Training 30/11/2011

Whip Speeches II

Warwick Debating
Society
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Recapping the role of a Whip

Speaker
Identify the clash points aka the
voting issues.
Clarify/add analysis to your partners
extension.
Differentiate your team from those
on your bench and the opposition.
Show why your team won the
debate.

Clash Points
Identify two/three clash points i.e.
what the main contentious issues
were in the debate.
Use these to structure your speech.
Put everything, important, that was
said under these headings.
Prioritise the clash points containing
your extension.

Note-taking for a summary

speech
- On one page, judge the top half
debate.
- On another, write down the headlines
of the main points both sides make.
Especially opp.
- Have a page for each of the clash
points.

On your judging sheet

Circle arguments which need to be
responded to.
Note down any rebuttal you have in
shorthand next to them.
Ensure you speak to your partner so
that they know what needs to be
responded to.

Main points.
Ensure that your extension isnt
repeating any of these points.
HOWEVER, circle points on this sheet
which you feel you can do an
analysis extension on.
Ensure you have rebuttal to these
within your summary speech.

Clash Points
Put the clash point at the top of the sheet.
Under these put down the argument of an
opposition team and which team said it.
Below it put down the responses your
opening team make AND, more
importantly, the debate winning
arguments/analysis your partner wins.

Clash Points continued.

Add examples to your partners analysis.
Emphasise how your partners analysis wasnt
engaged with and why it is so important.
Differentiate yourself from the top-half team.
NB: if the team infront of you has CLEARLY
beaten you. Refer to arguments as our
arguments or we tell you in Opp that