How do you start a introduction to a debate? PLease any advice good im very nervous..?

Im doing in PRO for single sex educaton? Its a 6 min intro for pro and con teams then the real argumentive debate starts!How do you start a introduction to a debate? PLease any advice good im very nervous..?
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worked for Drill Sargent. he won all the debates.How do you start a introduction to a debate? PLease any advice good im very nervous..?
Say whatever you feel comfortable saying. Even saying something like ';Hello, welcome to the 2008 PRO sex education debate...'; would be fine, then talk about what's going to be going on. Talk about why sex education is important, if that is what this debate is saying.





Otherwise, here are some tips on killing your butterflies:





They won鈥檛 notice. I鈥檝e listened to speeches where speakers told everyone how nervous they were. Until that moment, I had no idea they were nervous and I鈥檓 sure nobody else noticed either. Think of any nervousness you feel as being your private secret and most of the time it will be.


Rehearse like a maniac. When I have an important presentation, I memorize the key sections word for word. I practice in front of a mirror several times before I go on stage. Rehearsal is extremely important because it will keep you from forgetting your lines in a panic.


Unfreeze the audience with humor. If the situation allows it and you are funny in conversations, try starting with a joke or a bit of humor. If you can start the audience laughing before getting into more serious matters, that will dissolve much of your fright. I wouldn鈥檛 use humor if I didn鈥檛 feel comfortable with it, so don鈥檛 push the jokes if it doesn鈥檛 feel natural to do so.





Look good. I鈥檓 certainly not going to become a male model overnight, but staying groomed and dressing somewhat more formally than the rest of the audience can do wonders to boost your confidence. Worrying about being underdressed or not having shaved that morning can make any stage fright worse.





Scope out the environment. Come to your presentation room a day before and look around. Where will people be sitting? What potential problems might come up for speaking or displaying information? Be comfortable in the room you are about to speak in.





Talk to the audience. If you don鈥檛 know your audience already, have a chat with a few members before you speak. This can give you a bit of extra familiarity with the audience by knowing you have a few acquaintances in the crowd of strangers.





Memorize the sticky spots. During your rehearsal, there will probably be one or two places that you trip over. Reword and memorize these sections so they don鈥檛 drag you down during your final speech.





Accept the fear, don鈥檛 fight it. The worst thing you can do when you鈥檙e nervous is to notice your own anxiety and start worrying about that too. Just accept any nervousness you feel just as you would accept that the carpet is blue or the walls are white. Trying to force yourself to calm down or hide signs of nervousness can backfire and make your problem worse.
Generally the intro to a debate will give a summation of the topic and pose your groups stance. Think about it like an intro paragraph to an essay, you lay out all your evidence. You would then explicate that evidence later in your debate/essay body paragraphs.