The opposite of talking isn’t listening The opposite of talking is waiting When my new varsity policy partner, Justin, and I received the results of our first tournament together, I was devastated. It was a pitiful 3-5 win-loss record. My work and research had all come to nothing – this did not bode well for the rest of the season. I joined speech and debate because I loved to communicate with others, and share my …showed first 75 words of 484 total…

…showed last 75 words of 484 total…the best. Justin and I worked together, criticized each other’s work, proofread each other’s speeches, until finally we returned to the Kamehameha campus for the Hawaii Speech League State Championships. After three days and nights of agony and exhaustion, he and I emerged victorious, and traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina for the Queen City National Forensics League Championships. When Justin and I weren’t debating, we were waiting for our turn to conquer.