I am dedicating this post to talk about one of the tasks within this unit. Criticising fellow classmates during their turn for the debates was not an easy task to say the least. I was pretty frustrated when some debaters did not let us record the debate. I understand that it is their right to do so but I myself don't find it comfortable for someone to record me speaking but since I knew it would help my friends when analysing it I gave the go ahead and expected the same in return.
Since some students were speaking with a fast rhythm when it comes to presenting, mostly because of nervousness, it was hard to keep up with what was being said and at the same time write down notes. I managed to jot down the major points within each debate I was present for as well as how the debaters presented the information and who I believe had done better out of each set. A common problem encountered were the nerves which were easily noticeable through one's speech. I found the debates very interesting and most students did show they had done in depth research before hand with the expedition of one pair not eve attending for their debate. Another noticeable point was the fact that most were reading directly from notes which I myself ended up doing since we found it impossible to remember all that information especially when nervous whilst having your opponent staring at you right opposite. That was indeed quite intimidating, even more so since we were being timed. Overall there were a number of good debates were both sides did quite well and presented their information clearly and effectively.
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