Debating in Engineering

Timeslot Team 1 Team 2

(minutes)
0:00 Speaker 1 of Team 1
3:00
Introduction to Team 1s topic.
Briefly defines all important terms
given in the debate.
Sets the boundaries for the debate.
Briefly introduces all the arguments
that will be covered by Team 1.
Anticipates what Team 2 will argue.
Clash should be established.
3:00 Speaker 1 of Team 2
6:00
Introduction to the topic.
Briefly defines all important terms
given in the debate.
Sets the boundaries for the debate.
Accepts or disagrees with Team 1 on
the boundaries.
Briefly introduces all the arguments
that will be covered by Team 2.
Does not anticipate, as Team 1
already said what they will be saying.
Clash further confirmed.
6:00 Speaker 2 of Team 1
9:00
Introduces first argument in favour
of Team 1s proposal.
Should use hard facts and state
sources where applicable.
Should react to Speaker 1 of Team 2
at least for 1 minute of the allotted
3 minutes.
9:00 Speaker 2 of Team 2
12:00
Introduces first argument in favour of
Team 2s proposal.
Should use hard facts and state
sources where applicable.
Should react to Speaker 2 of Team 1
at least for 1 minute of the allotted 3
minutes.
12:00 Speaker 3 of Team 1
15:00
Introduces second argument in
favour of Team 1s proposal.
Should use hard facts and state
sources where applicable.
Should react to Speaker 2 of Team 2
at least for 1 minute of the allotted
3 minutes.
15:00 Speaker 3 of Team 2
18:00
Introduces second argument in favour
of Team 2s proposal.
Should use hard facts and state
sources where applicable.
Should react to Speaker 3 of Team 1
at least for 1 minute of the allotted 3
minutes.

18:00 Speaker 4 of Team 1

21:00
Introduces final argument in favour
of Team 1s proposal.
Should use hard facts and state
sources where applicable.
Should react to Speaker 3 of Team 2
at least for 1 minute of the allotted
3 minutes.
21:00 Speaker 4 of Team 2
24:00
Introduces final argument in favour of
Team 2s proposal.
Should use hard facts and state
sources where applicable.
Should react to Speaker 4 of Team 1
at least for 1 minute of the allotted 3
minutes.
24:00 Speaker 5 of Team 1
27:00
Concludes on the proposal from
Team 1.
No new arguments allowed in this
time slot.
Strengthens own arguments and
shows weaknesses of Team 2s
proposal.
27:00 Speaker 5 of Team 2
30:00
Concludes on the proposal from Team
2.
No new arguments allowed in this
time slot.
Strengthens own arguments and
shows weaknesses of Team 1s
proposal.