isn't very feminine - Tina: In this high school, the girls on debate team have a new strategy.

Will it work?

- It comes from us, right?

We coach each other.

- We all see ourselves as maybe the ones who can change things.

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