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Next up was some information
regarding Chinese debating. The explanation
included how each side would give their

opinions on the topic matter. Zi Ming
also spoke about the differences between
arguing and debating before moving on to
the history of debate which originated in

Ancient Greece, even bringing up Aristotle’s
influence on the debating community. The
final section of the introduction to debate
was an explanation on the Chinese debating Club Details

format. A Q&A session was held right after.

Then came the games session where
students were encouraged to play two games

together with the committee members. The
first game was “You Describe, I’ll Guess” 《你
说我猜》. A student would be given a phrase
The Art of
P E R SU AS I O N that they had to describe to the group while
the others would have to guess the phrase.
The second game was “Storytelling” 《讲 Differences Between Arguing & Debating

Kuen Cheng Debate Club Member Recruitment Event 故事》. A student would be given a simple
scenario (e.g. “canteen”, “graduation”, “forest”) and they would have to start telling a story while others

On the 15th of March, Kuen Cheng High School’s Chinese-English Debate Club organized a had to type random phrases into the meeting chat. The storyteller would then have to include all the
Member Recruitment Event in order to recruit new members. The new Junior Middle 1 students of given words in their story. Both games were well-received and the students had fun too.
2022 were invited to join the event via Zoom.
After the games, Zi Ming repeated the club details and introduction to debate for students who
Before the recruitment event, the committee members of the Debate Club worked hard to create joined half way through. Before ending the session, the committee played a video of a debate session

informative slides and posters in order to attract more students. They even organized quick games for for the students’ reference.
them to try out.
For the English group, the Vice President of the Club, Lee Ke Yin kickstarted the recruitment

Since the club consists of a Chinese group and an English group, the Zoom meeting was split into with a quick introduction to the club and their coach. She also stated the vision and mission of the club,
two breakout rooms for each side, allowing the students to choose which they would prefer to join. wanting to harness the true potential of each club member and build a presence within the debating
Meanwhile, two committee members remained in charge of the main session and ensured everything circuit. Ke Yin talked about what students would learn during activity sessions, including the soft skills
went accordingly. and exposure earned from debating. Students were also briefed on the club’s plans for the year.

For the Chinese group, the Club President, Soo Zi Ming started the recruitment off with the club Moving on, students were introduced to the realm of debating along with the benefits that come
details, including what club members would learn during activity sessions, such as language expressions, with it. Ke Yin explained the 2 major formats of debating, namely British Parliamentary Debate and
general knowledge, critical thinking, understanding other peoples’ perspectives, team building and so Asian Parliamentary Debate/World Schools Debating Championship. The committee then played a

on. Zi Ming then introduced their coach alongside the achievements the club had accomplished in past video regarding a presidential debate and an academic debate.
years.

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