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Why do we Debate? | Aalok Thakkar | TEDxIIESTShibpur

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

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A cherry-picker, an adamant and mildly patronising, Aalok Thakkar is not someone you would want to end up debating with. But he wasn't always the person he is. His experiences at the Frank Anthony Memorial Debate in the years 2013 and 2014 exposed him to the world of public speaking in general and debating in particular, where he later went on to bag the National Champion trophy. He aims to bring his vivid experiences and learning in those two years to the world and make constructive argumentation and rhetoric a part of the common routine.

 A cherry-picker, an adamant and mildly patronising, Aalok Thakkar is not someone you would want to end up debating with. But he wasn't always the person he is. His experiences at the Frank Anthony Memorial Debate in the years 2013 and 2014 exposed him to the world of public speaking in general and debating in particular, where he later went on to bag the National Champion trophy. He aims to bring his vivid experiences and learning in those two years to the world and make constructive argumentation and rhetoric a part of the common routine.

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