[Toki is here for one reason only, but he's done his research on this to make it viable. He's accompanied by Marcel of course, the guard carrying a hot pink poster board. Toki steps to the center of the room, projecting as much charisma as he can, while hoping the professors have taken to ignoring the leash entirely by now.]
Greetings, respected professors and most honorable judges~! I present to you a proposition for a vital club that will bring much needed accreditation to our academy and vault Daybreak into the high standing of other magic schools, such as our greatest rival Oxford~!
[They're probably not rivals at all, but it doesn't matter. The speech is purely for effect.]
I submit to you, the wonders of~ Debate Club! Marcel, if you please!
[Marcel sighs and holds up the poster board. Toki points to the words as he talks about them. They're written in bold black marker and have glitter around them.]
Debate Club, first and foremost, will have a very small, even close to infinitesimal budget! There are practically no costs with this choice, as participating in debates with other schools is completely unnecessary!
Second, Debate Club is educational! It teaches students how to form their arguments and counter-arguments in a concise and easily flowing manner in a short amount of time! We all know the tragic tales of having to sit through an two hour assembly, don't we? Not with the Debate Club! Five minutes a topic, then you're done! That's a win!
Students will also be learning the important skill of public speaking! So many of my fellow students are woefully unprepared in this area. They lack the confidence to speak to authority figures, and to say what they actually mean, even to their peers! Debate Club will give those who are struggling the self-confidence needed to succeed in several respectable careers!
The most important outcome of this club is that it gives students a venue to express their opinions on varied topics without interruption or fear that their voices will be shut down or ignored. For, to make a counter-argument, you must first listen to the original statement!
[He bows slightly as Marcel lowers the ridiculous sign.]
Thank you for hearing my pitch and I await your decision~!
[Toki doesn't give a shit about a debate club. He wants a captive audience who will listen to him when he has something to say.]
Debate Club
Greetings, respected professors and most honorable judges~! I present to you a proposition for a vital club that will bring much needed accreditation to our academy and vault Daybreak into the high standing of other magic schools, such as our greatest rival Oxford~!
[They're probably not rivals at all, but it doesn't matter. The speech is purely for effect.]
I submit to you, the wonders of~ Debate Club! Marcel, if you please!
[Marcel sighs and holds up the poster board. Toki points to the words as he talks about them. They're written in bold black marker and have glitter around them.]
Debate Club, first and foremost, will have a very small, even close to infinitesimal budget! There are practically no costs with this choice, as participating in debates with other schools is completely unnecessary!
Second, Debate Club is educational! It teaches students how to form their arguments and counter-arguments in a concise and easily flowing manner in a short amount of time! We all know the tragic tales of having to sit through an two hour assembly, don't we? Not with the Debate Club! Five minutes a topic, then you're done! That's a win!
Students will also be learning the important skill of public speaking! So many of my fellow students are woefully unprepared in this area. They lack the confidence to speak to authority figures, and to say what they actually mean, even to their peers! Debate Club will give those who are struggling the self-confidence needed to succeed in several respectable careers!
The most important outcome of this club is that it gives students a venue to express their opinions on varied topics without interruption or fear that their voices will be shut down or ignored. For, to make a counter-argument, you must first listen to the original statement!
[He bows slightly as Marcel lowers the ridiculous sign.]
Thank you for hearing my pitch and I await your decision~!
[Toki doesn't give a shit about a debate club. He wants a captive audience who will listen to him when he has something to say.]