Confidence
Stand up, take the floor and speak with composure, whoever is listening.
- Voice, pace and presence
- Speaking from notes, not a script
- Holding the floor under interruption
Public Speaking & Debate
Raise your voice with confidence.
Develop confidence, persuasive communication and critical thinking, and learn to debate ideas on national issues constructively.
The Three Disciplines
What a good speaker practises
Every member learns to speak with confidence, argue persuasively and think critically before taking the floor.
تقریر اور مباحثہ — اعتماد پیدا کریں اور قیادت کی صلاحیتیں نکھاریں
Part of Pillar II · DebatePersuasive communication
Build an argument the House can follow, and make it land.
- Structuring a speech
- Reasoning and evidence
- Clear, parliamentary language
Critical thinking
Weigh arguments on national issues and answer the other side fairly.
- Testing a claim
- Finding the strongest objection
- Rebuttal with respect
Anatomy of a Speech
Five moves of a parliamentary speech
Select any passage of this short sample speech to see the technique behind it.
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the motion.1 Civic education should be taught in every secondary school in Pakistan.2 A citizen who understands how laws are made is far better placed to take part in making them, and to hold to account those who do.3 The honourable member opposite says the syllabus is already full. Yet if we can find room to teach how a cell divides, we can find room to teach how a bill becomes law.4 I urge the House to support this motion.5
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Address the Chair
In Parliament, members speak through the Chair, never directly to one another. Opening this way sets a formal, respectful tone.
The Practice Podium
The floor is yours
Draw a motion, start the clock and speak for one minute. Use the five moves above.
The motion before the House
“This House believes that civic education should be taught in every secondary school.”
- 1Address the Chair
- 2State your position early
- 3Give two clear reasons
- 4Answer one objection
- 5Close with a call to action
1:00One minute
Your voice. Your ideas.
Become a member of the Public Parliament of Pakistan and develop the confidence to express your ideas on national issues.