The plan for today Short introduction to the British Parliamentary debating format Split off into groups of eight Have a 35 minute speech debate Feedback from judges Casual drinks at the Dirty Duck ID: 472750
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Welcome to Warwick Debating Society!Slide2
The plan for today
Short introduction to the British Parliamentary debating
format
Split off into groups of eight
Have a 3-5 minute speech debate
Feedback from judges
Casual drinks at the Dirty DuckSlide3
Announcements!
NAMDA Novice
When?
October 31st
Who?
All the novices!! (it is a novice only competition)
Where?
Lancaster
How do I sign up?
Facebook Group-->Pinned Post-->Google Form
What do we pay?
Your reg fee +1/3 of your train tickets costs
When is the deadline?
October 21st
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WDU Debate
October 22nd
7PM MS.01Slide5
First…why formal debating?
Speaking practice-builds confidence and presentation skills
Develops on the spot critical
thinking
Broadens knowledge/makes you aware of issues in the world you might have not known about
Great for planning essays!
Ultimately, IT’S A LOT OF FUNSlide6
Common fears
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I’ve never debated before’
‘I’m very bad at public speaking’
‘English is not my first language’
‘I’m not a fan of confrontation’
Practice makes perfect!Slide7
Overview- BP format
Every round/game has a motion which will be debated. An example motion to be debated is: ‘’This House Would Pay Smokers to Quit Smoking”
There are 4 teams involved in each debate. Each team is composed of 2 speakers
All speeches are the same lengthSlide8
Teams
Out of the 4 teams, 2 are on the Government bench and 2 are on the Opposition bench.
On Government bench:
Opening Government(OG)
Closing Government(CG)
On
Opposition bench:
Opening
Opposition(OO)
Closing
Opposition(CO)
Despite there being benches, all 4 teams compete against each other!Slide9
Opening Government (OG)
Closing Government (CG)
Opening Opposition (OO)
Closing Opposition (CO)
Prime Minister
3. Deputy Prime Minister
5. Member of Government (MG)
7. Government Whip (GW)
6. Member of Opposition (MO)
8. Opposition Whip (OW)
2. Leader of Opposition (LO)
4. Deputy Leader of Opposition (DLO)
TOP HALF
BOTTOM HALFSlide10
Points of Information(POIs)
Short interruptions in the speech of somebody on the opposing side
Allowed only outside of protected time
Can be accepted(in which case you say the POI) or refused(in which case you have to sit down) by the speaker
1 MIN
3 MINUTES
1 MINSlide11
Structuring a speech
Don't forget about this bit!Slide12
So...what are you going to say?
1. How many substantive points you are going to make
2. What those points are and briefly explain why they are important
3. Explain that you are going to do rebuttal first, and how many points you will have
4. Do rebuttal(you will learn about this soon)
5. Sign-post first substantive point
6. Explain first point
7. Do the same for the rest points
8. With about 15 seconds to go, summarise what you've said