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DEBATE & PUBLIC SPEAKING ARY FERREIRA DA CUNHA

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Summary ! Why debate?! What is debating?

! How to debate?

! The Rules of Bristish Parliame

! Kinds of Motions

! Analysis

! Structure

! Public Speaking


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Why Debate? Why Start Debating?! Develop skills

! Meet interesting peop

! Travel

! (Win)

Why

Debate?


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Why Debate? Why Continue Debating! Develop an active, str

tolerant civil society! Help others find their

! Learn from interestin

!

Travel (to see old frie! (Win)

Why

Debate?


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! Method for “agreeing

to disagree”

! “School of citizenship”

!

Game of persuasion

! Global Community

What is

Debating ?


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! How did it start?

! Where are we now?

! What do debate societ

! How about Portugal?

What is

Debating ?


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The Basics

! Four teams of two peo

! Two incompatible pos

! 15 min. of prep-time

!

5/7min. speeches! All teams want to per

panel to vote for their

How to

debate?

The Rules


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A few other things to m

things fair

1. Teams can’t commun

with other people or us

electronic devices after

motion is announced.

How to

debate?

The Rules


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things fair

2. Debaters can only sp

when they have the flo

How to

debate?

The Rules


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SPEAK

FROM HERE

PM

DPM

MG

GW

OG

CG

JUDGE FROMHERE

How to

debate?

The Rules


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things fair

3. Teams must engage

debate assuming to the

definition given by the

Minister, which must

correspond to one of th

reasonable interpretati

the motion.

How to

debate?

The Rules


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things fair

4. Each speaker must t

least one question.

5. Closing teams must

contradict their openin

How to

debate?

The Rules


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things fair

6. Whip speakers can’t

arguments.

7. Teams must be rankaccording to their contr

to persuade the panel t

for their side.

How to

debate?

The Rules


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A few notes on judging

! “Style” is a means to

persuasive argumentproxy for persuasion

! Forget “expert knowl

! Keep an open mind

! Judge the debate acco

the standards provide

teams

How to

debate?

The Rules


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! Motion = “Topic”

!

A) ActionThis House would ban

prostitution

!

B) ReflectionThis House believes that

feminist movement shoul

a ban on prostitution

How to

debate?

Motions


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! Identify the problem

Why would someone say

(Why would someone opp

! Stakeholders

Who benefits and who do

Who gets power or voice a

is stripped of them?

Who cares about this?

How will these stakehold

How to

debate?

Analysis


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! Generating Argumen

A) Need

What’s the problem?

B) Efficacy

How does it address the problem?

How to

debate?

Analysis


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! Generating Arguments

C) Cost/Benefit Analysis

Are we creating other pro

side benefits?

D) Legitimacy

Is this a legitimate actor

the policy?

E) Morality

Is this the right thing to

How to

debate?

Analysis


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! Macro

! A) Framing

! B) State of “the Case”

! C) (Outstanding) Reb

!

D) Arguments! E) Conclusion

How to

debate?

Structure


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! Micro

! A) Claim

! B) Reasoning

! C) Illustration

!

D) Relevance

How to

debate?

Structure


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A few notes from a natur

person…

1. Know your message a

it to your audience

2. Structure your speech

3. Have a plan B

4. Start only when you a

5. Repeat: Announce, ex

conclude

How to

debate?

PublicSpeaking


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A few notes from a natur

person…

! 6. Be the best version o

! 7. Look at the audience

! 8. Leave yourself mess

! 9. Illustrate your point

! 10. Ask for feedback an

learn from it

How to

debate?

PublicSpeaking


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“Speeches are sev

minutes in lengt

the rest is prep-time”.

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