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Papers from the Keynote Session
Abstract
There has long been concern in forensic circles about coaches who allegedly write original speeches for their students. This essay argues that while such overcoachers are indeed acting unethically and uneducationally, their opposing number--undercoachers--are also acting undesirably. Perhaps most critically, both sets of coaches are acting unprofessionally. After breaking down the creative speech process into seven component parts, I suggest that there is a comfortable ground in between these two extremes, where a forensic coach can legitimately--and in a truly professional manner--contribute to a student's creative efforts without endangering either the student's learning process or any ethical boundaries.
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Recommended Citation
Kimble, James J.
(1998)
"The Ghostwriter, the Lassez-Faire Coach, and the Forensic Professional: Negotiating the Overcoaching vs. Undercoaching Dilemma in Original Contest Speeches,"
Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/ndcieproceedings/vol3/iss1/6