News & Guides
Season guides, division explainers and the latest on the National Economics Challenge and the China National Round (CNEC).
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25 Minutes, One Blank Deck: How to Build an NEC Critical Thinking Presentation From Zero
CEE published rules give teams 25 minutes to prepare, 12 to present and 8 for questions, starting from a blank deck with no speaker notes. Here is a build protocol that fits.
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How to Defend Your NEC Critical Thinking Work: Preparing for the Questions That Follow Your Submission
Producing a Critical Thinking answer and defending it under questioning are two different skills. A drill for assumption audits, challenge types and who answers what.
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CNEC Season Review: What a Cohort's Results Reveal About How NEC Teams Actually Win
A de-identified review of one CNEC season: where results peaked, why Critical Thinking and Quiz Bowl decided the top, and how to read outcomes as a training diagnostic.