Learn Debate
Free guides on debate formats, adjudication, speaker training, and tournament organisation. Whether you're a first-time debater or an experienced chief adjudicator, there's something here for you.
A Beginner's Guide to Competitive Debate
Everything a first-time debater needs to know — what competitive debate is, how tournaments work, essential skills to develop, and how to get started in your local circuit.
How to Prepare for a Debate Tournament
A complete preparation guide for competitive debaters — from research and casebuilding weeks before the tournament to warm-ups on the morning of competition.
Reply Speeches: Strategy and Structure
How to deliver an effective reply speech — structuring your summary, framing the debate, and maximizing impact. Essential for Australs and WSDC debaters.
Points of Information (POIs): A Complete Guide
Master the art of giving and responding to Points of Information in parliamentary debate. Covers timing, strategy, etiquette, and common mistakes.
Building Strong Arguments in Debate
Learn the fundamentals of argument construction — from assertion to reasoning to evidence — to make your debate speeches more persuasive and structurally sound.
Ready to put theory into practice?
Create a tournament on NekoTab and experience modern debate tabulation.
Create Tournament Browse Motion Bank