Styles & Speaking times
Discussion Style Beginners & Intermediate
1st Affirmative Constructive............................................... 4 min
1st Negative Constructive................................................... 4 min
2nd Affirmative Constructive.............................................. 4 min
2nd Negative Constructive.................................................. 4 min
Discussion Period............................................................... 6 min
Break................................................................................ 5 min
1st Negative Rebuttal......................................................... 3 min
1st Affirmative Rebuttal..................................................... 3 min
National Style (Beginner & Intermediate)
1st Proposition Constructive.......................................................................................... 6 min.
1st Opposition Constructive........................................................................................... 6 min.
2nd Proposition Constructive......................................................................................... 6 min.
2nd Opposition Constructive.......................................................................................... 6 min.
Summary/Rebuttal speeches
1st Opposition Speaker.................................................................................................. 3 min.
1st Proposition Speaker................................................................................................. 3 min.
National Style (Novice and Open)
All four constructive speeches....................................................................................... 8 min.
Summary/Rebuttal speeches.......................................................................................... 4 min.
Worlds Style (Intermediate, Novice and Open)
1st Proposition Constructive.......................................................................................... 8 min.
1st Opposition Constructive........................................................................................... 8 min.
2nd Proposition Constructive......................................................................................... 8 min.
2nd Opposition Constructive.......................................................................................... 8 min.
3rd Proposition Constructive.......................................................................................... 8 min.
3rd Opposition Constructive........................................................................................... 8 min.
Reply speeches
1st or 2nd Opposition Speaker....................................................................................... 4 min.
1st or 2nd Proposition Speaker....................................................................................... 4 min.
Cross-Examination Style (Intermediate, Novice and Open)
1st Affirmative Constructive.......................................................................................... 5 min.
1st Affirmative Cross-Examined by 1st Negative............................................................ 3 min.
1st Negative Constructive............................................................................................. 5 min.
1st Negative Cross-Examined by 2nd Affirmative........................................................... 3 min.
2nd Affirmative Constructive......................................................................................... 5 min.
2nd Affirmative Cross-Examined by 2nd Negative.......................................................... 3 min.
2nd Negative Constructive............................................................................................ 5 min.
2nd Negative Cross-Examined by 1st Affirmative........................................................... 3 min.
Break.......................................................................................................................... 5 min.
Negative Rebuttal......................................................................................................... 4 min.
Affirmative Rebuttal..................................................................................................... 4 min.
Parliamentary Style (Novice and Open)
Prime Minister's Introduction........................................................................................ 5 min.
First Opposition Speech................................................................................................. 8 min.
Second Government Speech.......................................................................................... 8 min.
Leader of the Opposition's Speech (The last 3 minutes. of this speech are a rebuttal)............ 8 min.
The Prime Minister's Rebuttal....................................................................................... 3 min.
British Parliamentary Style with POIs (Novice and Open)
All eight speakers 5 min. preliminary rounds or 7 min. final rounds
