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Laptop Stand
I personally go paperless in PF debate, except for my flows. So having a stand to get my laptop off the desk and closer to eye-level is good. (The legs detract from the height in the picture.) Also this is widely used in my circuit by all laptop debaters and it is super reliable.

Extension cords for laptop chargers are also handy if you have a laptop with a low battery life. A lot of PC users end up using extension cords to charge their laptops in round.

Wireless Mouse
This is extremly useful when cutting cards on the go, in round throwing evidence into a speech, or even sorting through your articles in the Extemp prep room. So nice to have a cheap wireless mouse you don't have to worry about. I just use a Razer Naga for all the macros but I would reccomend the mouse I linked.

I just use my phone as a timer. I would really appreciate if someone linked a good timer that is more professional than my phone!

Also a good backpack that can hold tons of flow paper, a laptop, chargers, laptop stand, etc. without killing your back is important.

This is a pretty good book, even if a little dated. It's cheap, and it covers all three debate events. I am assuming your team is mostly novices with only a few senior debaters, if any. I would come up with a list of potential arguments under a topic and assign those out to the teams to research for briefs/blocks depending on the event. For you specifically, I'd get with a couple of the experienced debaters and write cases for the novices. Once the team is established, they'll do that on their own. But right now you need to get them up and running and if you keep sending them into rounds to get their teeth kicked in because they are unprepared, they may lose interest and quit. You can probably find the published briefs on r/DebateTrade - some of them are very well done. They can give you a good idea of what most teams will argue, but good teams do their own research.

However you do it, you can upload those to google drive or somewhere for a shared file for the team. Finally, you need to learn how to use verbatim.

Good luck!

This is the best timer imo bc its really easy to use - https://www.amazon.com/CDN-TM30-2-Alarm-Timer-Alarm-Vibrates/dp/B004S0SO9M/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1467555687&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=Component+Design+Northwest+model+tm30

This is the table tote that i use, its pretty easy to setup and its lightweight - https://www.amazon.com/Tabletote-Portable-Lightweight-Adjustable-Notebook/dp/B0001EMA80/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1467555701&sr=8-2&keywords=table+tote

PM /u/noobld your email and your intentions of wanting to be on the drive.

Also, I feel like that this will also be of help to you, though this might be a bit advanced.
https://www.amazon.com/Websters-World-College-Dictionary-Fifth/dp/0544598229/ref=sr_1_5/168-8542197-0689260?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1486598089&sr=1-5

Lastly, please buy this online course, and make sure to complete it. It might help you in your future endeavors.
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It's not as good as the original Radioshack timer (rip in peace) but it's pretty close: CDN TM30 Direct Entry 2-Alarm Timer-Alarm Sounds or Vibrates - 1 count https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004S0SO9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_71M3CbQNT03T5

I've used this for years and it's great. Has a silenced and non silenced timer, counts up and down, has a stand so you can set down the timer, and let's you put in the specific time you have remaining (useful for prep time).

Ordinal numbers (first, second, third) are helpful for contestants and judges flowing the round to keep track of points. The tagline (or claim) for your argument should be clear, specific and concise/brief. Saying something vague like "First, this bill will help constituents" doesn't really describe an argument, whereas, "First, this bill provides tax relief to the burdened middle class" gives more context. Think of it this way: try to say as much as possible that summarizes each point in as few words as possible. Also, avoid "debatey" terms like "contention," or "claim." Instead, use words like "point," or "reason."


I highly recommend this book to frame your thinking about concision, coherence, and cohesion in both speaking and writing: https://www.amazon.com/Style-Basics-Clarity-Grace-5th/dp/0321953304/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Style%3A+The+Basics+5th+Edition&qid=1550767232&s=gateway&sr=8-1

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As for pen colors, I highly recommend one color for affirmative arguments, one color for negative, and another color for questions you'd like to ask (or to make other notes to yourself).

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Not an ad but https://www.amazon.com/Tabletote-Portable-Lightweight-Adjustable-Notebook/dp/B0001EMA80/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1465586561&sr=8-2&keywords=tabletote.

