Debate openings

Debates and Persuasive Speeches: how not to be boring!

Shocking fact or statistic

One adult dies of a heart attack every single minute of the day stemming from a lifetime of no exercise? Shocking, I am sure you will agree. Today, ...

Quotation

​Michelle Obama once commented, "For me, fitness is more than just physical - it's therapeutic." How right she is! Today, ...

Rhetorical Question

​Can you imagine a generation who provide no sporting competition, no sporting miracles, no moments of sporting glory? Absolutely not, I hear you think. Today, ...

Open Ended

Re-write your opening of your debate speech.

Open Ended

Now, how would it be different for a persuasive speech?

Open Ended

Now, write an opening for a persuasive essay.

Open Ended

Now, write it for a discursive essay!