Word Economy Rewrite
Give an argument in 60 seconds, then 40, then 25, keeping the same content in fewer words until every sentence earns its place.
Pick one contention you know well. Give it as a 60-second speech and record it. Then give the same argument, with claim, warrant, and impact intact, in 40 seconds. Then in 25.
You may not talk faster; you have to cut words instead. Filler goes first, then redundant phrasing, then anything that doesn’t carry the warrant or the impact.
Listen back to the 25-second version. That density, with every sentence doing work, is what your summary and final focus should sound like all the time. Most debaters find they can cut 40% of their words without losing an idea.
Variations
The 15-second collapse
Compress it to one breath: claim, a one-line warrant, impact. That becomes your final focus extension of the argument.