BP DEBATING: STRUCTURE & ROLE FULFILMENT

Speaker’s Development, Week 2Karolien Michiels

Today’s Topics

(1) The format of British Parliamentary Debating

(2) The basic format of any speech Exercise 1

(3) The specific roles in BP debating Exercise 2

British Parliamentary debatingSpeaking order:-1PROP: Prime Minister-1OPP: Leader of the Opposition-1PROP: Deputy Prime Minister-1OPP: Deputy Leader Opposition-2PROP: Member of Government-2OPP: Member of Opposition-2PROP: Government Whip-2OPP: Opposition Whip

Exercise 1

Groups of four Put the descriptions of the roles in the

right speaking order

Specific Roles: 1PROP

Prime Minister:Explain the problem with the status-quo Explain what your solution is: the mechanismExplain why it is a good solutionDeputy Prime Minister:Further explain why it is a good proposalExplain why the arguments of 1OPP are not true/ not relevant/not important (enough)

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Specific Roles: 1OPP

Leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition:Explain why the model proposed by 1PROP will not workAlso explain why the proposal of 1PROP will bring other/bigger/more important harmsIf you want, explain why you disagree with the way 1PROP sees the problem, and/or why it isn’t a (big) problem

Specific Roles: 2 PROP

You are not allowed to ‘knife’ 1PROP! Extension speaker: Explain that there is another, even more

important reason why we should do this motion

Bring in new arguments or make the old ones better (but add something!)

Summary speaker: ‘Summarize’ in really biased way. OPP is

wrong and your partner’s argument won the debate

Specific Roles: 2 OPP

Extension speaker:Give more reasons why PROP are wrongEngage with the extensionGive bigger or more important harms than 1OPPListen carefully; don’t rely on your prep too muchSummary speaker:‘Summarize’ in really biased way. PROP is wrong and your partner’s argument won the debate

Exercise 2: A Debate

THW (=This House would) make drugs freely available

Why would someone want to do that? Why would someone oppose that? What other consequences will there be?

Speeches & POIs

5-minute speeches 1 minute protected time at beginning

and end 3 minutes for Points of Information Only take 1 POI Only when you’re ready 15 seconds

THW provide drugs through the gov Why?

They’re going to get it anyway They would it through dealers Stop crime – REDUCE CRIME Control addiction: medical supervision – BETTER HEALTH Consent Stop funding drug cartels – REDUCE CRIME Better drugs – CONSUMER RIGHTS Tax it – FAIRER TAX SYSTEM To raise insurance cost Save the addicts money - GOAL Because drugs provide a clear benefit – BETTER PARTIES To control the people