Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Part 1: Debating
• 1. Debating — Why Do It?
• 2. The Art of Arguing
• 3. How to Prepare a Case
• 4. Rights Debates
• 5. The Point — The Building Block of Debates
• 6. Really Good Rebuttal
• 7. Speaker Roles
• 8. A Debate from Start to Finish
• Part 2: Public Speaking
• 9. Introducing Public Speaking
• 10. How to Prepare a Speech
• 11. You’re On!
• 12. Speech Making in Real Life
• Planning Sheets
• Glossary
• Acknowledgements

About the Author

Claire Duffy is a teacher, coach, adjudicator, and competition organizer. Working with young people is her specialty. She has coached people at all levels, from student champions to twelve-year-old beginners and CEOs facing important professional speaking challenges. Claire lives in Sydney, Australia.

Reviews

Including practical tips from the pros and helpful step-by-step examples, The Teen's Guide to Debating and Public Speaking is the essential handbook for making every spoken word count and will prove to be an enduringly popular and highly valued addition to school and community library Public Speaking/Debating instructional reference collections.
*Midwest Book Review*

“The Teen’s Guide to Debating and Public Speaking” by teacher, coach, and speaking competition organizer Claire Duffy is the perfect instructional introduction to public speaking and would admirably serve as a textbook for junior high and senior high debate classes and programs. Speaking well builds confidence and opens up a world of opportunity, in education, leadership, careers, and community and political engagement. In an increasingly competitive world, being a convincing, passionate, and persuasive speaker is essential to standing out from the crowd. In “The Teen's Guide to Debating and Public Speaking” Duffy not only demystifies the process but makes it fun. Students will learn all about the best ways to prepare for a debate or speech, the persuasive power of reason, the art of argument and rebuttal, and, when worse comes to worst, how to be gracious in defeat. Including practical tips from the pros and helpful step-by-step examples, “The Teen's Guide to Debating and Public Speaking” is the essential handbook for making every spoken word count and will prove to be an enduringly popular and highly valued addition to school and community library Public Speaking/Debating instructional reference collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that “The Teen's Guide to Debating and Public Speaking” is also available in a digital book format.

— Midwest Book Review