The Breakthrough

The Breakthrough

Casual conversations with your neighborhood Speech dramaturg, Amber Justmann. This podcast is a labor of love for the Speech and Debate community and it's your questions and requests that drive what gets covered on the show.

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October 2, 2024 56 mins

Speech LEGEND Jake Wallack shares his thoughts from Yale!

Jake is a 2x HI Finalist, 1x National Champion, Northwestern Graduate, and now a Coach & Professional Actor living in New York City. He also happens to be one of my closest friends and creative collaborators <3


We recap Jake's thoughts after the first tournament of the season, discussing competition trends, answering audience questions, and offering insights on how ...

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Before you dive into this episode, you have homework to do:

-Watch Caitlin's 2022 National Champion Original Spoken Word performance

-Watch Caitlin's 2023 National Runner-Up POI performance (video here)


When you're done with this episode and hungry for more speech interviews, visit the Catching Up With Competitors (c.u.w.c) Instagram Page


Want coaching from Caitlin? Reach out to her on Instagram!

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In the debut episode of The Breakthrough, meet your host, Amber Justmann! A National Finalist in Dramatic Interpretation during her competition years, Amber is now a National Finalist coach and a professional dramaturg. This episode dives into her coaching philosophy, shaped by years of experience both as a competitor and a coach, offering a unique blend of performance insight and literary expertise. Amber shares her approach to hi...

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