Hey all!

Here are (the long-delayed) photos of Siglap South:

Debaters from all walks of life

The auditorium at Victoria School


The transition from that to this

Hahaha. During prep.

It's been quite a while since I posted. Anyhow, let me keep this short.

Us, juniors, are participating in the Siglap South Debating Championships this weekend. We'd appreciate if everyone (who's available) be there to grant us your moral support.

Much thanks (:

It's the great, sweet, innocent junior Robyn here!
I don't know if you guys still check this place or not...
We need to blog more, people!

Okay, anyway, I shall finally reveal my secret stash of debate tips to the world.

Debate Videos
(I haven't watched them yet, so no guarantees yet. It isn't a video of a debate taking place,
but merely some educational video thingy. )

Watch a debate

Debatabase Links

Code of The Debater
(Very comprehensive, covering topics from rebuttals to a debater's conduct.
Although some topics aren't applicable in our type of debate, it's a worthy read.)

The other Debatabase

Everything about Debating

The Ubiquitious Debatabase
(If you guys do not know what this debatabase is, you are truly a frog in a well)

Oxford Debate Tips
(Happy reading through this. (: )

All Debate Links
(in case you were wondering, I didn't get my biscuit tin-hidden info from there.
Heh. I have my RESOURCES!)

And of course,
the one problem that still plagues me is my half-baked and one-liner rebuttals.
Rebuttal Tips 1

Rebuttal Tips 2

An adjudicator's personal tips

I guess this marks the end of my secret stash of debate tips.
For all you know, I may have a few links hidden somewhere.

And on behalf of all juniors, we need help in our rebuttals mostly, and learning how to elaborate with only point forms at hand.

Firstly, our rebuttals.
Like what all good speakers do, they signpost, and have like, 2 main points of contention, while we have like, 10 main points of contention. Our problem lies with one-liner rebuttals. I know that we cannot quote a debater, and just go all out to knock down that sentence. But rather,
we should rebut the whole case of theirs, the principles on which their case is built upon. And yes, we need help!

Secondly, our inability to not read word-for-word on a speech
I have been told countless times that a good debater never reads word-for-word
while speaking in impromptu debates, but I just can't elaborate on a point.
Perhaps I freeze over in space time, while the rest of the world continues spinning.

Excuse me while I shall go find out what a Kurd State is.

Okay, and thanks to all who wished us good luck!
Enjoy your debate camp too, okay?

--Robyn