Comments on: About GOZONE Debating http://debating.net.au Debating help is at hand! Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lesli http://debating.net.au/about-gozone-debating/comment-page-1#comment-5437 Lesli Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:21:12 +0000 http://debating.net.au/?page_id=3#comment-5437 Debates are 3-3.5 minutes in the GOZONE Debating network. If you explain each part well, your debate will naturally be this long. The area where most debaters could say more is in explaining their points and providing good evidence or facts. If your debate is too short, consider writing just a little more for each point. Have you stated your points and said what your team will be doing in the introduction? If your debate is too long, go back and shorten the sentences to make them more direct. Eg. The reason that dogs are better than cats is that when you have a dog you have a constant companion. Shorten to: Dogs are better because they are constant companions. They always greet you. Cats may or may not be there for you. regards Lesli Debates are 3-3.5 minutes in the GOZONE Debating network.

If you explain each part well, your debate will naturally be this long.
The area where most debaters could say more is in explaining their points and providing good evidence or facts.

If your debate is too short, consider writing just a little more for each point. Have you stated your points and said what your team will be doing in the introduction?

If your debate is too long, go back and shorten the sentences to make them more direct. Eg. The reason that dogs are better than cats is that when you have a dog you have a constant companion. Shorten to: Dogs are better because they are constant companions. They always greet you. Cats may or may not be there for you.

regards
Lesli

]]> By: Hannah http://debating.net.au/about-gozone-debating/comment-page-1#comment-5436 Hannah Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:34:40 +0000 http://debating.net.au/?page_id=3#comment-5436 Hello Lesli you teach me in one of your schools and i am really enjoying it but i have written up my debate and was wondering how long it needs to go for Thank you Hannah Hello Lesli
you teach me in one of your schools and i am really enjoying it
but i have written up my debate and was wondering how long it needs to go for
Thank you
Hannah

]]> By: Charles http://debating.net.au/about-gozone-debating/comment-page-1#comment-5345 Charles Mon, 23 May 2011 11:04:08 +0000 http://debating.net.au/?page_id=3#comment-5345 Dear Lesli, What a facinating website. I am really enjoying it. If we could have everyone debating, and so learning, instead of argueing, all minds would expand and continue to do so throughout life. We should start with legislation stopping the word "No". Your Friend, Charles. Dear Lesli,
What a facinating website. I am really enjoying it. If we could have everyone debating, and so learning, instead of argueing, all minds would expand and continue to do so throughout life.
We should start with legislation stopping the word “No”.
Your Friend,
Charles.

]]> By: Lesli Grant http://debating.net.au/about-gozone-debating/comment-page-1#comment-2692 Lesli Grant Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:36:13 +0000 http://debating.net.au/?page_id=3#comment-2692 Hi Tony I think I already responded but just to be sure. I teach Debating in schools in Western Australia. St Mary's, Loreto Nedlands, St Hilda's. Presbyterian Ladies College PLC, Kingsway College and St Stephens at the moment. If you are in another state, you could buy a handbook and a DVD and get quite a good idea from that. Better still encourage your son's school to start something. all the best Lesli Grant Coach and Owner Hi Tony
I think I already responded but just to be sure. I teach Debating in schools in Western Australia. St Mary’s, Loreto Nedlands, St Hilda’s. Presbyterian Ladies College PLC, Kingsway College and St Stephens at the moment.

If you are in another state, you could buy a handbook and a DVD and get quite a good idea from that. Better still encourage your son’s school to start something.

all the best
Lesli Grant
Coach and Owner

]]> By: Tony whale http://debating.net.au/about-gozone-debating/comment-page-1#comment-2225 Tony whale Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:20:37 +0000 http://debating.net.au/?page_id=3#comment-2225 How does this work? I want my 13 year old to learn to debate? please reply How does this work? I want my 13 year old to learn to debate?
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