台南一中演講

1. English debate:
Into and Beyond
The Battlefield
English Debate Coach

2. CALEB
MICHAEL
YANG

3. 1985
1990s 2000 – 2012

4. Relevant Experiences
• Regular recitation speech contestant
• DIS Debate team (middle school)
• Taipei American School Forensics team (high school)
– Original Oratory:
5-7 min prepped persuasive speech on a topic of their choice
• HSNU English Debate coach (2015 - 2018)
• CKHS English Debate coach (Mar - Dec 2017)
• TWSH English Debate coach (Sept 2018 - current)

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12. Why YOU
Should Learn Debate

14. Will I have no future
if I major in language or history?

15. + =

16. #1 affirmative
#2 affirmative
#3 affirmative
#1 negative
#2 negative
#3 negative
constructive speech constructive speech
constructive speech constructive speech
rebuttal speech rebuttal speech
2 Find & Set Straight

17. Team member positions

18. First Speaker

19. Second Speaker

20. Third Speaker

21. YOU are the policy-maker
YOUR team, YOUR policy.

22. 1. Social media comments should be protected by free speech.
2. Animal testing should be banned.
3. Sports stars should be positive role models.
4. Performance-enhancing drugs should be allowed in sports.
5. Physical education should be required of all students throughout
high school.
6. Single-sex schools are better for students.
7. History (or another subject) is an important subject in school.

24. Impromptu Drill
15 seconds to think
30 seconds to talk
30 seconds to think
60 seconds to talk

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magnetic
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storm
proposal
circle
building
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product
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26. Government
General
Public Experts
National
Development

27. Step 1. Point out the problem
Step 2. Brainstorm → solutions
Step 3. Talk to the people
Step 4. Promote and provide plan
Step 5. Lobby for action

30. Do you want to just look cool?
Or you want to look cool
and ACTUALLY do what it takes
to make a difference?

34. Sometimes you need to be broken
to let the light shine through
and bring greatness into you.

35. We debate
to build nations
How about YOU?