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Welcome to WarwDebating Society

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The plan for today

Short introduction to the BritishParliamentary debating format

Split o into groups of eight

Hae a "# minute speech debate

$eedback from %udges

&asual drinks at the Dirty Duck

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'nnouncements!

(')D' (oice

When? *ctober +st

Who?'ll the noices!! ,it is a noice only competition

Where?.ancaster

How do I sign up? $acebook /roup""0Pinned Post""0/oogle $orm

What do we pay?1our reg fee 2+3 of your traintickets costs

When is the deadline?*ctober 4+st

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$irst9why formal debating:

Speaking practice"builds con;dence and presentationskills

Deelops on the spot critical thinking

Broadens knowledge3makes you aware of issues in thworld you might hae not known about

/reat for planning essays!

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*eriew" BP format

@ery round3game has a motion which will bedebated7 'n eAample motion to be debated is ?>ThisHouse Would Pay Smokers to Cuit Smoking

There are E teams inoled in each debate7 @ach team

is composed of 4 speakers

'll speeches are the same length

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Teams

*ut of the E teams< 4 are on the /oernment bench and 4 a

*pposition bench7

*n /oernment bench

Opening Government(OG)

Closing Government(CG)

*n *pposition benchOpening Opposition(OO)

Closing Opposition(CO)

Despite there being benches< all E teams compete against eother!

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Opening Government (OG)

Closing Government (CG)

Opening Opposition

Closing Oppositio

+7Prime )inister

7 Deputy Prime )inister

#7 )ember of /oernment,)/-

67 /oernment Whip ,/W-

F7 )ember of *pposi

G7 *pposition Whip

47 .eader of *ppos

E7 Deputy .eader of ,D.*-

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Points of =nformation,P*=s-

Short interruptions in the speech of somebody on the opposingside

'llowed only outside of protected time

&an be accepted,in which case you say the P*=- or refused,inwhich case you hae to sit down- by the speaker

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Structuring a speech

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So777what are you going to say:

+7 How many substantie points you are going to make

47 What those points are and brieIy eAplain why they areimportant

7 @Aplain that you are going to do rebuttal ;rst< and howmany points you will hae

E7 Do rebuttal,you will learn about this soon-#7 Sign"post ;rst substantie point

F7 @Aplain ;rst point

67 Do the same for the rest points

G7 With about +# seconds to go< summarise what youe said