HowtoWinaDebateCompetition
Debatingdoesn’tmeanthatyoucanenduparguingwithyouropponents(对手). 16 Thefollowingtipsonhowtowinadebatewillfurtherhelpyouout.
1. 17
Thisisveryimportant.Ifyoualreadyknowthedebatetopicthatyouaregoingtodebateonlearnasmuchaboutitasyoucan.Researchonitandthenformopinionsaboutit.Onlyifyouknowsomethinginandoutwillyoubeabletotalkconvincinglyonit.
2.Beconfident.
Whenyouareputtingyourpointinfrontofyouropponentsaswellastheaudiencebesureofyourself.Alongwiththewordsyourbodylanguagevoicemodulation(语调)andeyecontactwillplayamajorpartinyoursuccessindebating. 18
3.Givereallifeexamples.
Whiledebatingmakeuseofverysimplelanguagewhichyouraudiencecanunderstandveryeasily.Giveasmanyrealexamplesasyoucanwhenmakingapoint. 19 Thusthejudgesandaudiencewillfindyoumuchmoreconvincing.
4.Bedescriptive.
Towinanydebatethereissomethingaboutthehumanmindthatyoushouldbeawareof.Thethingwithushumansisthatifweseesomethingwebelieveandrememberitmuchmorethansomethingwemerelyhear! 20 Tellyoupointofviewinsuchawaythattheycanactually“see”whatyouaresaying.Ifyouaresomehowabletopullthisoffthereisnodoubtthatyouwillbethewinnerofthedebatecompetition!
Followthetipsmentionedaboveandwithtimeyouwillseeyourselfwinningoveryourjudgesandaudience.
A.Bewellprepared.
B.Promotedialogueinsteadofarguingwithyouropponents.
C.Trytopaintapictureinthemindofyourjudgesandaudience.
D.Soparticipateinasmanydebatingcontestsasyoucan.
E.Toproveyourpointtellsomethingyouorsomeoneelsehaspersonallyexperienced.
F.Sopracticewithfriendsorinfrontofthemirrorsothatyouarecertainofyourability.
G.Yourmainpurposeistoconvinceyouraudiencewhatyouaresayingisright.