Overview of British Parliamentary Debate Style Introduction to British Parliamentary debate style, focusing on the structure and proceedings of debates. Aimed at new debaters to understand the differences between competitive university debate and high school debating.
Team Setup and Speaking Order in BP Debates Explanation of team setup in a BP debate round with four teams randomly assigned positions. Details on roles like Prime Minister, Deputy Leader, Member of Government, etc., along with speaking order and rules for Points Of Information (POIs).
Timed Speeches & POI Rules Insight into timed speeches in a BP debate where all eight debaters give seven-minute speeches followed by POI rules. Transition from five-minute protected time for novice debaters to standard seven-minute format.