Negotiations (debating)

Introduction

Skills learnt in debating have application in negotiations, ie
"...Debating teaches participants how to be heard, but also how to listen. By often having to argue ideas you don't agree with, it makes debaters at least consider points of view they wouldn't usually encounter, if not necessarily agree with them......How do we disagree better? And one answer is using the skills and insights of debating..."
Bo Seo as quoted by Andrew Burke, 2022

Debating teaches you how to develop ways
"...to persuade, rebut, and deconstruct and cut through......arguments..."
Bo Seo as quoted by Andrew Burke, 2022

Debating can be like a good disagreement, ie when
"...you want to learn a lot and you want to be open to persuasion, and maybe persuade others......and you want to develop a better relationship through the disagreement..."
Bo Seo as quoted by Andrew Burke, 2022

Things that can happen in debating include
"...You might learn something else. You might learn something about the other person, more about yourself. You might change your mind. This evolution is almost built into it. And you have to adapt and move.......any two people leaving a discussion, a good discussion, a good disagreement, are not the same as the people they were when they went into it..."
Bo Seo as quoted by Andrew Burke, 2022

Summary

"...Being made to argue points that you don't agree with and learning how to make these points are the real dividends from learning how to debate..."
Bo Seo as quoted by Andrew Burke, 2022

Saying what you believe is one thing and how you make the point is something else.

In debating you can learn a lot about yourself and others.

These skills developed in debating, especially appreciating alternative points of view, our valuable skills to have when negotiating.