Debating and Public Speaking Resources

Taking the Initiative

All students and teachers involved in debating and/or public speaking competitions organised by the Department of Education and Training should be familiar with the most authoritative guide to the conduct and adjudication of these activities. The text of Taking The Initiative: A Guide to Debating and Public Speaking is now available electronically. 

Please use the link below to download the text. (Downloadable material requires Acrobat Reader which is downloadable for free from www.adobe.com)

Taking the Initiative: A Guide to Debating and Public Speaking [.pdf, 380 KB]

In addition, a guide specifically intended for students and teachers of public speaking and entitled Strictly Speaking is available from TaLe (the Teaching and Learning Exchange) at http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/Web/public_speaking/index.htm.