- Round 1: Topics anticipated to the teams via mail (Competition on Friday 16:30, December 6th)
- Round 2: Impromptu topic ( Competition on Saturday 12:00, December 7th)
- Round 3: Prepared topic ( Competition on Saturday 16:30, December 7th)
2. Each team will be of 4 members:
- Proposition 1 / Opposition 1
- Proposition 2 / Opposition 2
- Opposition 3 / Proposition 3
- Opposition summary speech / Proposition summary speech
How does it work?
Round 1: Prepared topics we will be debating:
- Online universities are a better learning experience than traditional, brick and mortar universities
- Compulsory public health care should take priority over private health care and should be provided to all citizens at little or no cost
- Digital money should replace traditional cash-based systems
- Proposition 1 – 3 minutes
- Opposition 1 – 3 minutes
- Proposition 2 – 3 minutes
- Opposition 2 – 3 minutes
- Proposition 3 – 2 minutes
- Opposition 3 – 2 minutes
- Opposition summary speech – 2 minutes
- Proposition summary speech – 2 minutes
Round 2: Impromptu topic
Topics will be announced during the briefing. After that you’ll have 15-20 minutes to prepare during the coffee break.
- Proposition 1 – 3 minutes
- Opposition 1 – 3 minutes
- Proposition 2 – 3 minutes
- Opposition 2 – 3 minutes
- Proposition 3 – 2 minutes
- Opposition 3 – 2 minutes
- Floor – 6 minutes
- Opposition summary speech – 2 minutes
- Proposition summary speech – 2 minutes
Round 3: Topic we will be debating:
Access to broadband internet should be a part of human rights
- Proposition 1 – 5 minutes
- Opposition 1 – 5 minutes
- Proposition 2 – 4 minutes
- Opposition 2 – 4 minutes
- Proposition 3 – 3 minutes
- Opposition 3 – 3 minutes
- Floor – 6 minutes
- Opposition summary speech – 2 minutes
- Proposition summary speech – 2 minutes
To participate in the debate, all the contestants need to be paid conference attendants.
Registration form for the teams – please send one form per team.
Please note, that we are asking you to provide one timer and one counter per team, however they’re not obligatory fields. This is a courtesy we ask from you to facilitate the organization of the contest. Registration is closed.
For those who are not coming with the team, we attach a list [click here] of people who expressed the will to compete in the debate contest. Feel free to use our private FB Group to look for the team members!
Do you want take a role during the debate? We are looking for you! Let me know by replying to dagmara.dabrowska@gmail.com and d109gameofwords@gmail.com in CC
In case of questions, please contact me on dagmara.dabrowska@gmail.com or d109gameofwords@gmail.com
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