How do I organise a debate?
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Find a really "hot and controversial" subject that gets people aroused - advertise it effectivly and they will come flocking or respond to have thier say.
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argue or passionately discuss? you can never learn anything new from someone who thinks the same way you do. opponent's do attract for a reason. how do you stop this? how do you stop the world from spinning? you cant. but you can keep an open mind. then if you feel strongly about a subject and he's of another view its OK. just because it comes out the mouth, doesn't make it Gospel. don't just expect others to have the same opinion, and don't try to push that opinion on others. that's what starts real arguments.But if the " talks" are becoming heated and frighten you, then get the heck out of there. no amount of change on your part will help. " equalizing the distance between to objects, brings them closer together" Albert E.
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Try newsobserver.com, wral.com, nbc17.com (they televise some debates and may have the videos there), abc11tv.com
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Watch the movie Election.  I'm sure the mechanism will vary with the school.  One idea I always wanted to do long long long ago when I was a student.......have a make out booth with your pamphlets.
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Basics of Effective Communication?\n\n1) Keep a low, kind, but clearly heard voice.\n2) Speak only when the other(s) have finished.\n3) Let the others speak until they have finished. Use a talking stick if necessary (the one who holds the stick, talks).\n4) Point out the benefits the others have from your plans.\n5) Let differences of opinions stand, not argue about them.\n6) Do not criticize the othes for their opinion, but find something positive about it.\n7) It is better to say "and" instead of "but" when you have a different idea. E.g. "Your idea is interesting, and let us add this to it!" Instead of, "Well that's your idea, but I have a better one."\n8) Let the others have a sense of a win/win situation.\n9) Never use bad language, no matter how rude the others may get.\n10) Postpone a dialog when the emotions run high, and choose a time to contunue, when all is again calm. State so.\n11) Thank the particpants for their contributions.\n\nMay be that's it? You may put these suggestion in your own words to make a paragraph, and may be, add ideas.\n\nGood results for you!\nCordially, India.Magica
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Turn around and walk away.   And never, ever discuss religion, politics or sports and also, whenever possible, mind your own business.  Do all that and you'll never be in an argumentative situation.\n-MM
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http://www.rscc.cc.tn.us/owl&writingcenter/OWL/Argument.html
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This can help. You start by asking generalised sort of questions to the audience (related to the topic of course) and after 4 or five answers pick up the best, say why it is the best, then give your own opinion too. that would make it very interactive. make it a group discussion kind of thing.
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First you need to decide whether the meeting is formal or informal.  Many meetings are held with an agenda for the chairperson, a secertary or someone to record the minutes and produce agendas is also required.\n\nYou need to set up a terms of reference, a title of the meeting, reporting procedures, scope of the meeting, membership, voting arrangements, funding arrangements, frequency of meeting, term of meeting and notice and record-keeping requirements.\n\nPlan your meeting - arrange a meeting date, book your room along with a confirmation that you have booked this room,  you can do a meeting documentation such as a notice to alert staff and members of the arrangements of the meeting.\n\nYou need a agenda which is a list to be discussed at the meeting, a good standard format to follow through all styles and types of meeting.  Agendas usually hold title, date, time and venue of meeting, apologies for absence, minutes from previous meeting, matters arising from the minutes, correspondence, business items such as training requirements, Any other business and the date and time for the next meeting.  You use a timed agenda, for example if the meeting is an hour long, each subject issue could be only 15 minutes, so at least each subject is covered in the hours space of time.\n\nCreate a checklist for the day of meeting consisting of checking seating and table arrangements, equipments, refreshments, any health and safety issues - fire escape roots in case of an emergency, organise stationary and organise a suitable reception area to greet members, you could also issue badges or name places for the table arrangements.
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well first talk it over with your family decide as a family make a meeting and make sure everyones opinion is heard and just because you dont agree with sumones opinion dont throw it out make sure everyone is comfortable about letting you know their opinion
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If you want to get people's attention and/or probably make some of them mad, you should do a speech on the "wedge" issues (as Lou Dobbs calls them) between Republicans and Democrats, environmental issues, lowering the drinking age, abortion, foreign policy, drugs legal/illegal. Another thing is to find an issue that is at least semi-interesting within your local/state community, like something in the news perhaps, or an on going problem, or why to outlaw something, or make something into a law.
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It's a sad state of today's society that few people truly understand how to properly debate a topic.  \n\nTake a look at this thread,\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=Asw2jMjFL4LB6c3iJDZYVNcjzKIX?qid=1006020307384\n\nThe questioner, and her teacher(!), seem to think that she has an actual, valid argument.  Many of the answerers really have no clue how to respond.\n\nThere really is an art to true debate - defining an argument, making statements, rebuttals, affirmations, reaffirmations, etc.  I think it should be taught as a mandatory subject instead of being relagated to the geek squad/debate team.\n\nThe number of logical fallacies that you can trip over in normal conversation these days is amazing.  Ad Hominem attacks are quite prevalent.  For instance, a common question on YA currently is 'should an Arab country have ownership of some American ports?'  Most answers take the simple approach, "Bush is bad, therefore any stance of his is bad."  You may not agree with my answers to this, but I would think that a better counter argument could be produced.  Sadly, it doesn't occur too often.\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmRTc1Ys0qijjTzxFexYnXvsy6IX?qid=1006022108438
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Use universal topics such as love/hate, peace/war, charity/greed,\nselfish/unselfish, etc.
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Wikipedia is always a good place to start researching something.  Here's a link to debate.  There are several links off of this page to information on the different forms of debate, and parliamentary procedure.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate
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Be prepared, Have an agenda - Allow people their say BUT control it so it does not deviate from the main theme. Ask if everyone one knows each other - if not ask for an introduction from each participant to include name and function within company/ business/ meeting - Always appoint someone to take the minutes of the meeting - this you can always refer back. Above all enjoy it and keep it focused.
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What are you asking?  How to make a proposal, respond to a proposal, fight a proposal, examples of current proposals?
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Everyone I know is aware of this...so the question is how to get it on a National Forum...any ideas?