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  1. How to Write a Debate Speech: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

    1. Write an introduction that is catchy and interesting. You want to introduce your topic very clearly and concisely right at the beginning of the debate speech. [5] However, you should open with a colorful flourish that foreshadows the topic. You should address the jury or audience with formal salutations.

  2. How to Write a Winning Debate Speech

    1. Choose a Topic For Your Debate. Also called a resolution or a motion, the topic is sometimes chosen to debate. This is usually the case in a school activity to practice debating skills. The resolution or motion is usually centered around a true or false statement or a proposal to change the current situation.

  3. How to Prepare and Present a Debate Speech + Tips & Examples

    How to Present a Debate Speech? This type of speech requires some essential components. Here are the major components you need to present an effective debate speech. 1. Catchy Introduction. The first important step is starting the debate with a compelling introduction. You can begin with a question, a quote, or a statistic related to the topic.

  4. How to Write a Debate Speech

    Here is a standard debate speech format for a 20-15 minutes long debate: Opening Statements. Affirming Side: 5 minutes. Opposing Side: 5 minutes. Rebuttals (No New Arguments) Affirming Side: 3 minutes. Opposing Side: 3 minutes. Cross-Examination. Affirming Side to Opposing Side: 3 minutes.

  5. 6 Easy Steps to Write a Debate Speech

    Step 3: Signposting. Signposting may seem annoying and unnecessary. If you're a word-enthusiast it can even seem like it's disrupting the flow of your otherwise smooth and lyrical speech. However, it's completely and totally necessary in the structure of a good debate. You may think that you've written the best and most easy-to-follow debate in ...

  6. The Most Powerful Debate Speech Strategy And Topic Ideas

    Begin your debate speech with a captivating introduction to immediately capture the audience's interest. Consider using a powerful quote, a relevant anecdote, or a surprising fact related to your topic. The goal is to create an immediate connection with your listeners and set the stage for the discussion that follows. Make it clear why the ...

  7. The Essential Guide to Structuring Your Debate Speech

    3. Main Arguments: The Heart of Your Speech. Main arguments are the star of your speech. They serve as the backbone of your speech, providing the content that supports your position. While ...

  8. How To Start A Debate On Any Subject

    Begin by clearly stating the topic of the debate through a brief explanation or a thought-provoking question focusing on the subject. Make sure the issue is relevant to the curriculum or the lesson being discussed. Set clear guidelines and expectations. Establish the rules of engagement for the debate, such as time limits for speakers ...

  9. How to Start an Introduction for a Debate

    Write your introduction. It should include a statement of your purpose and view on the debate, as well as list broad, persuasive points. The language used should be appealing to your target audience, and your introduction should be as brief as possible, taking no more than 20-30 seconds to read aloud. Test your introduction on a target audience ...

  10. PDF Debate 101

    06 DEBATE 101: Everything You Need to Know about Policy Debate: You Learned Here NATIONAL SPEECH DEBATE ASSOCIATION I. ARGUMENTS. Arguments are the building blocks of debate. Learning about making arguments the right way is the essence of being well spoken in any walk of life, whether it is in the classroom, the workplace or at the kitchen table.

  11. How to Make an Introduction Paragraph for a Debate

    A debate speech provides a format for explaining and supporting opposing argument sides. The introduction paragraph of a debate paper is crucial as the first impression of your chosen topic and position for your debate speech. Creating a solid intro helps your audience know where you stand.

  12. Debate Speech

    Here are some examples listed down. 1. Preparing for the Debate Speech. It is important to understand on how a debate works. The team will be given a topic which is called a "resolution" and your team will have to decide whether to take the affirmative or negative stance to the resolution. Whether you will be assigned to a certain stance or ...

  13. Complete Guide to Debating: How to Improve your Debating Skills

    A debate is a structured contest over an issue or policy. There are two sides - one supporting, one opposing. Benefits of debating include: Allowing you to think about aspects and perspectives you may not have considered. Encourages you to speak strategically. Improving public speaking skills. Learning how to create a persuasive argument.

