Question

Your debating partner forget his/h er content,in inter house competition
Why you think it might have happened?
How you would help your partner deal with the situation?

Answer 1

I think it's a good question. Well I think this question abides a natural phenomenon called - 'nervousness'. It is natural to all human beings to face it. I consider it as the biggest enemy to human confidence. It's a down trodding force that takes down your confidence and self esteem. Debating is a skill that's not emailed in all, it has to be pursued by practising more. And in such a situation where my friend forgets his part I would better stay calm, give him his space to control his nerves . If I get to confront him or talk to him I would move on and would ask him to start again . After all this is common thing to forget the parts especially when we face a crowd. I would also confront him to not loose his heart as it takes great courage just to come up for debating in front of such a big crowd is par winning :).

**Keep encouraging him so that he doesn't loose hope in himself. **


Adarsh