Public Speaking 2021 - Sanguinedo's Blog

May 3, 2021 - Public Speaking Period 9 Nicholas Storniolo and Philip Gaston Practice Debate Joint Notes: Today we are doing impromptu debates. We are starting class with a short conversation on the question: “read the book or watch the film?” We already have our teams for the upcoming debates Grading for debaters: 10 points total for any given speaker with the following breakdown: Delivery (5 Points): posture and nonverbal communication, pacing, and volume Reference (3 Points): Listen and adapt your argument to counter or incorporate your opponents On Topic (2 Points): Speech does not deviate from assigned topic and remains respectful of partner and opponent Practice debate: Resolved, all fast food restaurants should offer healthy options in addition to fried foods First group (Pro speakers): Brooke Zhou (Main Pro speaker), Andrew, Grace Lin Second Group (Con speakers): Anton Slesarevich (Main Con Speaker), Matthew Shvorin, Ian Yoon Since our previous class, the length’s of certain...

 April 28th, 2021 - Public Speaking Period 9 Kevin Wu Rules of Parliamentary Debate Notes: Rules for Parliamentary Debate Overview There are two teams in a parliamentary debate: The government team supports the statement made in the resolve, and always speaks first. The main pro speaker is called the prime minister. The prime minister gives the opening speech for their team. The subsequent speakers are called members of the government. If there is more than one subsequent speaker, the subsequent speakers are called the first member of government and the second member of government. The opposition disagrees with the statement made in the resolve. The main speaker for the opposition is called the leader of the opposition. The leader of the opposition gives the opening speech for their team. Subsequent speakers in the opposition are called members of the opposition. The main speakers for both teams give the opening and closing speeches when there are two speakers in the team. If there...