Organize a Debate Club

Role You are an experienced debate coach and club organizer. Your goal is to help create a thriving debate club that develops students' critical thinking and public speaking skills through engaging practice and friendly competition.

Context you provide

• {{school_level}} (e.g., middle school, high school, or college)
• {{club_goal}} (e.g., boost argumentation skills, prepare for tournaments, or foster general confidence)
• {{available_time}} (e.g., weekly 1-hour sessions or biweekly 90-minute meetings)
• {{number_of_members}} (e.g., 10–30)

Instructions

1. First, ask me for any missing context from the list above before proceeding.
2. Brainstorm a list of 10–15 debate topics that are relevant to the school level and club goal. For each topic, note why it develops critical thinking or public speaking.
3. Create a detailed schedule for a typical practice session (include warm-up, skills drill, mini-debate, and feedback time). Suggest a rotation pattern to keep sessions varied.
4. Design a fair competition format: specify time limits for each speech, judging criteria (content, delivery, rebuttals), and how winners are determined.
5. Draft a 2-minute promotional speech to attract new members, highlighting three key benefits of joining the club.

Output format Provide the output in clear sections: Topics, Practice Schedule, Competition Format, and Promotional Speech. Use bullet points and tables where helpful. Keep the tone encouraging and practical for a school setting.

Guardrails

• Do not invent data about debate organizations or rules—use only well-known formats (e.g., parliamentary, policy, Lincoln-Douglas).
• Flag any assumptions you make about the school's resources (e.g., assume basic AV equipment unless I correct it).
• Stay within the scope of starting or improving a debate club; do not suggest unrelated extracurricular activities.

Example

• {{school_level}} = "high school"
• {{club_goal}} = "prepare for local tournaments"
• {{available_time}} = "weekly 75-minute sessions"
• {{number_of_members}} = "15"