Observations from Singapore:
The first thing you notice about debate in Singapore is the
structure. Every team we’ve seen, has
excellent structure. The template for
every speech is straight out of a debate manual. The second thing is the aggression. Each team poi’s all the time
extensively. They poi every thirty
seconds practically. The POI’s are
cutting and direct never exceeding 15 seconds.
The last thing is the seriousness of every team in the tournament. What I found historically interesting is that
debate in Singapore starts in primary school.
Being involved in the secondary level debate which is M1-M3 while the
Junior College school division, the teams were very good. Also, they see nothing wrong with debating
four rounds in one day whereas in Thailand, we’re pressed if we debate three
rounds in one day. The whole debate
experience in Singapore is a much more serious and grueling event.
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