Strategic Points of Information and POI Tips
Learn about presenting Points of Information (POIs) during opponent speeches, including what POI stands for, how to initiate a POI, when to do POIs during a speech, tips for doing a POI effectively, and how using POI answers can benefit your debate performance.
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STRATEGIC POIS Jim Hanson, Nico Roshau, Climb the Mountain Staff
POI REFRESHER During opponent speeches, you should present POIS What does POI Stand for? POI stands for Points of Information POIs: Ask Questions, Make a point, Correct something they How do you initiate a POI? Say POI in non-disruptive manner; Raise your hand; Press button DO NOT INTERRUPT THEM DO NOT BE RUDE including when they don t take your POI.
WHEN TO DO POIS When during a speech can you make a POI? You can make a POI in the middle 3 minutes of your opponent s speech The first and last minutes Protected Time No POIs. How long do you need to wait if your opponent takes a POI before doing the next POI? If they take a POI, you must wait 30 seconds before doing another POI Don t constantly request to do a POI But do try to get in one POI per opponent speech.
PREPARE AHEAD If you can, write down your points/questions During Prep Time During your Opponent s Speech Try to completely think through your POI and how they might respond and how can you revise your POI so it is even tougher to answer.
MEH POIS What is your source? Unless you have a better source or the argument _really_ needs an expert this question isn t going to help much Why would student curriculum increase creativity? You ve just opened it up for your opponents to tell you why don t give them that opportunity Make it hard for them to answer well.
MAKE POINTED POIS Questions are okay But when you make Arguments it is better Start with a context/background sentence Then make your specific argument The OCD we presented shows students cannot make good curriculum. So all this creativity you speak of will sadly be wasted on bad classes that don t achieve important educational goals. Make pointed, logical problem comments If students make up dozens of new course ideas, teachers won t have time to prepare, there won t be textbooks and lesson plans. These classes are going to lack depth, solid materials and won t be educational.
USE ANSWERS IN YOUR NEXT SPEECH When you use POI answers in your next speech your Speaker Points go up and Judges see you are paying attention to the arguments in the debate This plan is expensive. Our opponent admitted it would cost $30 trillion in the last speech when we asked them a POI. When I asked how the teachers could possibly prepare for multiple new student generated class ideas, my opponent said teachers are crafty. Some are but they aren t miracle workers. As I noted, they won t have textbooks, full lesson plans. The classes are going to be inferior.
DONT LET THEM GO ON WITH THEIR POIS! A debater has 15 seconds to make their POI When your opponent hits that 15 seconds mark say out loud clearly and assertively 15 seconds and immediately begin answering what you believe their POI is.
RESPOND PROMPTLY Long pauses make your judges think you don t know your arguments Use your contentions to answer the POI- for example my second contention talk about this and ______ (and then explain) Use your logical reasoning and any information you know to support your answer.
RESPOND EFFICIENTLY Get right to your answer. Yes, we do invest money for education because it is important. We ve shown students engage more and do better in school. It is worth it. And MOVE RIGHT BACK INTO YOUR SPEECH S ARGUMENTS. No delays. No sentence + long transitions. . . . and do better in school. It is worth it. Now, our Second Contention is . . .
DONT GET DEFENSIVE It is easy to feel defensive in POIs Mistakes, not so good answers happen WHATEVER!!! Move on. Spend time on the points that you are winning on. If you spend time fixing a weak answer you are focusing the judge s attention on it. At worst briefly clarify and then move on. When we discussed students knowing the subjects we have said over and over again that students are creative and will come up with engaging classes.
ACTIVITY One Student Look at the Prop Case in the Cases-Responses File on this Topic You will present this case for 3 minutes Other students will present POIs during your speech each student gives one POI Speaker take more POIs than you normally would We ll repeat with another student presenting after that.
