In the second semester of my sophomore year the World Scholars Cup club hosted an internal debate competition since many external events were cancelled due to Covid-19. As a member of the club I decided to participate in this competition in order to improve my public speaking skills and have the chance to interact with other students. From this competition I was able to identify my strengths and weaknesses when it came to debate. This is because I learned that although I was projecting my voice whenever I started debating I often speak to fast which makes the arguments that I was conveying confusing to the judges and audience. Moreover, the team that we had within this competition was randomized which gave me the opportunity to meet and socialize with new people. This experience was beneficial in terms of teaching me how to work collaboratively with new people since I was used to debating with my original team. However, a randomized debate group taught me how to quickly adapt to a new environment allowing me to share my ideas along with learning debate skills from my new teammates.​ Lastly, my team and I received second place in this competition.

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