Speech and debate are essential public speaking skills that enhance confidence, critical thinking, and creativity through research and communication practice. A speech provides a general opinion on a topic, while a debate addresses one side with opposing arguments. The document outlines the differences between speeches and debates, their formats, and includes a marking scheme for debates.

2. Speech Debate

3. • Speech and debate are the art of expressing ourselves in front of
an audience. It requires strong skills and qualities to be an adept
speaker or debater.
• Writing Speech and Debate builds up confidence in oneself. It
increases our critical thinking ability and encourages us to be
inclined to do certain creativity in our speech. In addition to
this, preparing a good speech and a debate requires a lot of
research work also. Therefore, for students, Speech and Debate
provide ample opportunities to develop communication skills.
• Speech and debate are the art of expressing ourselves in front of
an audience. It requires strong skills and qualities to be an adept
speaker or debater.
• Writing Speech and Debate builds up confidence in oneself. It
increases our critical thinking ability and encourages us to be
inclined to do certain creativity in our speech. In addition to
this, preparing a good speech and a debate requires a lot of
research work also. Therefore, for students, Speech and Debate
provide ample opportunities to develop communication skills.
SPEECH & DEBATESPEECH & DEBATE

4. Both a Speech and a Debate are art of public speaking. Both of
them raise issues pertaining to any aspect of the society and
the world. Speech presents a general opinion on the topic
covering its pros and cons including positive and negative
views on the topic. Whereas, a Debate presents only one
aspect of the topic – either in favour of the topic or against
the topic.
In a debate the speakers present logical arguments to express
their views and present their disagreement with each other.
On a whole, both a speech and a debate enlighten the
audience on the given topic.
Both a Speech and a Debate are art of public speaking. Both of
them raise issues pertaining to any aspect of the society and
the world. Speech presents a general opinion on the topic
covering its pros and cons including positive and negative
views on the topic. Whereas, a Debate presents only one
aspect of the topic – either in favour of the topic or against
the topic.
In a debate the speakers present logical arguments to express
their views and present their disagreement with each other.
On a whole, both a speech and a debate enlighten the
audience on the given topic.

5. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPEECH
AND DEBATE
Sl.
No
SPEECH DEBATE
01 Presents all the opinion
on a given topic.
Presents only one
aspect of the given
topic.
02 Has no rivals to
contradict the views of
the speaker.
Has a rival to
contradict the views of
the speaker.

6. Sl.
No
SPEECH DEBATE
03 Speech is presented individually in
front of an audience and has no
speaker to speak against the
speaker’s topic.
Debate is presented with two
speakers who present the
arguments for or against the
topic.
04 Speeches can be presented on
inaugural functions, official
ceremonies, celebration of
festivals, weddings and parties,
and on formal occasions etc.
Debate is presented on the topic
having two faces. Most of the
topics are controversial or based
on critical thinking and decision
making.
05 Speech lacks strong logically
convincing ideas and data on the
given topic.
Debate includes logical ideas
supporting the views either in
favour or against the motion.

7. Sl.
No
SPEECH DEBATE
06 Speech is more like a lecture
on the given topic. The
speaker presents his views
without any opponent to
contradict him/her.
Debate is not a lecture. One
debater presents the view in
favour of the motion (topic)
and the other debater
presents the views against
the motion.
07 During a speech, the audience
doesn’t involve actively. It is
up to the speaker to invite
audience to ask any question
if he/she wants.
During a debate, the
audience and the opponent
participate in questioning
each side of debating team.

8. FORMAT OF WRITING A DEBATE
Present your debate in 3-4 paragraphs.
WRITE THE TOPIC
(Mention Against the Motion/For the Motion)
Write your name (By…………)
In the end write: Thank you

9. Some expressions used in debate :
IN FAVOUR OF THE TOPIC/MOTION AGAINST THE TOPIC/MOTION
Good Morning,
Honourable Principal,
revered members of Jury,
galaxy of learned teachers
and my dear friends. I
stand before you to express
my views in favour of the
motion (Name of the topic).
I wholeheartedly support
Good Morning,
Honourable Principal,
revered members of Jury,
galaxy of learned teachers
and my dear friends. I
stand before you to express
my views in against the
motion (Name of the topic).
I wholeheartedly oppose the
BEGINNING LINE

10. Some expressions used in debate :
✓ I wholeheartedly disagree with my worthy
opponent…
✓ I would like to inform my learned opponent that….
✓ May I ask my learned opponent ……?
✓ Would my worthy opponent be kind enough to give
reasonable argument about …….?
✓ The statistics and survey conducted by an agency
nullify the ideas presented by my learned
opponent…..
✓ My arguments presented in favour of / against the
motion suggest that…..

11. Marking scheme of an answer based on Writing a Debate
Sl. No COMPONENTS OF DEBATE
(10 Marks)
MARKS
01
Format - opening address and
conclusion
1 Mark
02 Content 4 Marks
03
Grammatical accuracy, appropriate
words and spelling
2 ½ Marks
04
Coherence and relevance of ideas
and style
2 ½ Marks

12. ATTEMPT A QUESTION ON DEBATE WRITING
Q.1. You are (your name) a student participant of Online
Debating Forum. You have been asked to write a debate and
present it in the online video Debate competition. The topic
of the debate is ‘Online learning provides better prospects
than Classroom Learning”.
Write your debate on both:
• In favour of the motion given above
and
• Against the motion given above
WRITE BOTH THE ASPECTS OF DEBATE
IN FAVOUR OF THE MOTION AGAINST THE MOTION

13. MORE LINKS PREPARED IN APRIL 2020
Section B
(4 Marks
Questions)
https://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/writing-section-
english-cbse-class-xi-xii
Notice Writing https://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/notice-writing-for-
classes-viii-to-xii
Poster Drafting https://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/notice-writing-for-
classes-viii-to-xii
Poem-1
My mother at
Sixty-Six
Class XII (Poem No # 01) from FLAMINGO text book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdUjIoTuJwo
Speech Writing https://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/speech-writing-for-
class-xi-and-xii-232565896
Debate Writing https://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/debate-writing

14. https://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/debate-writing