PAPER OF

ADVANCED INTEGRATED ENGLISH (SPEAKING)

Lecturer :

Siti Kurniati Rasyad, S.Hum, M.A.

By :

Andre Mohammad Safrudin (183211131)

ENGLISH LETTERS DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF CULTURE AND LANGUAGE

ISLAMIC INSTITUTE OF SURAKARTA

2019
 Point of Information

1.
Point of information in General
When your opponent’s substantive is speaking in front, has passed his/her 1st
minute and has not entered his/her last minute, you may interrupt their speech. These
interruptions are called Point of Information, and last maximum length of 15 second, this
must be delivered very concisely. It is the privilege of the speaker in front, however to
accept the refuse POIs. Also POIs may only be given to opponents.

2.
Functions of POIs
The functions of offering POIs are as follows:
a) To ask for clarity on certain things.
This may do in order to avoid misunderstanding on both teams’ cases, which
could lead to catastrophes.

Ex : “what do you mean bla bla bla…”

b) To give a simple rebuttal towards the speaker.

It gives an extra chance for the speaker in front to defend himself/herself, while
waiting for your own turn will give the opponent less of a chance to answer.

Ex : “what you said is bla bla bla... “

c) Challenging the opponent.

Sometimes, one can challenge a speaker to answer something or provide certain
facts which are very substantial. It is some sort of “I dare you to to blab la bla.. if
you can, I will accept defeat. But if you not, you shall accept defeat” claim.
However, the claim isn’t always correct, though, as failure to accept the challenge
does not always mean that the team fails entirely.

Ex : “I challenge you to bla bla bla… “

3.
Requesting and Accepting POIs
For the speaker in front, try to accepting POIs at the right time and with the right
amount. You do not want people to interrupt in the middle of a sentence or an
explanation to disturb you, so you can wait until you finish a sentence to accept (More
explanations on Manner section) or even refuse if you don’t feel like it. Answer
 immediately and effectively to show your mastery of four speech. And don’t forget to
look cool and polite manner.

4. Tips and Trick

There is no single rules, precise rule on how to handle POIs in the best way. But the
following tips may be give basic strategic answering POIs

i. Do not ask to repeat the point.

Ex: “I am sorry, but I seriously did not catch that. “

ii. If the opponent ask you something you seriously can’t answer, stay cool
and confident.

iii. You may cut off a POIs if you have already understood their point but
have not finished speaking.

iv. Sometimes, it is very important to ask for clarification.

References :

- Asian Parlimentary Format,Third Edition. edited Jogja Debating Forum Team 2014