Why should you debate Its really interesting You get to rigorously discuss engaging and challenging ideas You explore viewpoints other than your own This will cover sociology politics economics philosophy gender IR law ID: 464171
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ANU DebatingSlide2
Why should you debateSlide3
It’s really interesting
You get to rigorously discuss engaging and challenging ideas
You explore viewpoints other than your own
This will cover sociology, politics, economics, philosophy, gender, IR, law….
Central concepts in all of these things will be taught in weekly seminarsSlide4
It is a really useful skill
Verbal presentation of your ideas is important and powerful
It looks great on your resumeSlide5
You’ll be joining a thriving on campus community
ANU Debating is one
fo
the largest and most active societies on campus
It’s a great way to meet interesting people and have funSlide6
“I don’t think I
’
m good enough/confident enough”
1. University debating is very different to high school debating; everyone starts at square one
2. Debating is a peer learning exercise. Everything is geared toward learning and improving
3. There are lots of older members of the society that are here to help!Slide7
What Does ANU Debating do?Slide8
Internals Competitions
Tuesday Competitions
Novice (Term 1)
Norton Rose Open (Term 2)
British Parliamentary Open (Term 3)
Friday Workshops
Weekend Competitions
Grand SlamSlide9
Social Events
We hang out after internals
We have cruises and balls
We have dinners sometimes
Sometimes we do karaokeSlide10
External Competitions
Easters!!! Sign Up Now!!!! Look it’s
Kishor
right over there!!!
Later in the year
ANU Autumn
ANU Spring
Australs
Women’s
Worlds
Heaps of others!Slide11
Why should you attend tournaments
Tournaments are where a whole lot of really interesting, intelligent people travel to an exotic location with lots of alcohol and get subsidised by ANUSA
Greece and Korea are hosting international tournaments this year
Tournaments are the best way by far to improve your debatingSlide12
ANU Debating Rocks
ANU has an extremely successful debating
society, ranked 9
th
in the world
We reach the finals of the World and Australasian Championships every year
ANU first years reach the finals of a variety of intervarsity competitions every year
We were runners up at Easters in 2011 and 2014