  14. PDF Introduction to Public Forum and Congressional Debate

    4 Introduction to Public Forum and Congressional Debate debate both sides of every resolution. Strategies for prepa - ration are discussed in greater detail in Chapter 12. Speeches The debate itself is broken down into a series of speeches based on the speaking order selected during the coin toss. This makes Public Forum Debate unique among debate

  15. PDF LESSON: WRITING INTRODUCTIONS

    Writing the introduction will take an entire practice. Then you can spend future personal time or practices revising the intro and writing the rest of the speech. Rationale: This activity begins by looking at an intro as a whole and then breaking it down into its parts. We will examine each part individually and work toward understanding the ...

  16. PDF Debating: A Brief Introduction for Beginners

    A debate has a Chairman who conducts the debate and a timekeeper who records the time of each speaker. There are two teams: • an Affirmative - the team that agrees with the topic; and • a Negative - the team that disagrees with the topic. Each side consists of three members; first, second and third speakers.

  17. PDF First Affirmative Speaker Template

    INTRODUCTION 1. Good afternoon Mr/Madam Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen. (Use Madam or Mr depending upon the gender of the Chairman.) 2. The topic for our debate is "That… 3. We the affirmative team believe that this statement is true. REBUTTAL 4. The first speaker from the negative team has tried to tell you (During the debate you will write on

  18. Debate Speech Maker

    You won't have to worry about the structure and arguments. 💡 Inspirational. Our maker will allow you to explore different points of view, and you may look at your discussion topic from a new angle that will inspire you. 💸 Free. You can use the debate generator without prepayments and subscription fees.

  19. PDF The Debating Cheat Sheet

    Manner is how you deliver your speech. It will include anything that enhances you presentation and makes it more engaging: the tone and volume of your voice, how quickly you speak, hand gestures, eye contact, your stance, and how you use your notes (always use palm cards - NEVER an A4 sheet of paper!). Method: How you organise it.

  20. Debate

    There are always two sides in a debate - one that agrees with the resolution (affirming) and one that disagrees (opposing). Each debate includes rounds of speeches that present the side's argument. The placement of the speech in the debate impacts its purpose. Structure of debate. The constructive speech is each team's first speech to ...

  21. How to Start a Debate: Learn How to Introduce Yourself and Greet

    For an activity or occasion to be considered a debate, the following must be present in the scene: 1. Team: this is the group of people involved in the debate activity. Debates usually involve two team namely affirmative team and negative team. Each team is constituted by two or three speakers. Affirmative team is the " yes " team.

  22. Speech and Debate Team places in the top 10 nationally three times

    The team's success in debate comes on the heels of its achievements early this month at the National Speech Tournament, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. UNL qualified 20 students to the National Speech Tournament where they competed against 57 universities and colleges across the country.

  23. Fani Willis skips primary debate with Democratic challenger

    The debate, held by the Atlanta Press Club, featured Willis's Democratic challenger — attorney and author Christian Wise Smith — standing alone on the stage. After a brief introduction about ...

  24. Freedom of Expression Debates reflect civil discourse

    Freedom of speech is the best policy, the audience voted at the finale of a four-debate sequence led by the ILR School this semester as part of Cornell's Freedom of Expression Theme Year. "This series showcased once again how vigorous but respectful debate is at the heart of freedom of expression and an essential element of the academic life of the university," said Alex Colvin, Ph.D ...

  25. PDF LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

    Debate, and specifically, Lincoln-Douglas de- bate, commonly referred to as LD, is a com- petitive speaking activity that involves two de - baters arguing for and against a resolution that is selected by the National Speech & Debate. 02LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATENATIONA SEEH DEBATE ASSOIATION. Association.

  26. Election Updates: Biden says he is 'happy to' debate Trump, a notable

    In November, the commission announced that three presidential debates would take place in San Marcos, Texas; Petersburg, Va.; and Salt Lake City. A vice-presidential debate is to be held in Easton ...

  27. On GPS: What constitutes 'genocidal' speech?

    Fareed hears two perspectives on the college-campus protests, from Columbia University professor Bruce Robbins and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens. They discuss what kind of speech can be ...

  28. Technology is rapidly changing how we communicate, and amplifying the

    News stories, speeches, letters and notices. Guidance and regulation. Detailed guidance, regulations and rules ... The UK believes all people must be able to discuss and debate issues freely, to ...

  29. Talk of an Immigrant 'Invasion' Grows in Republican Ads and Speech

    Once relegated to the margins of the national debate, the word is now part of the party's mainstream message on immigration. By Jazmine Ulloa Reporting from Washington, D.C. A campaign ad from a ...