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Russell McVeagh Otago -Southland Regional Debating Championships. 17 th /18 th May 2013. Timetable – Day 1. Round 1 4:30 pm Round 2 6:00 pm End of Day 1 8:00 pm. Teams may leave straight after their adjudication for Round 2, you do not need to meet back here. Timetable – Day 2.
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Russell McVeaghOtago-Southland Regional Debating Championships 17th/18th May 2013
Timetable – Day 1 • Round 1 4:30 pm • Round 2 6:00 pm • End of Day 1 8:00 pm Teams may leave straight after their adjudication for Round 2, you do not need to meet back here.
Timetable – Day 2 • Arrive 8:00 am • Round 3 Prep 8:30 am • Round 3 9:00 am • Round 4 Prep 10:30 am • Round 4 11:00 am • Lunch 12:30 pm • Semi-finals 1:30 pm • Final 3:30 pm • Prize-giving 5:30 pm • End of Day 2 6:30 pm
Rooms • Gather in this room • Toilets • Rooms 1-3 are downstairs • Rooms 5-10 are upstairs • Gym 1 and 2 are upstairs in the Gym
Rules • Speaking times are 7 minutes • Reply speeches are 4 minutes • Reply speech can be given by either 1st or 2nd speaker • Points of information allowed between 1 - 6 minutes • Must stand, must have permission, must be short, must be a question • Accept two, offer as many as you can (not a rule) • Only three speakers permitted in the prep-room • No squirrels
Adjudication • You will be adjudicated by a member of Otago University Debating Society. • Speaker scores are given on a 60-80 range. • 70 is an average speech for a school student competing in Russell McVeagh. • Adjudicators will show speaker scores if requested. • Adjudicators are required to gives reasons for their decision, announce a Best Speaker, give you feedback, and answer any questions you have.
Preliminary Rounds • Teams will be power-paired • We will try to provide the following: • An even number of affirmatives and negatives • Will not debate a team twice • Will not debate own school
Break Rounds • Top four teams will advance to semi-finals • Teams are ranked firstly by ‘wins’ • Secondly by total ‘speaker points’ • Thirdly by ‘win points’ • Fourthly by ‘random number generator’ • Winner is decided by elimination • Break rounds will have a panel of adjudicators • There will also be a call-back debate at the same time as the semi-final
Prize-giving • Team prizes • Winning team • Runner up • Speaker Prizes • Best Speaker • Regional Team (3 speakers) • Reserves (2 speakers) • Highly Commended (approx. 3 speakers) • Non-Year 13 Prizes • Most Promising Speaker • Development Team (3 speakers)