Monday nights at 6pm during semester.  Meet us at M11 in the Chemical Sciences Building.

Debating at Internals

Internals is debating's laughing face. Do come along. Debate with your friends, or be thrown in with wierdos - you decide. Every child wins a prize.

Debates in Semester 1 will be three-on-three Easters style, the same style used in High School Competitions. In Semester 2, we debate in BP style. This means we have to change our logo to look more organic and donate money to clean energy research.

FAQ

What are Internals and why should I go?
Should I be nervous?
But I won't be good enough!
Do I have to go every week?

Internals are a great way to join Debsoc! They are always friendly events where you can just rock up and enjoy the evening of debating while learning and developing valuable life skills. You are welcome to spectate, adjudicate or debate!

Learning and practising debating gives you extremely useful skills such as public speaking, deep critical and analytical thinking, and the confidence to stand up and make a logical, fluent and convincing point whether you believe it yourself or not!  Of course we don't expect beginners to be able to do it when you join - that's why we have weekly debating at uni, called Internals!

Debating is also important, interesting and challenging as you learn about the topical issues affecting our world. We often run social events after Internals so we have more time to talk!

You can join us at Internals for as often or as seldom as you like. We will put you in a team or allocate a debate to adjudicate or watch when you arrive. Everyone is nervous when they start debating, but the many rewards are worth it. We recommend you take the plunge, and we guarantee friendliness so you have nothing to worry about!

See you on Monday night 6pm!

Please email us if you have any concerns.

The Bowes-Cummings Medal and the Kensington Championship

The Bowes-Cummings Medal is awarded to the best overall speaker in the first session.  A best novice medal is awarded to the best first year debater.  These awards are presented at the annual Bowes-Cummings night.

The Kensington Championship is a concurrent competition, started in 2008.  Squads of debaters are formed, with three of them debating each week.  Team points are then added up from week-to-week.