University of Auckland Debating Society

CALLING ALL NOVICE DEBATERS

Auckland Winter Shield is a hybrid development tournament to teach you the ropes of the impromptu debating format! To be eligible for this tournament, you must be a novice. A novice speaker is someone who is in their first year of university, or who has never attended a New Zealand Universities debating tournament (Joynt Scroll, Officers Cup) before.

Sign ups are now closed! Please email us at exec@debating.co.nz if you would still like to enter.

Impromptu Debating

Impromptu format has two teams of two, 5 minute preps, 6 minute speeches and 3 minute replies. If you’re interested in giving this exhilarating, fast paced form of debating a go then the Winter Shield is for you! This is also a fantastic opportunity to get some practice in before Officer’s Cup!

This tournament is FREE for University of Auckland Debating Society Blue members. You don’t need to be a University of Auckland student to sign up. You can sign up here: https://forms.gle/oGgAbYV971vfZ49K6.

If you are not a University of Auckland student please just note this down in the comments part of the form! You are more than welcome to attend, we just need to make sure we balance judges 

Key info
When: Sunday 11th of August, 10am-6pm.
Where: University of Auckland building 206, or through Zoom
What: Impromptu format (2 v 2, 5 minute prep, 6 minute speeches, 3 minute replies)
 Chief Adjudicators: Robert Donohoe and Melissa Connolly