VT Debate

We will be holding an interest meeting on Wednesday December 5th, 2012 at 7:00pm in Squires 238.  We are recruiting debaters, research assistants and marketers for the Spring semester. Check out the position descriptions in the Get Involved page. If you are interested, and can’t make it then be sure to send us an email at VTDebate_at_gmail.com (substitute the “_at_” for “@” in the email address–this method prevents spam).

Why Join Debate?

-Sathish

Interest Meetings will be Wednesday, 9/12 at 6:30 in Squires 236 and Wednesday, 9.19 at 6:30 in Squires 238. Come out for some free food and information on VT Debate. If you’re interested and can’t make it an interest meeting, shoot an email to VTDebate_at_gmail.com Hope to see you there,

Sathish

Hey everyone,

We’ll be starting up the season soon! The officers are putting together the tournament calendar, and are in the final stages of setting up everything for the year. We’ll be getting in touch with people in the coming week, but feel free to e-mail before then to get in touch. Meeting times will be up in the next few days–we are planning on having 2 each week. One for Parli, and extraneous debates, another for policy. Hope to see you soon.

Sathish

Here are just some of the skills and reasons that joining the VT Debate Club can help you. We are a student organization dedicated to promoting debate and debating activities in order to better prepare people for the real world. Specifically, we focus on:

• Improving, honing, and building Public Speaking Skills
• Creating, and developing critical thinking skills
• Developing the ability to think on your feet
• Teaching people how to make Arguments, especially in “hostile” environments
• Leadership skills
• Teaching how to make the winning arguments while simultaneously
• Pointing out and destroy bad arguments

• And, it looks amazing on Resumes!

Debating Skills Conference:
The VT Debate Club in conjunction with Delta Phi Honors, The National Debate and Forensics Honor Society, will be putting on a Debate Skills Conference to help distill the core skills and lessons that people hone during their debate (and forensics) careers to the public. There will be one session on Friday, 4/20 and another on Saturday, 4/21.

At this conference, participants will be taught how to hone their critical thinking skills especially with respect to arguments, public speaking, thinking on their feet, make good arguments, and defeat bad ones. We are trying to have more people gain access to the skills learned from debate so as to utilize them in everyday life; its raw purpose is practical application.

Some Quick Points:

• This is intended to be very oriented towards the participants,
• Includes personalized recommendations, and improvement methods
• As such, there is a cap of 20 participants to each session
• The cost is $25; similar programs cost $100′s
  –if there is excess demand, we will try to setup another session that works for those participants, or provide a full refund
• Send your an email to vtdebate@gmail.com if you are interested or would like more information
• There is no perfect substitute to debating–if you are serious about mastering these skills, join the VT Debate Club

Debating Skills Conference:
The VT Debate Club in conjunction with Delta Phi Honors, The National Debate and Forensics Honor Society, will be putting on a Debate Skills Conference to help distill the core skills and lessons that people hone during their debate (and forensics) careers to the public. There will be one session on Friday, 4/20 and another on Saturday, 4/21.

Please take a look at the “Debating Skills Conference” page on this website for more information.

Hey everyone, there’ll be an interest meeting for the Spring semester on Wednesday February 8th at 7:00 pm in Squires 238. We are open to everyone who has a passion–or even a vague interest, in debate, argumentation, and rhetorical prowess. We will teach you not only how to make powerful, logical arguments but also how to deliver them with style. If you’ve ever been curious–come down, see what we’re about, and get involved.

If you can’t make, send an email to VTDebate@gmail.com and we will get you some info for you to check out. In the meantime, you can look through the Website for  the basics. See you then!

There will be an interest meeting for new members on Wednesday, September 7th and Wednesday, September 14th in Squires 238 at 7:00pm. We are open to everyone who has a passion–or even a vague interest, in debate, argumentation, and rhetorical prowess. We will teach you not only how to make powerful, logical arguments but also how to deliver them with style. If you’ve ever been curious–come down, see what we’re about, and get involved.

If you can’t make, send an email to VTDebate@gmail.com and we will get you some info for you to check out. In the meantime, you can look through the Website for  the basics. See you then!

Basic Parliamentary Info (APDA): 2 teams of 2 debaters talking about an idea that the Prime Minister presents. You run on and off case arguments based on a particular framework that’s  hashed out in round. On case arguments are ones that are extensions of the initial constructive points of the prime minister. Off case arguments are points that are independent of the Gov’s arguments that are relevant to the case.

To instill a strong passion and tradition of debate and open, intellectual discourse at Virginia Tech. We conduct and attend debate tournaments and teach people how to debate, improve public speaking, and effective communication.