I am sure that it is the most popular laptop stand for debate.

https://www.amazon.com/Tabletote-Portable-Lightweight-Adjustable-Notebook/dp/B005IXSXPI. It'll get to you pretty quick. It got to me in like 3 days

Its called a table tote. I have one too. Very useful. You can get lay appeal if you ask your opponents if they would like to borrow it.

https://www.amazon.com/Tabletote-Portable-Lightweight-Adjustable-Notebook/dp/B005IXSXPI/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1487228931&sr=1-1&keywords=table+tote

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i used this stopwatch all four years of debate and still use it, i love it.

best timer for debate imo https://www.amazon.com/CDN-TM30-2-Alarm-Timer-Alarm-Vibrates/dp/B004S0SO9M

There's also this book, [Competitive Debate: The Official Guide] (https://www.amazon.com/Competitive-Debate-Official-Richard-Edwards/dp/1592576931/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=411mf6LoMoL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR107%2C160_&refRID=J2TA28F2NTE1K8S71R60]. I got this a while ago and it covers all of the events, as well as general guides. But like u/subsidiescurecancer said, it's a little outdated and doesn't go so in-depth.

I personally enjoy this one the most. It has tremendously helped with my overall lay appeal.

https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Kitty-Digital-Kitchen-Timer/dp/B0006IGKPU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465596905&sr=8-1&keywords=hello+kitty+timer

We sometimes use the card game Who Would Win? (available from Amazon and others) as a practice drill. It could easily be adapted to a rapid-fire participatory game with visitors to the booth. You can explain the few rules and run a round in under two minutes.

I would start up with:
http://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Revised-Expanded-Decisions/dp/0061353248

The author has a tedtalks, an RSA talk, and a few other things on this topic, but he is in behavior economics and his book is very well documented. I highly recommend it, it basically explains how people lie, why we lie, and how to teach people not to lie. He has a book directly on lying and doing bad things, which is called "The honest truth about dishonesty".

To highlight one study, they found that by having people sign that they agree to a code of conduct (even if the code doesn't exist), or swear on a bible (even if atheist) will yield a significant reduction in the amount of cheating, if done right before cheating can occur.

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https://www.amazon.com/Fallacy-Detective-Thirty-Eight-Recognize-Reasoning/dp/097453157X/ref=nodl_

It is called a Table Tote and it costs somewhere around $20 to $30 on Amazon.

This is by far the most common timer on the national college circuit for parli. https://www.amazon.com/CDN-TM30-2-Alarm-Timer-Alarm-Vibrates/dp/B004S0SO9M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526317216&sr=8-1&keywords=cdn+direct+entry+2-alarm+timer

Here is the mobile version of your link

Guaranteed to raise your speaks an average of 5 points- https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002QZZ8PY/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1498918580&sr=1-7&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&dpPl=1&dpID=41YkvPSE7CL&ref=plSrch

• I always have a bunch of loose sheets of legal paper because I can't stand the legal pads (but that's just me)
  
• For pens, I am using these because I haven't gotten around to getting more G-2's
  
• A lifetime supply of neon index cards
  
• Highlighters
  
• Phone
  
• Storage box

Giroux is an awesome resource for media + class + education arguments, and here's some of his stuff:
media turns black people into threats, turning victims into monsters (https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/10/25/appetite-for-destruction-americas-war-against-itself/)
media erases the war crimes of past presidents and administrations (https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/04/27/unfashionable-fascism-mainstream-politicians-switching-sides-under-trumps-regime-of-barbarism/)
social media (easily linked to mainstream media sources through news media posting tweets from normal users, the president using twitter as a medium for foreign policy and publishing things ahead of the media, etc.): https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/02/06/selfie-culture-at-the-intersection-of-the-corporate-and-the-surveillance-states/

This book has a really awesome criticism of the media (naming names like Disney/Viacom) and its complicity and furtherance of militarism https://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Delusions-American-Militarism-Polemics/dp/0742527727

Michael Parenti would also be a solid resource for something critical in the media realm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Parenti