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    3 Ways to Involve Students in Choosing a Debate Topic
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    3 Ways to Involve Students in Choosing a Debate Topic

    When students are debating topics that are of interest to them, their enthusiasm, engagement and participation is much higher.
    7 Tips for Great Rebuttal
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    7 Tips for Great Rebuttal

    Rebuttal is often the skill in debating that students find hardest. Students are required to listen to opposing speakers during the debate.
    What Does “Defining the Topic” Mean?
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    What Does “Defining the Topic” Mean?

    Defining the topic is a very important part of a debate, but one that is often misunderstood or overlooked entirely.
    How Does  Australasian Debate Scoring Work?
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    How Does Australasian Debate Scoring Work?

    In traditional Australasian debating, each speaker is given a score out of 100
    8 Benefits of Debating
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    8 Benefits of Debating

    Debating covers a range of subject areas and outcomes, as well as helping build social and emotional skills, critical thinking and more.
    Is Debating for Primary School Students?
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    Is Debating for Primary School Students?

    People often consider debating as a high school activity – or perhaps the domain of politicians!
    What is Manner, Matter & Method?
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    What is Manner, Matter & Method?

    Manner, Matter and Method are the three main components of debating.
    6 Tips for Writing Great Debate Topics
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    6 Tips for Writing Great Debate Topics

    Have you ever attended a debate where children were debating whether smoking should be banned?
    3 Ways to Explain Debating to Students
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    3 Ways to Explain Debating to Students

    When we say ‘debating’ we are talking about a formal discussion between people who disagree over important ideas.
    Fostering an "I Can Do It" Attitude
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    Fostering an "I Can Do It" Attitude

    Where you put your focus has a powerful effect on the attitude of your children or students.
    The Art of Asking Questions
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    The Art of Asking Questions

    Sometimes in our hurry to encourage students to find information for their debate, we forget the importance of asking questions first.
    Are You Underestimating Your Debater?
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    Are You Underestimating Your Debater?

    Students have the capacity to surprise us if we're open-minded! Some students are not always as they seem...
    BTN Debating Resources
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    BTN Debating Resources

    Behind the News provides a great source of inspiration for debate topics, as well as some handy debating resources.
    4 Ways to Use Mind-mapping in a Debating Class
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    4 Ways to Use Mind-mapping in a Debating Class

    Debating isn't just about standing up and speaking in public. It's also about preparation, research and exploring a topic.
    The Power of Introverts
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    The Power of Introverts

    People often think that debating is just for extroverts. This is not the case...
    How Much Expression is Too Much?
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    How Much Expression is Too Much?

    Showing expression when you speak in public is important. No-one wants to listen to a boring speaker, but how much expression is too much?
    Movies about Speaking Up
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    Movies about Speaking Up

    Looking for a good film about debating or public speaking? Movies about speaking up can be a great source of inspiration for young debaters.
    6 Techniques for Great Palm Cards
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    6 Techniques for Great Palm Cards

    Palm cards might seem simple - but there's an art to creating effective palm cards for public speaking or debating.
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