Club meeting recap: September 27

We began by learning about filler words: Why do we use filler words?1) Give a chance for our brain to catch up.2) To avoid silence. 3) Habit Some commonly used filler words: Um: “I, um, don’t think you want to go that way. Uh: “Can you, uh, give this...

Club meeting recap: September 13

This is our recap from yesterday’s club meeting!   We began by briefly mentioning the homework from last week, which was to watch the NCFCA team policy exhibition round and write down what the teams used to open, conclude, and give roadmaps in their speeches. I...

Club meeting recap: August 16

1. Flowing. Eliana taught about the importance of flowing and how it is a growing skill. Just start the best you can and your skill will grow. The idea is simply getting ideas down what the other team says so that you can remember to address them in your speech. We...

Club meeting recap: August 30

I hope everyone had a fun first day of debating! Here is a brief recap of what we covered yesterday: 1. We discussed the basic format that can be used in a debate speech. The kids did a practice with impromptu topics using the following format: a) Opener: optional b)...