Parliamentary Debate at See Change
2021 — HK
Welcome to the 2021 Debate Tournament hosted by See Change and the Debate and Public Speaking Institute! This online tournament is part of the American Parliamentary Debate Association circuit. The Judges are all students at Ivy League and top universities with extensive debate experience and achievements. Everyone, including beginners and advanced debaters alike, is welcome to participate. For students who have been with us at See Change, this tournament is an excellent opportunity to showcase all of your hard work in a fun and competitive environment. We hope you will join us for this unique and exciting opportunity! Details are as follows:
Register in pairs. If you would like to sign up individually, we will assign you to a partner.
Schedule (all times are in Hong Kong Standard Time):
8:30-9:00 Welcome Meeting and Rules
9:00-10:00 Round 1
10:00-11:00 Round 2
11:00-12:00 Finals Round (everyone is encouraged to watch the Finals Round! Finals teams are determined by the 2 highest-scoring teams.)
12:00-12:30 Break
12:30 Awards
Awards:
- 1st-4th Place Best Speaker Overall (American Parliamentary Debate Association circuit)
- 1st-4th Place Top Team (American Parliamentary Debate Association circuit)
- Best Teamwork
- Best Rebuttal
- Best Delivery
- Most Improvement
- Most Spirited
Rules:
- Judge will reveal the Resolution.
- Judge will flip a coin to decide which side each team is on.
- Each team decides for themselves who would like to be the First and Second speaker.
- Order and timing is as follows (adjusted from traditional Parliamentary timing.)
- 15 minutes prep time with partner in breakout room
- First Proposition Speech: 4 min
- First Opposition Speech: 5 min
- Second Proposition Speech: 5 min
- Second Opposition Speech: 5 min
- Opposition Rebuttal: 3 min
- Proposition Rebuttal: 4 min
- First Proposition speaker is in charge of defining the terms in the resolution
- No points of information (POI's) allowed
- Times indicated per speech are maximums, although a 30 second grace period will be allowed. There is no minimum time you must meet.